Dataset: OSU Buoy Group: Drake Passage current 1976-77

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 current meter records from the 2nd year phase of the 5 year OSU/TAMU experiment.

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/ae38cff5-63af-4fa0-bb5f-3f8cbf764ab8
• Keywords:
  • Bathymetry
  • Buoy world ocean
  • Conductivity
  • Deep water mooring
  • Ocean Pressure
  • Ocean Temperature
  • Oceans
  • SOUTHERN 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
• Current meter records from FDRAKE 76 (2nd phase of the 5-yr OSU/TAMU experiment)
  • Format: HTML
  • License: Other
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017