IABP Drifting Buoy Pressure, Temperature, Position, and Interpolated Ice Velocity, Version 1
Data set id:
G00791
DOI: 10.7265/N53X84K7

Overview

The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) maintains a network of drifting buoys to provide meteorological and oceanographic data for real-time operational requirements and research purposes including support to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the World Weather Watch (WWW) Programme. An average of 25 buoys are in service at any time. The IABP drifting buoy data products described here are 12-hour interpolated pressure, temperature, position, and ice velocity grids available by year from 1979 through the present. These data are permanently archived with the NSF Arctic Data Center and are also available through the IABP website. NOAA@NSIDC maintains these pages in cooperation with IABP in order to promote the use of these data and provide descriptive information that may be difficult to find elsewhere.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSUREICE DRIFTICE VELOCITY
Platform(s):
BUOYS
Sensor(s):
BAROMETERS, DRIFTING BUOYS, PRESSURE GAUGES, THERMOMETERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
19 January 1979 to present
Temporal Resolution:
  • 12 hour
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
50
E:
0
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
NSIDC does not archive or provide citation guidance for these data.