OSU Buoy Group: Peru Currents Study

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 dataset relates to current meter records from the Peru Currents Study was in 6 stages.

Phase I Nov 81 - Mar 82; Accessions 7153 - 7160 Phase II Mar 82 - Nov 82; Accessions 7161 - 7171 Phase III Nov 82 - Feb 83; Accessions 7172 - 7175 Phase IV Feb 83 - Nov 83; Accessions 7176 - 7195 Phase V Nov 83 - May 84; Accessions 7196 - 7215 Phase VI May 84 - Mar 85; Accessions 7216 - 7231

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:

• Atlantic Ocean data
• Pacific Ocean data
• Indian Ocean data
• Southern Ocean data
• Electronic data reports
• History of the Group
• How to use this disk