New York Bight Ocean Current and Environmental Measurements 1975-1976

Time-series measurements of ocean currents and environmental parameters from fixed platforms in the New York Bight. The dataset was collected by the National Ocean Service for the MESA New York Bight project from October 27, 1975, to August 14, 1976, and processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center.

Use Cases

• Analyzing current direction and speed time series to model coastal circulation patterns.
• Correlating water temperature and salinity data with current measurements to study density-driven flows.
• Investigating relationships between reported wind direction/speed and surface current patterns.
• Using wave direction, height, and period data for coastal erosion or sediment transport studies.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 10-month period from October 1975 to August 1976.
• Includes multiple environmental parameters beyond currents, such as temperature, salinity, and wave data.
• Data processed to a standardized format (NODC F005) with documented specifications.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a single 10-month period in the mid-1970s.
• Specific row count, sensor locations, and measurement intervals are not provided in the metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originating from the National Ocean Service.

Collection Method

Data collected from moored current-measuring instruments (e.g., Aanderaa current meters) at fixed platforms using the Eulerian method.

Time Range

1975-10-27 to 1976-08-14

Freshness

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Geography

New York Bight region, specific station positions are reported per the format but not detailed in this metadata.