| Instruments |
Depth |
Measurements |
Data
Period |
Frequency |
Last
Update |
|
Southern
Ocean (60oS, 170oW) |
|
moorings: optical |
50 m |
downwelling irradiance |
Oct 97 - Mar 98 |
continuous records
(every 6 minutes) |
Sep
22 99 |
|
moorings: physical
|
70 m |
current
temperature
pressure
conductivity
salinity |
Oct 97 - Mar 98 |
continuous records
(every 3 minutes) |
Sep 24 99 |
|
optical drifters |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
location
water temperature |
Dec 94 - Jan 95
Sep 96 - Mar 97
Nov 97 - Jun 98
Jan 02 - Aug 02 |
continuous records
(hourly; average of
measurements made
every 100 s) |
Aug
27 02 |
|
physical drifters |
surface |
location
water temperature |
Nov 97 - Jun 98 |
continuous records
(hourly) |
Sep 28 99 |
|
TSRB |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
water temperature |
Oct 97 - Nov 97
Jan 98 |
measurements on 9
days for an hour each
(at 6Hz) |
Dec
17 04 |
|
HPLC
pigments |
surface |
taxonomic
marker pigments |
Jan
98 |
discrete
samples
while underway
(every 2 hours) |
Sep
20 99 |
|
satellite
chlorophyll * |
surface |
chlorophyll concentration
(9 km resolution) |
Oct 97 - Jun 98 |
daily |
Jul
14 00 |
satellite
sea surface temperature
|
surface |
sea surface temperature
(9 km resolution) |
Aug 96 - May 98 |
weekly |
Nov 01 99 |
|
sea ice
coverage ** |
surface |
sea ice coverage
(9 km resolution) |
Nov 96 - Mar 98 |
daily |
Sep 16 99 |
front
locations
|
surface |
front locations from
sea surface temperature |
1987 - 1999 |
mean position from
weekly SST images |
Aug
01 00 |
imagery
(1978 - 94)
|
0
- 5000 m |
CZCS
chlorophyll (surface)
temperature (surface)
wind fields (surface)
hydrographic data:
temperature (0 - 5000 m)
oxygen (0 - 5000 m)
salinity (0 - 5000 m) |
1978
- 1994 |
monthly |
Nov
02 99 |
|
AESOPS
imagery |
surface |
OCTS
chlorophyll
SeaWiFS chlorophyll*
sea ice coverage**
(9 km resolution) |
Nov
96 - Jan 97
and
Oct 97 - Mar 98 |
monthly |
Jul
14 00 |
|
Hawaii
(22oN, 158oW) |
|
optical mooring |
25 m |
downwelling irradiance |
Jan 97 - Jan 00 |
almost continuous
record (every 10 or
20 minutes). |
Feb
02 00 |
|
PRR |
0 - 200 m |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
natural fluorescence
water temperature
tilt and roll |
Feb 98 - ongoing |
3 days every month,
for 10 minutes near
solar noon (at 2-3 Hz). |
Nov 03 09 |
|
TSRB |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
water temperature |
Jan 98 - ongoing |
3 days every month,
for 20 minutes near
solar noon (at 1 Hz). |
Jan
30 04 |
|
ac-9 |
0
- 300 m |
absorption
attenuation |
Oct
02 - ongoing |
once
per month,
1 night and 3 day casts |
Nov 03 09 |
|
glider |
0 - 1000 m |
temperature
salinity
pressure
oxygen
chlorophyll
scattering |
Aug 07 - Oct
07 |
continuous
records |
Oct 04 07 |
|
satellite*** |
surface |
chlorophyll concentration
sea surface temperature |
Jul 2002 - ongoing |
daily |
ongoing |
|
California
(35oN, 125oW)
|
|
optical drifters |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
location
water temperature |
May 93 - Jun 95
May 96 - Dec 96 |
continuous records
(hourly; average of
measurements made
every 90 s) |
Oct
05 99 |
|
TSRB
|
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
water temperature |
Oct
01-20 99 |
daily
for up to 3 hours
(at 6 Hz) |
Nov
22 99 |
|
Oregon
(46oN, 126oW) |
|
optical drifters |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
location
water temperature |
Jun
00
Aug 00 - Mar 01
Jun 02 - Mar 03 |
continuous records
(hourly; average of
measurements made
every 90 s) |
Mar
27 03 |
|
TSRB |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
water temperature |
Sep 1-7 98 |
daily for up to 13 hours
(at 6 Hz) |
Oct
05 99 |
|
satellite*** |
surface |
chlorophyll concentration
sea surface temperature |
Jul 2002 - ongoing |
daily |
ongoing |
|
Washington (48oN,
123oW) |
|
TSRB |
surface |
downwelling irradiance
upwelling radiance
water temperature |
Jun 15-24 98 |
daily for up to 13 hours
(at 6 Hz) |
Oct
06 99 |
|
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
|
satellite*** |
surface |
chlorophyll concentration
sea surface temperature |
Jul 2002 - ongoing |
daily |
ongoing |
|
Chile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
satellite*** |
surface |
chlorophyll concentration
sea surface temperature |
Jul 2002 - ongoing |
daily |
ongoing |
*
data produced by the SeaWiFS
Project at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA.
** original data produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
*** data produced by the Ocean Biology Processing Group, NASA |
