Bering Sea Moored Current Meter Data From FOCI Project

Moored current meter data were collected in the Bering Sea from February 2 to April 29, 1999. The dataset includes East/West (U) and North/South (V) velocity components, current speed, direction, salinity, pressure, conductivity, and temperature. Data were gathered by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) as part of the Fisheries-Oceanography Cooperative Investigations (FOCI) project.

Use Cases

• Analyzing current speed and direction (U, V components) to model water circulation patterns.
• Correlating temperature and salinity measurements with seasonal changes in the Bering Sea.
• Investigating pressure and conductivity data for insights into water column structure and density.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple physical oceanographic parameters (current speed, direction, salinity, temperature, pressure, conductivity).
• Collected over a continuous 87-day period in 1999, providing a temporal snapshot of conditions.
• Sourced from the authoritative Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL).

Limitations

• Data are not in standard formats, requiring custom parsing.
• Conflicting last update dates exist across platforms (1999-04-29 vs. 2026-03-05).
• Specific row count, file size, and column structure are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected via moored current meters.

Time Range

1999-02-02 to 1999-04-29

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:04:38.254084

Geography

Bering Sea