Kiel Deep Drifter Data from the North Atlantic, 1980-1996

Data from drifters with deep drogues collected by the Institut für Meereskunde at the University of Kiel from 1980 to 1996. The dataset is hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and was last updated in April 2026. It likely contains time-series measurements of ocean currents and related parameters.

Use Cases

• Model deep ocean current patterns based on drifter trajectory data.
• Analyze temporal variability in ocean circulation based on the 16-year collection period.
• Validate hydrodynamic models using in-situ drifter measurements.
• Study Lagrangian particle transport in the deep ocean based on drogued drifter data.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a 16-year period from 1980 to 1996.
• Data is provided in a CSV format, which is widely accessible for analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Institut für Meereskunde, University of Kiel; Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Collected by drifters with deep drogues.

Time Range

1980 to 1996

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 12:42:20.529310; freshness should be verified