NW Atlantic Drifting Buoy Current and Ice Movement Data from 1993

NW Atlantic data from 19 drifting buoys tracks current direction, ice movement direction, and water depth between June and September 1993. The dataset was collected by Science Applications, Inc. as part of a Physical Oceanography Field Program offshore North Carolina. Data was submitted to and processed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze current direction patterns from GPS-tracked buoy trajectories in the NW Atlantic.
• Model ice movement direction relative to ocean currents using buoy drift data.
• Correlate water depth measurements with surface current velocity estimates.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models with in-situ drifting platform observations from 1993.

Strengths

• Data from 19 distinct drifting buoys (18 GPS, 1 ARGOS-tracked).
• Covers a 3-month continuous observation period from June to September 1993.
• Includes multiple measured variables: current direction, ice movement direction, and water depth.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 19 buoys limits spatial coverage.
• Data is from a single season in 1993, limiting temporal analysis.
• Specific row counts, file formats, and data resolution are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Data collected via GPS and ARGOS-tracked drifting buoys deployed offshore North Carolina.

Time Range

1993-06-10 to 1993-09-23

Freshness

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Geography

NW Atlantic (limit-40 W), offshore North Carolina.