This data set contains December 2004 to January 2005 current meter measurements of surface layer speed and direction from project Interannual variability in vertical export in the Ross Sea (IVARS). Data sampling at 5-minute intervals. Original files provided in Microsoft Excel format. NCEI created redundant copies in CSV format.

Nortek 600kHz Aquadopp acoustic current profilers were deployed between April 2011 and September 2011 on shallow water moorings located on the coastal shelf south of St. Thomas near Grammanik Bank SPAG and Frenchcap Cay, USVI. The recovered current velocity, bottom pressure, and bottom temperature time-series data are presented here in an ACII format.

This data set contains current speed and direction from short term moorings in the Ross Sea with current meter placed at 25 m. One hour averages reported.

This dataset comprises Columbia River current data from 1967 to 1973 collected from current meters attached to buoys as part of the AEC sponsored Columbia River Project, including current speed and direction, and U and V vectors.

This dataset includes current speed and direction measurements from fixed level taut line moorings in the Gulf of Mexico from February 8, 1974, to March 8, 1974. The data were submitted by Dr. C.N.K. Mooers of University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Department of Physical Oceanography. These data were collected as part of the Continental Shelf Dynamics Program, NSF #GA - 34009.

As part of this project the University of Washington maintained 2 current meter moorings, Ocelot (OC) and Elephant (EL), from Oct. 1977 through Oct. 1978 across the continental slope at 45-20º N off Cascade Head on the Oregon Coast. All current meters were Aanderaa instruments. Speed and direction were measured and rotated to true North, then resolved into u and v components. All meters had temperature sensors. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, edited for spurious values then filtered with a half power point of about 2.5 hours and interpolated to even hours to produce the hourly data. In several cases the speed sensor failed for short periods. These were filled by bridging the gap using spectral characteristics before and after the gap. For longer time periods the speed, u and v series were zero filled. Occasionally the entire speed series was not good. In those cases only the direction is included. Results from this study can be found in: Hickey, B.M. (1984) The fluctuating longshore pressure gradient on the Pacific Northwest shelf: A dynamical analysis. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14: 276-293. Huyer, A., R.L. Smith and B.M. Hickey (1984) Observations of a warm-core eddy off Oregon, January to March 1978, Deep-Sea Research, 31: 97-117. Data file format is plain text.

Current meter - direction and other data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS. Data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS) from 27 June 1972 to 10 October 1972. Data 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.