Accessible: public

Title: Global Drifter Program - 1 Hour Interpolated QC Drifter Data

Summary:
Global Drifter Program hourly drifting buoy collection. Quality control interpolated (interpolation via mathematical model fitting) data. Hourly Drifter data product exists from early 2000's to present, well suited for observing smaller-scale oceanic processes. NOAA-Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) data from a local source. The hourly QC dataset is updated on a quarterly basis, i.e. every 3 months, in delayed mode, but the data processing team has experienced unforeseen setbacks. The GDP is working as quickly as possible to update the dataset. Please reference the acknowledgment attribute to cite the dataset's DOI.

cdm_data_type = Trajectory
VARIABLES:
ID (Global Drifter Program Buoy ID)
WMO (World Meteorological Organization buoy identification number)
expno (Experiment number, count)
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
lon360 (Longitude, degrees_east)
sst (fitted sea water temperature, Kelvin)
sst1 (fitted non-diurnal sea water temperature, Kelvin)
sst2 (fitted diurnal sea water temperature, Kelvin)
err_sst (standard uncertainty of fitted sea water temperature, Kelvin)
err_sst1 (standard uncertainty of fitted non-diurnal sea water temperature, Kelvin)
err_sst2 (standard uncertainty of fitted diurnal sea water temperature, Kelvin)
flg_sst (fitted sea water temperature quality flag, dimensionless)
flg_sst1 (fitted non-diurnal sea water temperature quality flag, dimensionless)
flg_sst2 (fitted diurnal sea water temperature quality flag, dimensionless)
ve (Eastward velocity, m/s)
vn (Northward velocity, m/s)
err_lat (95% confidence interval in latitude, degrees_north)
err_lon (95% confidence interval in longitude, degrees_east)
err_ve (95% confidence interval in eastward velocity, m/s)
... (33 more variables)

Institution: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory


Title: Global Drifter Program - 6 Hour Interpolated QC Drifter Data

Summary:
Global Drifter Program 6-hourly drifting buoy collection. Quality control krigged (interpolation method) data. 6-Hour Drifter data product exists from 1979 to present, well suited for observing larger-scale oceanic processes. NOAA-Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) data from a local source. The six-hourly QC dataset is updated on a quarterly basis, i.e. every 3 months, in delayed mode. Please reference the acknowledgment attribute to cite the dataset's DOI.

cdm_data_type = Trajectory
VARIABLES:
ID (Global Drifter Program Buoy ID)
WMO (World Meteorological Organization buoy identification number)
expno (Experiment number, count)
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
lon360 (Longitude, degrees_east)
sst (Sea Surface Bulk Temperature, degree_C)
err_sst (degree_C)
ve
vn
err_lat
err_lon
typebuoy (Buoy type (see https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/dirall.html))
deploy_date (Deployment date and time, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
deploy_lat (Deployment latitude, degrees_north)
deploy_lon (Deployment longitude, degrees_east)
start_date (First good date and time derived by DAC quality control, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
start_lat (First good latitude derived by DAC quality control, degrees_north)
start_lon (First good longitude derived by DAC quality control, degrees_east)
end_date (Last good date and time derived by DAC quality control, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
end_lat (Last good latitude derived by DAC quality control, degrees_north)
end_lon (Last good longitude derived by DAC quality control, degrees_east)
... (23 more variables)


Title: Global Drifter Program - Climatology - Monthly Means

Summary:
Monthly Means of Drifter Data. Please note, this dataset does not include the variable N, or number of drifter-days per square degree. To retrieve the variable N, use the variable N in the Climatology - Annual Means dataset. NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) & Univ. Miami data from a local source. Cite dataset using https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.04.009

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [ClimatologicalMonth][longitude][latitude]):
U (Zonal velocity, meters per second)
V (Meridional velocity, meters per second)
SST (Sea surface temperature, degree_C)
eU (Standard error of zonal velocity, meters per second)
eV (Standard error of meridional velocity, meters per second)
eSST (Standard error of sea surface temperature, degree_C)

Institution: NOAA/AOML & Univ. Miami


Title: OSMC flattened observations from GTS

Summary:
OSMC flattened observations from GTS, providing tupled data availability

cdm_data_type = Point
VARIABLES:
platform_id (Internal OSMC platform ID)
platform_code (WMO id or Ship call sign)
platform_type
country
time (observation date, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
observation_depth
sst (sea surface temperature, Deg C)
atmp (air temperature, Deg C)
precip (precipitation, mm)
sss (sea surface salinity, 1)
ztmp (profile water temperature, Deg C)
zsal (profile salinity)
slp (sea level pressure, hPa)
windspd (wind speed, m/s)
winddir (wind from direction, Deg true)
wvht (sea surface wave significant height, m)
waterlevel (m)
clouds (cloud cover, oktas)
dewpoint (dew point temperature, Deg C)
uo (eastward sea water velocity, m s-1)
vo (northward sea water velocity, m s-1)
wo (upward sea water velocity, m s-1)
rainfall_rate (m s-1)
hur (relative humidity)
sea_water_elec_conductivity (sea water electrical conductivity, S m-1)
... (8 more variables)

Institution: OSMC


Title: Subsurface Floats

Summary:
Acoustically tracked subsurface float dataset, version number 3.0. This dataset of acoustically tracked subsurface float observations was initially compiled by the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Subsurface Float Data Assembly Center (WFDAC) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 2014 and was subsequently updated in 2017 and 2024 with more recent float datasets. The float observations are collected by acoustically tracked, neutrally-buoyant subsurface floats which collect position data while drifting beneath the ocean surface. The floats included are SOFAR, RAFOS, RAFOS-VOCHA, MARVOR, ALFOS, and RAFOS-enabled Argos.

cdm_data_type = Trajectory
VARIABLES:
Experiment_Name
trajectoryID (Identifier of float within experiment, example: Float 10 of 63 in North Eastern North Atlantic ACCE project)
floatID (float serial number)
float_type
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
deploy_date (Deployment date and time, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
deploy_lat (Deployment latitude, degrees_north)
deploy_lon (Deployment longitude, degrees_east)
surface_date (Surface date and time, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
surface_lat (Surface latitude, degrees_north)
surface_lon (Surface longitude, degrees_north)
lon360 (Longitude, degrees_east)
pressure (sea water pressure, decibar)
temperature (sea water temperature, degree_Celsius)
ve (Eastward velocity, m/s)
vn (Northward velocity, m/s)
Institution
Principal_Investigator (Principal Investigator (PI) of experiment)

Institution: NOAA/AOML & WHOI