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Documentation forms for current velocity and direction data collection surveys by buoys and NOAA Ship Ferrel in the North Atlantic from 1971-05-10 to 1973-06-07 (NCEI Accession 7301004)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 06:44 AM | Dataset Last Updated: August 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Current and velocity data were collected in Boston Harbor and the North Atlantic in support of the Boston Harbor Current Survey, OPR-501-FE-71 and the South Coastal Plains Expedition, OPR-500-FE-73. Data were collected from NOAA Ship Ferrel and survey buoys from 1971-05-10 to 1973-07-07. This archival package contains only documentation forms for these data, not the data files themselves.

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title Documentation forms for current velocity and direction data collection surveys by buoys and NOAA Ship Ferrel in the North Atlantic from 1971-05-10 to 1973-06-07 (NCEI Accession 7301004)

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