Florida Straits Physical Oceanography: Moored Current Meter Data (1990-1991)

Moored current meter data document ocean currents in the Coastal Waters of Florida from November 23, 1990, to August 19, 1991. The dataset, part of the Florida Straits Physical Oceanography (FSPO) project, contains time-series measurements of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components, typically at 10-15 minute intervals. Data may also include water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity, formatted to the NODC F015 standard.

Use Cases

• Analyzing current velocity and direction variability based on the u and v vector components.
• Studying water mass properties over time using reported temperature, pressure, and salinity data.
• Validating hydrodynamic models of the Florida Straits with fixed-point Eulerian current measurements.
• Investigating seasonal or event-driven oceanographic patterns from the nine-month time series.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific nine-month period from 1990-11-23 to 1991-08-19, providing a continuous time series.
• Processed to a recognized standard format (NODC F015), ensuring structured and documented data records.
• Includes detailed metadata per station such as position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unknown across all sources.
• The license and original author are not specified, which may restrict clarity on reuse terms.
• Documentation is referenced via an external link which may no longer be active.

Provenance

Source

Science Applications, Inc. - Raleigh NC; processed by NODC.

Collection Method

Data collected via moored current meter casts using the Eulerian method.

Time Range

1990-11-23 to 1991-08-19

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-06 according to one platform, but the data itself is from 1991.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Florida, Florida Straits