Ocean Current Data

This file contains current data by using ship drift, GEK, ADCP and ARGOS drifting buoy. ARGOS position was calculated by the interpolation position from two data. Temperature and Salinity are measurements of the sea surface water obtained by IT or BE in parallel with the ocean current observation.
It has been able to download data in ODV spreadsheet and NetCDF, besides JODC standard format (FETI format), since September 2003.

Data Source	:	Domestic Marine Agencies and NODC
Geographical Area	:	Worldwide oceans
Time Period	:	1854-2010
Data Volume	:	8,952,418 stations
Retrieval Key	:	Country Code, Institution Code, Ship Code, Observed Area(Lat., Lon.), Project Code

Data Type
ID Data Type Period Volume

51 Ocean Current 1854-2010 8,952,418

01 Sea Surface Temperature 1993-2008 38,142

02 Sea Surface Salinity 1993-2008 5,485

Data Type
ID	Data Type	Period	Volume
51	Ocean Current	1854-2010	8,952,418
01	Sea Surface Temperature	1993-2008	38,142
02	Sea Surface Salinity	1993-2008	5,485

Instruments
ID Instruments Period Volume

CD Ship drift 1854-1993 4,424,615

CA ADCP 1985-2010 4,260,644

CU GEK 1953-2008 193,806

CV ARGOS drifting buoy 1987-2000 73,353

BE Cooling water measurement 1993-1998 31,136

IT Intake method 1993-2008 10,771

Instruments
ID	Instruments	Period	Volume
CD	Ship drift	1854-1993	4,424,615
CA	ADCP	1985-2010	4,260,644
CU	GEK	1953-2008	193,806
CV	ARGOS drifting buoy	1987-2000	73,353
BE	Cooling water measurement	1993-1998	31,136
IT	Intake method	1993-2008	10,771

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Updated: March 31, 2011