IMARPE R/V Jose Olaya Surface Drifter Data 

Eight surface drifters as follows, were launched during VOCALS Peru cruise.

No.     ID / WMO        Date            Time    Longitude Latitude
        [No.]           [UT]            [UT]    [??W]     [??S]
1       43515/32801     10/06/2008      23:36   75 30'W   15 42'S
2       43524/32804     10/07/2008      17:46   75 43'W   15 33'S
3       44644/32807     10/08/2008      22:36   75 59'W   15 07'S
4       43758/32808     10/09/2008      14:15   76 31'W   15 11'S
5       43641/32810     10/10/2008      15:54   76 29'W   14 34'S
6       44283/32815     10/11/2008      23:20   77 00'W   14 16'S
7       43824/32817     10/14/2008      12:32   77 02'W   13 24'S
8       43517           10/15/2008      04:15   77 01'W   13 04'S

The AOML Global Drifter Program (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/index.php)
provided IMARPE these drifters. The metadata and the interpolated data were
downloaded from the AOML web site. To learn more about how the data were
quality controlled and interpolated, see
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/gdp_drifter.php . Data from other drifters
or time periods can be downloaded from AOML at
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/envids/gld/dirkrig/parttrk_spatial_temporal.php . For
more information, please contact Carmen Grados at IMARPE (cgrados AT
imarpe.gob.pe).