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CURRENT - DIRECTION and Other Data from ESSO DEUTSCHLAND and Other Platforms From Arabian Sea and Others from 1901-10-27 to 1989-08-07 (NCEI Accession 9000154)

Metadata Updated: February 1, 2025

Data consists of ship drift data collected using drifting buoys from six merchant ships, collected for the German Oceanographic Data Center (Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum). Each ship cruise is on a different file and each has a different reference number.

File L00918 = Ship Sidney Express, voyage 53 conducted in November 1982 in Indian ocean.

File L00919 = Ship Esso Europa voyage conducted in June 1981 in Gulfs of Thailand and Iran.

File L00920 = Ship Discovery, no year in NE Atlantic.

File L00921 = Ship Esso Deutchland voyage conducted in July 1980 in Equatorial Atlantic (TOGA area).

File L00922 = Ship Hamburg express, voyage 90 conducted in July-August 1989 in Indian Ocean.

File L00923 = Ship Veba voyage conducted in January-March 1983 in Arabian Sea.

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Metadata Date 2024-08-22T15:26:38Z
Metadata Created Date July 2, 2021
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2024-08-22T15:26:38Z
Metadata Created Date July 2, 2021
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:9000154
Access Constraints Cite as: German Oceanographic Data Center (2002). CURRENT - DIRECTION and Other Data from ESSO DEUTSCHLAND and Other Platforms From Arabian Sea and Others from 1901-10-27 to 1989-08-07 (NCEI Accession 9000154). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9000154. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Bbox East Long 120
Bbox North Lat 55
Bbox South Lat -35
Bbox West Long -59.6
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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Harvest Object Id 7831451a-19b4-4afb-b2e8-7440fee7cfd8
Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
Licence accessLevel: Public
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Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-59.6, -35.0], [120.0, -35.0], [120.0, 55.0], [-59.6, 55.0], [-59.6, -35.0]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1901-10-27
Temporal Extent End 1989-08-07

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