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NAME: Interpolated Global Lagrangian Drifter Buoy Data

Summary

This dataset contains satellite-tracked drifting buoy data that were collected by numerous investigators and agencies in several conuntries for the World Ocean Circulation Experiment-Tropical Oceans Global Atmosphere (WOCE-TOGA) Surface Velocity Program.

For more information see the AOML/NOAA web page at http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/dacdata.html.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/C02F-DKEG-0E0F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2006-07-18)
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Related projects	NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	6 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Oceanography Surface
Platforms	Buoys
Instruments	Drifting Buoys
GCMD Science Keywords	GEOLOCATION Expand keywords
Related links	homepage: EOL NAME website info: NAME Data Policy info: NAME Missions info: dacdata.html

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-06-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2004-09-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 5.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -75.00

Primary point of contact information

Rick Lumpkin <Rick.Lumpkin@noaa.gov>

Additional contact information

author: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA
originator: Rick Lumpkin <Rick.Lumpkin@noaa.gov>

Citation

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA. 2006. NAME: Interpolated Global Lagrangian Drifter Buoy Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/C02F-DKEG-0E0F. Accessed 19 Jan 2025.

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