Current meter data from moored current meter casts in the North American Coastline-South as part of the Florida Atlantic Coastal Transport Study (FACTS) project 1984-03-07 to 1985-09-01 (NODC Accession 8600136)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2017
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 8600136; CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U); CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V); water depth; WATER TEMPERATURE; current meter; mooring; thermistor; continuous; current measurements; physical; time series; FIXED PLATFORM; Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC; FLORIDA ATLANTIC COASTAL TRANSPORT STUDY (FACTS); North American Coastline-South; oceanography; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE; CURRENT METERS; THERMISTORS; BUOYS; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; Raleigh; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/{FF73C6DB-7102-47B0-8BEA-13F5336A0E5E}

Current meter data were collected using moored current meter casts in the North American Coastline-South from March 7, 1984 to September 1, 1985. Data were submitted by Science Applications, INC. - Raileigh, NC as part of the Florida Atlantic Coastal Transport Study (FACTS) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F015) format. Full current meter moorings descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments.