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CURRENT DIRECTION, CURRENT SPEED and other data from UNKNOWN in the Gulf of Mexico from 1977-02-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8100479)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 07:27 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Current meter data from the South West Gulf of Mexico (Ixtoc Area) was submitted by the Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Unam, Mexico as part of the CILAT-I and CILAT-II operations, and the CIBAC-II cruise. The data were collected using ships and buoys from February 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978. The data were submitted by Dr. A. Laguarda Figueras. The documentation includes a format description and a map showing the results of a free drifting drogue experiment.

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