Six drifting ice buoys collected water temperature and other data in the Chukchi Sea, NW Coast of Alaska, from December 19, 1981, to January 1, 1982. The data were collected by Flow Industries, Inc. under contract to NOAA as part of Flow Project Icespil III. Three of the buoys recorded current and/or pressure data.
Use Cases
- Modeling Arctic sea temperature changes based on the time-series water temperature data.
- Analyzing ocean current patterns based on the current records from three buoys.
- Studying sea ice drift and environmental conditions in the Chukchi Sea during winter.
- Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with in-situ buoy measurements.
Strengths
- Data collected from six distinct drifting buoys, providing multiple observation points.
- Includes current and pressure records from three of the buoys, suggesting multiple measured parameters.
- Covers a specific two-week winter period in the Arctic, offering a focused temporal snapshot.
Limitations
- Last updated 1982-01-01; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Collected by Flow Industries, Inc. from drifting ice buoys.
- Time Range
- 1981-12-19 to 1982-01-01
- Freshness
- 1982-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Chukchi Sea, NW Coast of Alaska