Central California Coastal Circulation Study (CCCCS); Current Meter (Eulerian Lagrangian), Hydrographic, Sea Level and Meterological Data

This study was funded by the U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) and executed by Raytheon as part of an overall assessment of the impact of development of oil and gas resources on the ecosystem of the California Current System.

The purpose of CCCCS was to collect a set of measurements capable of resolving finer spatial scales and shorter temporal scales than can be studied from the relatively coarse 65 km grid spacing that has been used in the past. (taken from D.B. Chelton, Oregon State University) The following data acquired during experiment are available at the Data Zoo (see below for more information and access instructions). First, three sets of data are available directly from the subdirectory labeled /CCCCS: Moored current meter data Hydrographic measurements (ctd) Lagrangian surface drifters These data are available elsewhere in the Data Zoo: Sea-level observations (see /NOS) Meterological data (see /NDBC) Finally, infrared satellite images and XBT data taken as part of CCCCS are not archived in the Data Zoo.