National Data Buoy Center submitted temperature, wind direction, and salinity data from moored current meter casts in the Gulf of Mexico on January 1, 1981. The data has been processed by NODC into the standard F005 Current Meter Data and F191 Wind Wave Spectra formats. These formats likely contain time-series measurements of ocean currents, wind, waves, and other environmental parameters.
Use Cases
- Analyze ocean current patterns based on Eulerian current measurements from moored instruments.
- Model wind-wave interactions based on meteorological and wave spectra data.
- Study salinity and temperature variations in the Gulf of Mexico based on reported environmental parameters.
Strengths
- Data processed to NOAA NODC standard formats F005 and F191.
- Submitted by the authoritative National Data Buoy Center.
- Likely contains multiple environmental parameters including water temperature, salinity, wind direction, and wave spectra.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1981-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
- Collection Method
- Data collected using moored current meter casts.
- Time Range
- January 1, 1981
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico