gov.noaa.nodc:9400108 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-21T15:47:45Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) CURRENT - DIRECTION and Other Data from FIXED STATIONS From North Atlantic Ocean and Others from 1987-10-16 to 1990-06-16 (NCEI Accession 9400108) 2002-11-19 publication 1994 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:9400108 NCEI Archive Management System 9400108 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Erik Fields The University of Rhode Island (URI) http://ww2.uri.edu/ HTTP The University of Rhode Island (URI) website Institution web page information resourceProvider University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) resourceProvider University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) contributor Fields, Erik The University of Rhode Island (URI) http://ww2.uri.edu/ HTTP The University of Rhode Island (URI) website Institution web page information author University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography author tableDigital [From the May 1990 report, data/0-data/88-89/report89.txt] The SYNoptic Ocean Prediction experiment (SYNOP) was undertaken with the goal that increased understanding of the Gulf Stream obtained through coordinated observations could be integrated with numerical models, including predictive models of the Gulf Stream. Our moored experiment, which began in fall of 1987, consists of two separate arrays in the Gulf Stream as part of the SYNOP program. The "Inlet" array of inverted echo sounders (IES) and deep current meters measure key parameters that describe the variability of the Gulf Stream and deep western boundary current (DWBC) near Cape Hatteras. In this region the Gulf Stream first flows into deeper water and crosses over the DWBC. The "Central" array of IESs, in a 350 km square centered on the Gulf Stream near 68 W, monitors the thermocline structure of the Gulf Stream in the region of large meanders and frequent interactions with rings. The array also contains twelve tall current meter moorings, that reach into the Gulf Stream core. Additionally most of the IESs in the interior of the array are outfitted with bottom pressure recorders (PIES). This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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PNG 9400108 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1994-07-12 publication CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT SPEED DEPTH - BOTTOM DEPTH - OBSERVATION DEPTH - SENSOR HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS current meter inverted echo sounder (IES) instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS continuous current measurements physical time series theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED STATES platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS SYNOPTIC OCEAN PREDICTION (SYNOP) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS North American Coastline-South North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce URI/GSO > Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian current meter current meter current meter inverted echo sounder (IES) inverted echo sounder (IES) A ocean bottom-moored instrument that measures the vertical acoustical travel time round-trip from the sea floor to the sea surface and back. FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED STATES FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED STATES