NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter ADCP Current Data for Gulf of Mexico

ADCP data from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter measures ocean current speed components in the Coastal Waters of Florida, Coastal Waters of Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico. The dataset includes CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) and CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) collected from 2020-03-28 to 2020-03-30. NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations submitted these data to the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Model coastal current patterns by analyzing the EAST/WEST (U) and NORTH/SOUTH (V) velocity components across the survey track.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models using in-situ ADCP current measurements from the Gulf of Mexico.
• Calculate current magnitude and direction from the U and V vector components for specific locations and times.
• Assess near-surface current variability in the Coastal Waters of Florida and Mississippi during the March 2020 collection period.

Strengths

• Data includes two core vector components (U and V) essential for current analysis.
• Collection uses standard oceanographic instruments: ADCP and GPS.
• Covers a specific three-day period from 2020-03-28 to 2020-03-30.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and spatial resolution are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single, short cruise of three days.
• Geographic coverage is confined to the specific ship track during the cruise.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) via NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and GPS instruments aboard NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter.

Time Range

2020-03-28 to 2020-03-30

Freshness

Data is from a discrete collection ending 2020-03-30.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Florida, Coastal Waters of Mississippi, and Gulf of Mexico.