PCM2 (Eastern Boundary Current)

This experiment produced 44 current meter records from 11 moorings. You can view metadata and download the records by clicking on links in the tables below. Each current meter record is identified in the tables by its depth and the name of the mooring. A brief description of the experiment is available. You may want to look at a map of the array to see where the moorings were. If you download any of the current meter records you should review the note on file format. From here you can also move up one level to the list of WOCE experiments.

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The latter two arrays (but not the initial OSU/NPGS array) have been designated PCM2. Data from PCM2 are available here. The OSU/NPGS data are available by request on a browsable CD from the OSU Buoy Group.

Related publications

Chereskin, T. (1995): Direct evidence for an Ekman balance in the California Current. J. Geophys. Res., 100(C9), 18261-18269.

Kelly, K.A., R.C.Beardsley, R. Limeburner, K.H. Brink, J.D. Paduan and T.K. Chereskin (1998): Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California Current based on altimetric, drifter and moored current meter data. J. Geophys. Res., 103(C6), 13067-13083.

Chereskin,T.K., M.Y.Morris, P.P.Niiler, P.M.Kosro, R.L.Smith, S.R.Ramp, C.A.Collins, and D.L.Musgrave (2000): Spatial and temporal characteristics of the mesoscale circulation of the California Current from eddy-resolving moored measurements. J. Geophys. Res. (in press).

Cornuelle, B.D., T.K. Chereskin, P.P. Niiler, M.Y. Morris, and D.L. Musgrave (2000): Observations and modeling of a California Undercurrent eddy. J. Geophys. Res. (in press).

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netCDF is a self-documenting format that can be accessed by a variety of software tools. You can click here to learn about netCDF and available software packages that can be used to read and manipulate netCDF files.

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