Twenty-four surface drifters were deployed during four research cruises in 2001 and 2002 to the continental margin west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The drifters are WOCE-type, drogued at 15 meters, and tracked by the ARGOS system. Data reported include date/time, position, water temperature, and drifter depth for each ARGOS observation.
Use Cases
- Analyze surface current patterns based on drifter position trajectories.
- Study water temperature variability in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
- Validate ocean circulation models based on time-series observations from ARGOS.
- Track drifter deployment and movement patterns from specific research vessel cruises.
Strengths
- Data from 24 drifters deployed across four distinct research cruises.
- Observations include date/time, position, water temperature, and drifter depth.
- Specific deployment dates and vessel names are documented.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific 2001-2002 study period.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Deployed from research vessels and tracked by the ARGOS system.
- Time Range
- 2001-2002
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, continental margin west of the Antarctic Peninsula