J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS126 Summary This data set contains drifting buoy measurements taken from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Compact Arctic Drifters (J-CADs). The J-CAD buoys drift with the ice pack, collecting navigational, atmospheric, and oceanographic measurements, and transmitting the data via satellite. Since 2000, investigators have been conducting operations of the J-CADs to measure the structure of upper-ocean currents and water properties under the multi-year ice of the Arctic Ocean for a better understanding of the role the Arctic Ocean plays in global climate. This data set contains measurements from J-CAD buoys 1, 3, and 4, from years 2000-2002. For each buoy it takes approximately one year to drift through the Arctic Ocean, pass through Fram Strait into the Greenland Sea, and reach the ice edge, where transmission ceases. This research was funded by the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program, grant number OPP-9910305. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS126 * doi:10.5065/D6HD7SRR https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HD7SRR Versions 1.0 Citation Takizawa, T., Kikuchi, T., Takizawa, T. 2009. J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HD7SRR Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: hourly * Language: English Grant Code OPP-9910305 ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Arctic * Buoy * CTD ocean cast * Oceanography * Water Sampling Platforms * Buoys * Weather Stations Instruments * ADCP - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler * Conductivity, Temperature, Depth - CTD * Drifting Buoys GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Documentation * ARCSS126.pdf [189 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41B09E91DE5/ARCSS126.pdf * readme.txt [5 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41B094E52FA/readme.txt Related links * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * info: North Pole Environmental Observatory http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/ * info: J-CAD http://www.jamstec.go.jp/arctic/J-CAD_e/jcadindex_e.htm * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HD7SRR * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2000-04-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2002-04-26 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 89.68 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.22 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -179.55 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -130.33 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: James H. (Jamie) Morison https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/181 Additional contact information * author: Takatoshi Takizawa https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/777 * principalInvestigator: James H. (Jamie) Morison https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/181 * author: Takashi Kikuchi https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2005 * principalInvestigator: Dr. Knut Aagaard https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/845 * principalInvestigator: Richard Moritz https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/174 * principalInvestigator: Miles McPhee https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/173 * principalInvestigator: Andreas Heiberg https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1132 * principalInvestigator: Michael Steele https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/224 * originator: Takatoshi Takizawa https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/777 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS126?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS126?format=isotc211