Yucatan 6km Sea Surface Currents

Radial Vectors quality controlled using hfradarpy Python toolbox

Data and Resources

Metadata Date

2024-06-02

Metadata Tags

GCMD Keywords

CF Standard Names

Online Access

OPeNDAP (DAP Client Access)

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OGC:WMS (OGC Web Map Service)

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ERDDAP (DAP Client Access)

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Distribution Formats
  • OPeNDAP (Version: DAP/2.0 )
Distributor The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
Point of Contact Michael Smith
The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
michaesm@marine.rutgers.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Originator Michael Smith
The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
michaesm@marine.rutgers.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
contributor Anthony Knap, Steve Dimarco, Andrew Dancer, Woody Lee, Michael Smith
Dataset Point of Contact Felimon Gayanilo
GCOOS
+1 361-825-3454
data@gcoos.org
General Documentation
Associated Documentation Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems - Gulf Consortium for Offshore Risk Reduction Engaging Stakeholders (GulfCORES) - High Frequency Radar Sea Surface Current Mapping
Date(s) creation: 2024-03-20
issued: 2024-03-20
creation: 2024-03-20
issued: 2024-03-20
creation: 2024-03-20
issued: 2024-03-20
creation: 2024-03-20
issued: 2024-03-20
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Time Period 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z to 2024-06-01T20:00:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 24.97236° S: 18.01686° E: -84.00388° W: -86.96571°
Theme keywords Uncategorized
  • /sqrt
  • 6km
  • a&m
  • advisories
  • associated
  • calculate
  • circulation
  • coastal
  • component
  • control
  • current
  • currents
  • data
  • directional
  • each
  • earth
  • eastward
  • engineering
  • environmental
  • err^2
  • error
  • flag
  • forecast
  • geochemical
  • group
  • hat
  • hat-
  • information
  • mapping
  • marine
  • maximum
  • measurements
  • normalized
  • northward
  • number
  • ocean
  • oceans
  • operator
  • primary
  • processes
  • quality
  • radar
  • radial
  • research
  • science
  • sea
  • seawater
  • spectral
  • spectral/engineering
  • speed
  • sqrt
  • statistics
  • status
  • surface
  • test
  • texas
  • tides
  • totals
  • u
  • u^2
  • uerr
  • uncertainty
  • university
  • used
  • v
  • v^2
  • valid
  • value
  • velocity
  • verr
  • verr^2
  • water
  • waves
  • weather
  • weather/forecast
  • winds
  • with
  • yucatan

GCMD Science Keywords
  • Environmental Advisories > Marine Advisories > Marine Weather/Forecast
  • Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Radar
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Tides
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes

CF Standard Name Table v41
  • time
  • depth
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity
  • surface_northward_sea_water_velocity
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
  • surface_northward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
  • surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity status_flag
Project keywords Uncategorized
  • Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems - Gulf Consortium for Offshore Risk Reduction Engaging Stakeholders (GulfCORES) - High Frequency Radar Sea Surface Current Mapping
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement Hourly codar radial data combined into one hourly file containing vectors.
Platforms
platform UGOS HF Radar 5MHz Network
Ingestion Attributes
Instrument Attributes
Attribution Information
contributor_name Anthony Knap, Steve Dimarco, Andrew Dancer, Woody Lee, Michael Smith
creator_url rucool.marine.rutgers.edu
publisher_country U.S.A.
publisher_state Texas
infoUrl https://www.nationalacademies.org/gulf/fellowships-and-grants/understanding-gulf-ocean-systems
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v41