New York Bight Current Meter Measurements from 1973

7700171 records ocean current direction and speed from fixed platforms in the New York Bight area. The National Ocean Service collected this data between August 23 and December 10, 1973, as part of the MESA-NYB project. Measurements were processed by NODC into the F005 standard format for current meter data.

Use Cases

• Analyze current direction and speed time series to model tidal and wind-driven circulation patterns.
• Correlate reported water temperature and salinity data with current measurements to study density-driven flows.
• Use wind direction and speed measurements to investigate local wind stress forcing on surface currents.
• Validate hydrodynamic models using the reported position, water depth, and sensor depth for each station.
• Study wave climate by analyzing the reported dominant wave direction, height, and period parameters.

Strengths

• Data represents the Eulerian method of current measurement from fixed mooring points.
• Measurements include other environmental parameters like water temperature, salinity, and wind data.
• Data values are reported at high-frequency 10-15 minute time intervals.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a single season from August to December 1973.
• The specific row count, geographic coordinates, and number of platforms are unknown.
• Data is over 50 years old, which may limit relevance for contemporary climate studies.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected from fixed platforms using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters.

Time Range

1973-08-23 to 1973-12-10

Freshness

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Geography

New York Bight area, from fixed platforms.