Dataset Information

PrincipleInvestigator: Mark Abbott
Ph.D
DataCenter: COAS Environmental Computer Facility
DrifterType: MetOcean WOCE/OCM


Variables in this Dataset

Drifters: Sequence
battery: 64 bit Real
checksum: 64 bit Real
data_age: 64 bit Real
ed490: 64 bit Real
ed490_stdev: 64 bit Real
instrument_id: String
flag_argos: 64 bit Real
flag_gps: 64 bit Real
flag_optical: 64 bit Real
flag_sampling: 64 bit Real
flag_tracking: 64 bit Real
gpshour: 64 bit Real
gpslat: 64 bit Real
gpslon: 64 bit Real
latitude: 64 bit Real
location: String
longitude: 64 bit Real
lu412: 64 bit Real
lu412_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu443: 64 bit Real
lu443_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu490: 64 bit Real
lu490_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu510: 64 bit Real
lu510_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu555: 64 bit Real
lu555_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu670: 64 bit Real
lu670_stdev: 64 bit Real
lu683: 64 bit Real
lu683_stdev: 64 bit Real
max_depth: 64 bit Real
night_len: 64 bit Real
nsamp: 64 bit Real
numaves: 64 bit Real
press_volts: 64 bit Real
rellat1hr: 64 bit Real
rellat2hr: 64 bit Real
rellon1hr: 64 bit Real
rellon2hr: 64 bit Real
sst: 64 bit Real
sub_wait: 64 bit Real
surf_volts: 64 bit Real
surface_average: 64 bit Real
surface_percent: 64 bit Real
time: 64 bit Real
ttff: 64 bit Real
maxgps: 64 bit Real
rellat3hr: 64 bit Real
rellon3hr: 64 bit Real


Drifters Dataset

All of the drifter data in this dataset was collected by "optical" drifters. There are a number of different studies, research efforts, and geographical areas covered by the information in this dataset. The location variable contains some information with regards to the geographical area of the data.

For More Detailed Information on this dataset please goto:

The Oregon Remote Sensing Ocean Optics (ORSOO) home page

or to

ORSOO data online

The data at the above site is organized by geographical location, so you might use the value of the location variable, along with the fact that this is optical drifter data as keys to getting useful information from the site.


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