One day of ocean current and wind wave spectra data was collected on November 1, 1980 in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Data Buoy Center submitted the data for the Brine Disposal project, processed by NODC into standard F005 and F191 formats.
Use Cases
- Analyze current direction and speed time series at 10-15 minute intervals to model coastal circulation.
- Correlate wind direction and speed data with wave spectra parameters like dominant wave direction and period.
- Use reported water temperature and salinity columns to assess environmental conditions during the brine disposal experiment.
- Map sensor depth and water depth against station position to study vertical current profiles.
Strengths
- Data processed to standardized NODC formats (F005 and F191) ensuring consistent structure.
- Includes multiple environmental parameters per record, such as temperature, salinity, and wind speed.
Limitations
- Data covers only a single day (November 1, 1980), providing no longitudinal trend.
- Unknown row count and sample size limits statistical analysis.
- Data is over 40 years old, limiting relevance to current ocean conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), processed by NODC.
- Collection Method
- Moored current meter casts, Eulerian measurement method.
- Time Range
- November 1, 1980.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico.