Current and hydrophysical data were collected from Geological Survey current meters deployed in New England coastal waters (Gulf of Maine, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Boston Harbor, Buzzards Bay, N.E. Continental Shelf) Data were collected from 08 May 1975 to 11 February 1992. Current meter data include U and V velocities in cm/s, rotor speeds in cm/s, current directions in degrees, and water temperatures.

Current direction data were collected using moored current meter casts in the North Atlantic Ocean from July 9, 1975 to November 1, 1976. Data were submitted by National Ocean Service (NOS). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F005) format. The F005 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents obtained using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters (manufactured by Aanderaa Instruments Inc.). These data represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed mooring point and measure flow past the sensor. Position, water depth, and sensor depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of current direction and speed at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Other environmental parameters may also be reported. These include: water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and transmissivity; wind direction and speed; and dominant wave direction, height, and period. A text field is available for optional comments.

Ocean observation data from the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal & Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS). The NERACOOS region includes the northeast United States and Canadian Maritime provinces, as part of the United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). These data are served by Unidata's Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS) Data Server (TDS) in a variety of interoperable data services and output formats.

This dataset contains no digital data from the 1971 Boston Harbor current surveys. Documentation forms and other metadata have been scanned and added to this accession. Current and velocity data collected in Boston Harbor were collected in support of the Boston Harbor Current Surveys, OPR-501-FE-72 and OPR-501-FE-71. Data were collected from NOAA Ship Ferrel and survey buoys from 1971-05-10 to 1971-11-26. Based on the documentation included in this accession, the survey observation data was on analog data sheets that were never transferred to NODC.

Current and other data from FIXED PLATFORM from 01 November 1962 to 01 July 1971. Data were collected by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in support of the Buoy Project. Current parameters include East/West velocity component (u), North/South velocity component (v), current direction, and current speed. Digital data are not available at this time. An analog file is available.

Current meter - direction and other data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS from 10 May 1976 to 19 June 1976. Data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS) and were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F005 - Current Meter Data (Resultants) format. The F005 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents obtained using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters (manufactured by Aanderaa Instruments Inc.). These data represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed mooring point and measure flow past the sensor. Position, water depth, and sensor depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of current direction and speed at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Other environmental parameters may also be reported. These include: water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and transmissivity; wind direction and speed; and dominant wave direction, height, and period. A text field is available for optional comments.

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. These data files are in NODC F156 format. Documentation of this format and the codes used in this format are available in the about/ directory of this accession. 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.

This dataset contains Tide Gauge data collected from the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica from February 1975 to February 1976. These data were collected by Dr. Dale Pillsbury, Princeton University and submitted by J. Bottero from Oregon State University. The data were collected as part of the FDRAKE 75 project sponsored by IDOE under NSF grant number OCE74-12558. Aanderaa tide gauge was used to collect the tide data. Current meter data was also submitted from fixed platforms. Information regarding the exact locations of the moorings used to collect current meter data is available. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter (Components) (F015) format. 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.