Acoustic Travel Time and Ocean Currents in the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean data from 2004 to 2016 includes acoustic travel time, bottom pressure, and near-bottom current velocities collected by inverted echo sounders. The dataset is hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and also appears on NASA EarthData. Columns suggest time-series measurements of physical oceanographic properties.

Use Cases

• Modeling deep ocean circulation patterns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Calibrating acoustic tomography instruments (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing long-term pressure trends on the seafloor (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Provides a 12-year time series from 2004-09-27 to 2016-02-25
• Sourced from a authoritative government organization (NOAA)

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Key details like row count, file formats, and specific column names are unknown
• Last update dates conflict between platforms (2016 vs 2026), indicating potential staleness

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Likely collected via inverted echo sounder instruments.

Time Range

2004-09-27 to 2016-02-25

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:25:12.233098

Geography

Atlantic Ocean