Willapa Bay Coastal Current and Wind Measurements 1995-1996

Current meter data from a fixed platform in Willapa Bay includes velocities, directions, u/v velocity components, and temperatures. Measurements were collected by the University of Washington School of Oceanography over a 10-month period from June 1995 to March 1996. The dataset documents coastal ocean conditions in the Northeast Pacific.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns in current_velocity and current_direction to understand tidal and seasonal forcing in an estuary.
• Model the relationship between wind_direction and current_direction to study local wind-driven circulation.
• Correlate temperature data with current_u_component and current_v_component to identify water mass movements.
• Validate hydrodynamic models using the time-series of measured current velocities and directions.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 10-month period from June 1995 to March 1996.
• Includes multiple measured variables: current velocities, directions, u/v components, and temperature.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample size are unknown.
• Data is over 25 years old, limiting analysis of recent oceanographic conditions.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single fixed platform in Willapa Bay.

Provenance

Source

University of Washington School of Oceanography, archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected from fixed platform current meters, formatted as ASCII files.

Time Range

1995-06-01 to 1996-03-24

Freshness

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Geography

Willapa Bay, Northeast Pacific Ocean.