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    • Stokes drift, wind stress, wind and directional wave spectra from twelve buoy stations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific from 1973-06-22 to 2016-07-06 (NCEI Accession 0175004)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    This dataset contains years of simultaneous hourly buoy wind and directional wave spectra data in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific from 1973-06-22 to 2016-07-06. Also included in this accession are the Stokes drift and u ew where u = (magnitude of the local windstress/water density)^1/2 and ew is a unit vector in the direction of the local wind, which are all estimated from the wind and directional wave spectra data. The wind observations were obtained from the National Data Buoy Center and the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. Observed directional wave spectra were obtained from the National Data Buoy Center and the Coastal Data Information Program. There are three netCDF files for each of the 12 stations in the study. The first two files contain the observed wind and directional wave spectra data. The third file contains processed wave spectra data, wind data and estimated Stokes drift and wind stress. The data are dense enough to be useful for the 20 year time period extending from 1996 through 2015.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T15:36:15Z
    Metadata Created Date June 4, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 16, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T15:36:15Z
    Metadata Created Date June 4, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 16, 2018 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0175004
    Access Constraints Cite as: Clarke, Allan J; Van Gorder, Stephen; National Data Buoy Center; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; Coastal Data Information Program (2018). Stokes drift, wind stress, wind and directional wave spectra from twelve buoy stations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific from 1973-06-22 to 2016-07-06 (NCEI Accession 0175004). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0175004. 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 -84.516
    Bbox North Lat 50.1
    Bbox South Lat 0
    Bbox West Long -153.913
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0175004
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    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": [[[-153.913, 0.0], [-84.516, 0.0], [-84.516, 50.1], [-153.913, 50.1], [-153.913, 0.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1973-06-22
    Temporal Extent End 2016-07-06

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