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CURRENT DIRECTION, CURRENT SPEED and other data from TRIDENT and BILLIE II from 1969-06-01 to 1972-04-15 (NCEI Accession 7500592)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 07:00 AM | Dataset Last Updated: December 06, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This dataset includes current meter data from the R.V. Trident Cruises and the Rome Point Study in Narragansett Bay, collected by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography from June 1969 to April 1972.

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7500592 CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) CURRENT SPEED DEPTH - SENSOR WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION

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