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Water and air temperature, current speed and direction from TAO buoys from 1995-02-24 to 1996-06-13 in the tropical Pacific Ocean (NCEI Accession 9900060)

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Current meter and temperature profile data were collected using current meter and buoy casts in the tropical portion of the Pacific Ocean from 24 February 1995 to 13 June 1996. Data were collected and submitted by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL).
  • Cite as: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2002). Water and air temperature, current speed and direction from TAO buoys from 1995-02-24 to 1996-06-13 in the tropical Pacific Ocean (NCEI Accession 9900060). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9900060. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1995-02-24 to 1996-06-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -140
East: -110
South: 0
North: 0
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Oceanographic, biological, and meteorological data collected as part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1907 to 1998
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    • gov.noaa.nodc:WCRP-TOGA
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
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
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Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY
PI: Freitag, Dr. Paul
Address:
address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY NE, BLDG 32
city: SEATTLE
state: WA
postal: 98115-0070
country: UNITED STATES
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: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2002). Water and air temperature, current speed and direction from TAO buoys from 1995-02-24 to 1996-06-13 in the tropical Pacific Ocean (NCEI Accession 9900060). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9900060. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2002). Water and air temperature, current speed and direction from TAO buoys from 1995-02-24 to 1996-06-13 in the tropical Pacific Ocean (NCEI Accession 9900060). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9900060. 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9900060 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
  • ADCP
  • buoy
Platform
  • FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES
Last Modified: 2022-07-06T16:35:42Z
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