Equipment: GPS
Dataset Name: Lagrangian ocean surface drifter deployments off the National Park of American Samoa, Tutuila, American Samoa, 2015
Description: Satellite-tracked, DGPS-equipped Lagrangian surface-current drifter deployments were conducted over 12 weeks between 14 April and 7 July 2015 at various locations within and offshore of the National Park of American Samoa study area to track surface currents. The drifters internally logged their location every 1 minute, and they transmitted their positions to satellites every 5 minutes. A drogue was attached to the drifters at 1 m below sea level in order to track the currents at that depth.
Contact: Joshua Logan (jlogan@usgs.gov)
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Data Location: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/58c9b834e4b0849ce97b4bd8?name=NPSADrifterCSVFiles_namedwithLCLStart.zip
http://doi.org/10.5066/F7RN362H
Metadata URL: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/ScienceBase/DR_F7RN362H/NPSADrifter_metadata.xml
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