Current meter data from fixed platforms in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, collected by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. The dataset includes east-west and north-south current components, direction, temperature, and pressure measurements from multiple depths down to 1480 meters. Data collection occurred from June 1999 to August 2001 in support of the VENTS program.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal patterns in east-west (u) and north-south (v) current components to model deep-ocean circulation.
- Correlate temperature and pressure readings with current direction data to study water column stratification.
- Validate hydrodynamic models using multi-depth current and temperature time-series from 1480 meters.
- Investigate relationships between pressure anomalies and current velocity for hydrothermal vent plume studies.
Strengths
- Data collected at multiple depths, extending to 1480 meters.
- Time-series covers a period of over two years, from June 1999 to August 2001.
- Includes five distinct physical oceanographic variables: u, v, direction, temperature, and pressure.
Limitations
- Exact row count, sample frequency, and number of platforms are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the Northeast Pacific region.
- Data is over 20 years old and may not reflect current oceanographic conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), collected for the VENTS program and archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Collected from fixed instrument platforms deployed in the ocean.
- Time Range
- 1999-06-22 to 2001-08-02
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 2001-08-02; no updates are expected.
- Geography
- Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180)