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Current, meteorological, and other data from TAO buoy arrays in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from 23 February 1997 to 10 July 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000617)

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Current, meteorological, and other data were collected from TAO Arrays EM4,EM5,CM4,CM5,WM4,WM5 in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from 23 February 1997 to 10 July 1998. Current data contain 5 pairs of zonal and meridional current values from 10m, 25m, 45m, 80m, and 120m. Temperature data include values from 13 depths. Meteorological data include, wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, and relative humidity.
  • Cite as: McCarty, Margaret; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2001). Current, meteorological, and other data from TAO buoy arrays in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from 23 February 1997 to 10 July 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000617). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000617. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1997-02-23 to 1998-07-10
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -140.02
East: 165.01
South: -.2
North: 4.4
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2001-10-29
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Data records:

All subsequent records. Time, date, 6 to 14 data values,
record number. The time/date in each record indicates the beginning
time for the hourly or daily average. Each velocity record contains a
pair of meridional and zonal components for every depth on the mooring
for which any valid current meter data have been recovered. Each
temperature record contains a water temperature value for every
depth for which any temperature data have been recovered. Each hourly
meteorological record contains zonal wind velocity, meridional wind
velocity, wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, and
relative humidity. Daily meteorological records contain zonal wind
velocity, meridional wind velocity, wind speed, wind direction, air
temperature, sea surface temperature and relative humidity (cm1.met)
or they contain zonal wind velocity, meridional wind velocity, wind
speed, wind direction, sea surface temperature, and relative humidity
(em1.met).
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: McCarty, Margaret; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2001). Current, meteorological, and other data from TAO buoy arrays in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from 23 February 1997 to 10 July 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000617). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000617. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: McCarty, Margaret; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2001). Current, meteorological, and other data from TAO buoy arrays in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from 23 February 1997 to 10 July 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000617). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000617. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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Processing Steps
  • 2001-10-29T15:19:23Z - NCEI Accession 0000617 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • buoy - moored buoy
Last Modified: 2021-10-15T01:28:54Z
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