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The current data below have been divided up into 4 categories;
Institution |
Data location |
Time Period |
Location |
Depth |
Eulerian |
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Search for data sets (quick to view the data in html). |
1991-2006 |
Global |
Various |
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You need to register and be signed in to the AADCP before you can access any data. This site has a large number of data sets on salinity, temperature and currents available for download. Some are difficult to find and so are listed on a separate page. |
1982-2006 |
Circumpolar |
Various |
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Sea level/bottom pressure measurements used for Antarctic Circumpolar Current transport estimation. Both in situ and remotely-sensed. |
1983-2006 |
Atlantic |
Sub-Surface |
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The Data Trawler accesses data in the CMR Data Warehouse which is an Oracle data repository. CTD, hydrological, and moored instrument data are included. |
1980-2006 approx |
Indian/ pacific ocean |
Unknown |
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Data is not yet public access but should be available by 2007. Contains current data and CTD data |
2003-2004 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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A search site with links to data on temperature, currents and salinity |
unknown |
Global |
Unknown |
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Current meter records from the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) |
1986-2000 |
Global |
Various |
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Lagrangian |
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One of two Global Data Assembly Centres for ARGO data The second Global Data Assembly Centre. |
First deployed 2000 (ongoing project) |
Global |
surface -2000m |
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Includes datasets available via the Ocean Data View (ODV) software. WOCE data, CTD data, Bottle data, Southern Ocean Atlas |
eWOCE 1988-1998 |
Various |
Various |
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IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data Archive includes measurements of buoy position, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and sea surface temperature |
1995-1998 |
Circumpolar |
Surface |
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Buoy position, date, time are given and in most cases it includes variables like surface and subsurface water temperature, air pressure, air temperature, wind speed and wind direction Contains current data by year. May also have some temperature data |
1979-2003 1979-2000 |
Circumpolar Circumpolar |
Surface Surface |
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WOCE subsurface Float Data Assembly Centre (Data) Global float data with coverage over the Southern Ocean. |
1972-1997 |
Global |
Sub-surface 500/2500(m) approx |
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This provides quick access to ARGO float temperature, salinity and trajectory data in graphical form. |
2000-2006 |
Pacific |
Surface -2000m |
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Data available in NetCDF format via FTP. |
2000-2006 |
Global |
Surface-2000m |
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CTD, mooring and drifter data taken on the Palmer Cruise 1997 concentrating on the Weddell Sea area. |
1997 |
Atlantic |
Surface |
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Interpolated Global Lagrangian Drifter Database Global data set of satellite tracked drifting buoy data. Climatology was developed by Rick Lumpkin Climatology of near-surface currents and SST for the world, at one degree resolution, derived from satellite-tracked surface drifting buoy observations |
1979-2006 unknown |
Global Global |
Surface Surface |
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LAS sites hosted by NOAA/PMEL/TMAP |
Unknown |
Global |
Surface |
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Drifting buoy data from the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) A variety of acoustically or satellite tracked, neutrally buoyant subsurface floats |
2000-2006 1996-1999 |
Global Global |
Surface Sub-Surface |
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Ship Data |
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Nathaniel B. Palmer Shipboard ADCP data Hull-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements from the Palmer. Laurence M. Gould Shipboard ADCP data As above, but for the Gould. Good coverage in Drake Passage and surrounding area. Routine high-resolution current profile measurements in the top 300 m and lower resolution profiling as deep as 1200m. Also a variety of cruise tracks through otherwise rarely sampled waters of the Southern Ocean. |
1998-2003
1999-2002 1997-2006 |
Circumpolar
Atlantic/Pacific Circumpolar |
Upper Ocean
Upper Ocean Upper Ocean |
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JDOSS (JODC Online Service System) Search through the Japanese Antarctic data. |
1874-2006 |
Global |
Various |
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Plots of cruise data for LADCP (also at this address) |
2003-2006 |
Global |
Various |
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WOCE Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers Online downloadable data from WOCE shipboard ADCP WOCE ADCP Data Assembly Centre Access to ADCP database at JODC |
1995-2002 1854-2003 |
Global Global |
Various Various |
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Contains a large data set of global ADCP profiles. |
1988-2006 |
Global |
Upper Ocean |
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Satellite Data |
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Ocean Surface Currents and Temperature Satellite estimates of ocean surface currents and temperature round Australia |
1993-2004 |
Indian/Pacific |
Surface |
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Near-real time ocean surface currents derived from satellite altimeter and scatterometer data Provides plots and animation for sea surface temperature and sea surface currents. |
1993-2005 1979-2006 |
Global Global |
Surface Surface |
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Mainly atmospheric data but some sets of sea surface temperatures and currents. The ocean data component of Hadley centre models are available here. |
1854-2006 |
Various |
Surface |
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Combination Data |
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CTD and bottle data for download as CTD files of Excel files from cruises round Antarctica and other oceans. |
1987-1998 |
Atlantic |
750m approx |
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Contains current meter records and data from deep water moorings |
1975-1998 |
Circumpolar |
Deep Water |
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List of links to data sets linking to a live access servers (or OPeNDAP). Some have current data but it also contains data sets for temperature and salinity. Source of WOA and WOCE data. |
Unknown |
Pacific |
Various |
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Last updated 4 October 2006