FSU: Monthly Tropical Pacific Ocean Gridded Pseudo-stress Analyses

BRIEF

This file contains monthly average pseudostress values on a 2-degree, 84x30 grid, (1 grid/month) over the Tropical Pacific Ocean. These values were obtained by subjective analysis of a 2-degree by 10-degree grid, which was digitized to a 2-degree grid. The raw data for this analysis included marine surface observations obtained from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Asheville, North Carolina. The current year's analyses are the quick-look product based on reports coming in over the National Meteorological Center (NMC) Global Telecommunication System (GTS). The data are in (meters/sec)**2 with east = positive and north = positive.

The data are here. Anomalies, climatology, smoothed and detrended versions are included in addition to the original data.

ATTRIBUTES

Entry_ID: FSU1 (MD Identifier: 194)
 
Temporal Coverage:
     From: 1961-01-01                 TO: 1989-12-31 
 
Geographic Coverage:
     Southwest Extent: 30S,124E    Northeast Extent:  30N,70W
 
Source:
     SHIP/BUOYS
 
Sensor:
     ANEMOMETER
 
Storage Media:
     Magnetic Tape
 
Campaign/Project:
     TOGA>Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
 
Discipline, Subdiscipline:
     EARTH SCIENCE                   > ATMOSPHERE
     EARTH SCIENCE                   > OCEAN
 
Location Keyword:
     EQUATORIAL
     PACIFIC OCEAN
     SEA SURFACE
 
Parameter Group, Parameter:
     ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS            > WINDS
     OCEAN DYNAMICS                  > WINDS
 
General Keywords:
     CLIMATOLOGY
     GRID DATA
     IDN_NODE GSFC/MASIG
     MARINE
     MONTHLY DATA
     PSEUDOSTRESS
     STATISTICS
     SURFACE
     WINDSTRESS
 
Revision Date: 1992-05-21

DATACENTER

Archive: 
   MASIG>Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction Group, FSU
   Data Set ID: PAC61 
 
   Contact: STRICHERZ, JAMES N.
            MS B174, MASIG
            The Florida State University
            Tallahassee, FL  32306
 
            Electronic Mail: INTERNET> STRICHER@MASIG3.OCEAN.FSU.EDU
 
            Phone: (904) 644-1159
 
Archive: 
   NCDS>NASA Climate Data System
   Data Set ID: FSU_PACIFIC 
 
   Contact: OLSEN, LOLA 
            GSFC Distributed Active Archive Center
            NASA/GSFC
            Code 902.2
            Greenbelt, MD 20771
            USA
 
            Electronic Mail: INTERNET> OLSEN@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
                             NSI/DECNET> NCF::OLSEN
 
            Phone: (301) 286-9760
                   FTS 888-9760

PERSONNEL

Investigator: LEGLER, DAVID L.
              MS B174, MASIG
              The Florida State University
              Tallahassee, FL  32306
 
              Electronic Mail: INTERNET> LEGLER@MASIG1.OCEAN.FSU.EDU
 
              Phone: (904) 644-1159
 
Investigator: O'BRIEN, JAMES J.
              MS B174, MASIG
              The Florida State University
              Tallahassee, FL  32306
              USA
 
              Electronic Mail: TELEMAIL> J.OBRIEN/OMNET
 
              Phone: (904) 644-4185
 
Tech Contact: STRICHERZ, JAMES N.
              MS B174, MASIG
              The Florida State University
              Tallahassee, FL  32306
 
              Electronic Mail: INTERNET> STRICHER@MASIG3.OCEAN.FSU.EDU
 
              Phone: (904) 644-1159
 
Entry Author: STRICHERZ, JAMES N.
              MS B174, MASIG
              The Florida State University
              Tallahassee, FL  32306
 
              Electronic Mail: INTERNET> STRICHER@MASIG3.OCEAN.FSU.EDU
 
              Phone: (904) 644-1159
 
 
Information in this entry provided by MASIG

REFERENCE


Legler, D.M., and J.J. O'Brien, 1988; Tropical Pacific wind stress analysis for
TOGA, IOC Time series of ocean measurements, IOC Technical Series  33, Volume
4, UNESCO.

SUP_MENU

   1. Data Center: NCDS>NASA Climate Data System
  
   2. Campaign: TOGA>Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere