TOGA COARE: Air-Sea Flux Data from the Tropical Pacific, 1992-1993

NCEI Accession 9600048 contains air-sea flux data collected from the ship XIANG YANG HONG 05 as part of the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE). The dataset includes measurements of wind, air temperature, humidity, sea surface temperature, and sea level motion across the tropical Pacific Ocean from 30°N to 30°S. Data was submitted by Wei Hao of the University of Qingdao, Academia Sinica, China, and covers the period from November 10, III to February 16, 1993.

Use Cases

• Calculate bulk air-sea heat and momentum fluxes based on the described wind, temperature, and humidity measurements.
• Study the variability of sea surface temperature and its relationship with atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific.
• Validate or improve numerical weather and ocean circulation models using in-situ air-sea flux observations.
• Analyze sea level motion data to investigate surface wave conditions or short-term sea surface height variability.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a major international research program (TOGA COARE), suggesting a standardized collection protocol.
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot of key air-sea interaction variables over a 3-month period.
• Covers a specific and scientifically significant geographic region (the tropical Pacific from 30°N to 30°S).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1993-02-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from a research vessel (XIANG YANG HONG 05) and submitted via File Transfer Protocol.

Time Range

1992-11-10 to 1993-02-16

Freshness

1993-02-16 00:00:00

Geography

TOGA Area - Pacific (30°N to 30°S)