OSU Buoy Group: NW African Shelf
Particulate matterSea Surface SalinitySea Surface TemperatureSubsurface CurrentsSubsurface SalinitySubsurface TemperatureSurface Currents
Data from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.
This link relates specifically to the Atlantic Ocean: NW Africian Shelf.
Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:
* Pacific Ocean data
* Indian Ocean data
* Southern Ocean data
* Electronic data reports
* History of the Group
* How to use this diskData and resources
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 1974-02-23 – 1974-03-17 |
|---|---|
| Date (creation) | 2008-12-02 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |