Water depth from drifting buoys in the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea from 1988-12-28 to 1989-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9100036)

The drifting buoy data in this dataset was collected over a one year period from buoys deployed by National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS. The data was collected in the Chukchi Sea from December 28, 1988 to December 31, 1989. The water depth and other Lagrangian drifting buoy data submitted by Mr. Eric A. Meindl in a tape has been processed by NODC and is currently available in F156 Drifting Buoy file format. The F156 data type contains time series ocean circulation data determined by tracking the movement of drifting buoys, drogues or other instrumented devices. Movement is reported as point-to-point geographic locations determined by shore-based, surface ship, aircraft or satellite observations. Data from both ocean currents and sea ice movement can be reported in this format over time periods ranging from minutes to months. Directions and speeds between individual observations may be computed from these data and presented in graphic or summary listing form to provide information on circulation patterns and mass transport in offshore and nearshore regions. Platform name (for platform acquiring data or deploying device), drogue characteristics, start and end positions and times, and observation frequency (if constant time interval) are reported for each series of observations. The data record comprises position, date and time for each observation. Other surface meteorological or oceanographic parameters (e.g., water temperature and salinity, air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) and subsurface data (depth, pressure, temperature) may also be reported. Text records may be used to report general comments or to describe individual drogue observations.

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