Drifting buoy data from the eastern equatorial Pacific for the period June 1, 1985 through June 30, 1987.

Pazos, M.C.; Umaran-Barrueto, J.P.

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Drifting buoy data from the eastern equatorial Pacific for the period June 1, 1985 through June 30, 1987.

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Personal Author:

Pazos, M.C. ; Umaran-Barrueto, J.P.
Corporate Authors:

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; AOML (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory)
Description:

A test to compare the activity and performance of 60 satellite-tracked, free drifting buoys was put into operation in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean during the June 1, 1985-June 30, 1987 period. Of the total number of buoys, 56 were designed and built at NOAA/AOML (Bitterman and Hansen, 1986), two were made by Technocean, and two others were FGGE design constructed by the Polar Research Laboratory, Inc. The details of their trajectories and histories are presented and discussed in this data report.
Keywords:

Buoys Ocean Currents Ocean Currents
Series:

NOAA Data Report ERL AOML 16
Document Type:

Data Report
Place as Subject:

Pacific Ocean
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Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:58d8424a5cae5c2e8694de1926ada28af374821097df6a9650e19cad40d7ac35
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/29455/noaa_29455_DS1.pdf
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