Description
This dataset contains in-situ position data from surface drifters from the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) conducted approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco during a pilot campaign over two weeks in October 2021, and two intensive operating periods (IOPs) in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. S-MODE aims to understand how ocean dynamics acting on short spatial scales influence the vertical exchange of physical and biological variables in the ocean. Drifting buoys were deployed from the research vessels and configured to nominally report positions every five minutes. Drifter position as a function of time is used by S-MODE to measure the average horizontal velocity of currents in the upper 60 cm of the ocean. Tracking and telemetry of the drifters is done by Pacific Gyre, Inc. The data are available in netCDF format with a dimension of time.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Project Landing Page for S-MODE on the PO.DAAC Website | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Browse and download granules over HTTPS using the virtual directories | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | S-MODE Pilot Campaign Field Report | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 S-MODE Open Data Workshop Presentations and Recordings | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 S-MODE Open Data Workshop Information | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | S-MODE GitHub Organization | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | 2022 S-MODE Open Data Workshop Code and Tutorials | Open resource |
| View this dataset's data recipes | HTML | Generic data readers | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Project Website for S-MODE hosted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) | Open resource |
| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | Data Use and Citation Policy | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | JPG | Thumbnail | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search | Open resource |