Dataset: OSU Buoy Group: Drake Passage Pressures 1976-82

Description

Data from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.

This dataset relates to pressure recorded at the northern and southern ends of Drake Passage during the International Southern Oceans Studies (ISOS) project.

Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:

• Atlantic Ocean data
• Pacific Ocean data
• Indian Ocean data
• Southern Ocean data
• Electronic data reports
• History of the Group
• How to use this disk

General Information

• Oregon State University (OSU)
• Create Date: 25/06/2017
• Update Date: 11/08/2023
• Landing Page: https://data.gov.au/dataset/3d0ee479-0cf6-4031-bb73-5a2151e27841
• Keywords:
  • Bathymetry
  • Buoy world ocean
  • Conductivity
  • Deep water mooring
  • Drakes Passage
  • Ocean Pressure
  • Ocean Temperature
  • Oceans
  • PACIFIC OCEAN
  • Salinity
  • Sea Level Pressure
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Water Depth
  • Water Pressure
  • Water Temperature

Distributions

• Index of available datasets
  • Format: HTML
  • License: Other
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017
• Drake Passage Pressures data file
  • Format: HTML
  • License: Other
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017