NOAA National Ocean Service collected ocean current direction and speed data from fixed platforms in the New York Bight from August to December 1976. The dataset, processed to the NODC F005 standard, includes measurements at 10-15 minute intervals. It supports the MESA New York Bight environmental project.
Use Cases
- Model coastal circulation patterns using time-series current direction and speed data.
- Analyze relationships between ocean currents and concurrent water temperature or salinity measurements.
- Validate hydrodynamic models with historical Eulerian current measurements from fixed mooring points.
- Study temporal variability in dominant wave parameters like direction, height, and period.
Strengths
- Data collected at high temporal resolution, typically every 10-15 minutes.
- Includes multiple environmental parameters beyond currents, such as water temperature, salinity, and wave data.
- Processed to a documented standard format (NODC F005) with metadata for position, water depth, and sensor depth.
Limitations
- Limited temporal coverage spanning only approximately 3.5 months in 1976.
- Sample size and geographic coverage of fixed platforms are unknown, potentially representing few locations.
- Data is historically stale, collected nearly 50 years ago, limiting relevance for contemporary climate studies.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).
- Collection Method
- Eulerian current measurements from moored instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters, at fixed platforms.
- Time Range
- 1976-08-13 to 1976-12-01
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- New York Bight coastal region.