New York Bight Coastal Current Meter Data 1977-1978

NOAA NCEI Accession 7900293 contains ocean current direction and speed measurements from fixed platforms in the New York Bight. Dames and Moore, Inc. collected the data between December 15, 1977 and March 19, 1978, processed to the NODC F005 standard format. The dataset includes time-series measurements at 10-15 minute intervals, with potential additional environmental parameters.

Use Cases

• Analyzing current direction and speed time-series to characterize tidal and subtidal flow patterns in the New York Bight.
• Correlating water temperature and salinity data with current measurements to study density-driven circulation.
• Using reported wind direction and speed to investigate wind-driven current forcing and coastal upwelling events.
• Examining dominant wave direction, height, and period records to assess wave-current interactions near the coast.
• Leveraging station position, water depth, and sensor depth metadata for spatial analysis of current profiles.

Strengths

• Data collected at high temporal resolution, typically at 10-15 minute intervals.
• Processed to a standardized NODC format (F005) with a publicly available documentation.
• Includes multiple environmental parameters beyond currents, such as temperature, salinity, and wind.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a 3-month period from late 1977 to early 1978.
• Exact row count, geographic coordinates, and sensor deployment depths are unknown from the description.
• Data may be subject to averaging or filtering processes not fully detailed.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originating from the MESA New York Bight project.

Collection Method

Eulerian current measurements from moored instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters, deployed at fixed platforms.

Time Range

1977-12-15 to 1978-03-19

Freshness

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Geography

New York Bight region (North Atlantic Ocean coastal area).