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Sea surface temperature and wind speed from drifting buoys in the Gulf of Mexico from 1993-01-09 to 1994-11-14 (NCEI Accession 9400226)

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The drifting buoy data was collected in Gulf of Mexico as part of Louisiana-Texas (LATEX part C) from January 9, 1993 and November 14, 1994. The originator's drifting buoy data in a tape was submitted by Ms Susan C. Root of Science Applications, Inc. Raleigh NC. The study was supported by grant no MMS 14-35-0001-30633.

LATEX is a three-part, $16.2 million federal initiative funded by the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior. The study was conducted to aid MMS in reducing risks associated with oil and gas operations on the continental shelf along the Texas and Louisiana coasts from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Rio Grande.

Begun in September 1991, it was the largest physical oceanography program ever undertaken in the Gulf. The program consists of three major parts: LATEX A, B, and C, conducted by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), Louisiana State University (LSU), and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), respectively.

LATEX C was carried out by researchers at SAIC and the University of Colorado. Loop Current eddies, slope eddies, and squirts and jets within the Gulf of Mexico were located and tracked by air-deployed temperature profiling instruments and drifting buoys. Using these data, scientists assessed the impact of these Gulf-wide, circulation features on shelf circulation and identified the processes that interact with the shelf.
  • Cite as: Root, Susan C.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2002). Sea surface temperature and wind speed from drifting buoys in the Gulf of Mexico from 1993-01-09 to 1994-11-14 (NCEI Accession 9400226). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400226. Accessed [date].
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  • F156 (Version: 2000-03-17)
    • File Specification: MULDARS Ocean Drifter Data Format (F156)
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Time Period 1993-01-09 to 1994-11-14
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -97.24083
East: -89.65694
South: 20.87694
North: 29.06389
Spatial Coverage Map
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Associated Resources
  • US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
  • revision: 2017-10-29
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
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Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER
PI: Root, Ms Susan
Address:
address: BLDG. 1100
city: STENNIS SPACE CENTER
state: MS
postal: 39529-6000
country: UNITED STATES
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Root, Susan C.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2002). Sea surface temperature and wind speed from drifting buoys in the Gulf of Mexico from 1993-01-09 to 1994-11-14 (NCEI Accession 9400226). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400226. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
  • weatherObservations
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Root, Susan C.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2002). Sea surface temperature and wind speed from drifting buoys in the Gulf of Mexico from 1993-01-09 to 1994-11-14 (NCEI Accession 9400226). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400226. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9400226 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-03-19T15:44:24Z - NCEI Accession 9400226 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2017-10-29T18:51:08Z - NCEI Accession 9400226 was revised and v1.3 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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  • 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 - drifting buoy
Platform
  • drifting buoy
Last Modified: 2023-05-26T14:22:41Z
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