J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002

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Entry ID

ARCSS126

Summary

This data set contains drifting buoy measurements taken from the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) Compact Arctic Drifters (J-CADs). The J-CAD buoys drift with the ice pack, collecting navigational, atmospheric, and oceanographic measurements, and transmitting the data via satellite. Since 2000, investigators have been conducting operations of the J-CADs to measure the structure of upper-ocean currents and water properties under the multi-year ice of the Arctic Ocean for a better understanding of the role the Arctic Ocean plays in global climate. This data set contains measurements from J-CAD buoys 1, 3, and 4, from years 2000-2002. For each buoy it takes approximately one year to drift throught the Arctic Ocean, pass through Fram Strait into the Greenland Sea, and reach the ice edge, where transmission ceases.

This research was funded by the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program, grant number OPP-9910305.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Dr. James Morison
Dataset Title: J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002
Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-09
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss126.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-04-24
Stop Date: 2002-04-26

Location Keywords

• Ocean Arctic Ocean

Science Keywords

• Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure Measurements Barometric Pressure
• Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
• Oceans Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography Water Depth
• Oceans Ocean Circulation Ocean Currents
• Oceans Ocean Temperature Water Temperature
• Oceans Ocean Winds Surface Winds Wind Direction
• Oceans Ocean Winds Surface Winds Wind Speed
• Oceans Salinity/Density Conductivity
• Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity

Ancillary Keywords

• Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
• ADCP
• ARCSS
• ARCSS Data Coordination Center
• ARCSS126
• Compact Arctic Drifter
• Conductivity Temperature Depth Probes
• CTD
• Current Meter
• Drifting Buoys
• Drifting Ice
• Fram Strait
• Greenland Sea
• Ice Drift
• JAMSTEC
• Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
• JCAD
• North Pole Environmental Observatory
• NPEO
• Transmitter-equipped Drifting Buoys

Platform

• BUOYS

Instrument

• ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
• ANEMOMETERS
• COMPASSES
• CTD Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
• GPS Global Positioning System
• MAGNETOMETERS
• THERMISTORS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: arcss126

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Set ID: arcss126

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 12,018 KB (total)
Distribution Format: .zip file containing ASCII text and html files

Personnel

Takatoshi Takizawa
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Country: Japan

Takashi Kikuchi
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Country: Japan

Roger Andersen
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1+206-543-1258
Fax: 1+206-616-3142
Email: roger@apl.washington.edu
Contact Address:
Polar Science Center
Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
1013 NE 40th
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98105-6698
Country: USA

James H. Morison
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (206) 543-1394
Fax: 1+206-616-3142
Email: morison@apl.washington.edu
Contact Address:
Polar Science Center
Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
1013 NE 40th Street
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98105

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Related URL

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
This NPEO site contains current data from J-CAD 6

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
This site describes JAMSTEC's J-CAD program

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-03-05
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-20

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