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Project Stratus

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See real-time data page for later deployments

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Subsurface Data Stratus I-IV

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Stratus-I
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Stratus-II
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Stratus-III
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Stratus-IV
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Stratus-V
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Stratus-VI
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Stratus-VII
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Stratus-VIII
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Stratus IX
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Stratus X
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Stratus XI
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Stratus XII
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Stratus XIII
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XIV
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Stratus XV
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XVI
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XVII
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XVIII
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XIX
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Surface velocity Time series
Stratus XX
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Surface velocity Time series

Project Stratus

Archived Data

Notes

As data becomes available it is added to this section of the Stratus site; it may still be subject to updates, however. Please note the version date as well as the citation for any data you download.

For unedited data from more recent deployments of the Stratus platform, received via Argos satellite, please see the real time data section, above.

A full description of the OceanSITES NetCDF specification used for UOP datasets is available on the OceanSITES web site. Variable "standard names" are taken from the Climate and Forecast NetCDF specification.

Meteorological data contained on this site is collected by ASIMet loggers. More detailed information about this instrument package is available at UOP Instruments.

The ASIMET meteorological sensors on the buoy provided a record of:

  • Wind velocity
  • Relative Humidity
  • Air and Sea surface Temperatures
  • Incoming Shortwave Radiation
  • Incoming Longwave Radiation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Precipitation

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Stratus data is also available in NetCDF format at OceanSITES and NCEI.

All data presented here should be considered preliminary as further adjustments to the data may be needed.

Please note the version date as well as the citation for any data you download.

Acknowledgement

When using the data, please acknowledge the source: "Data from the Stratus Ocean Reference Station were made available by the Upper Ocean Processes Group of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; these data were collected with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program through the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) under Cooperative Agreement NA14OAR4320158. NOAA CPO FundRef number (100007298)."

Download Meteorological and Surface Velocity Data

Stratus I

  • Set: October 7, 2000, 20:43 UTC, R.V. Melville, Cook 2 cruise
  • Recovered: October 17, 2001, 12:39 UTC, R/V R.H. Brown, cruise RB-08-01
  • Position: 20° 9´S, 85° 8´W
  • Water depth: 4440 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2000_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2000_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2000_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2000_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2000_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2000_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus II

  • Set: October 19, 2001, 19:46 UTC, R/V R.H. Brown, cruise RB-08-01
  • Recovered: October 22, 2002, 12:59 UTC, R.V Melville, cruise Vanc 03
  • Position: 20° 8.597´S, 85° 8.435´W
  • Water depth: 4454 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2001_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2001_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2001_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2001_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2001_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2001_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus III

  • Set: October 25, 2002, 00:16 UTC, R.V. Melville, cruise Vanc03
  • Recovered: November 17, 2003, 12:32 UTC, R.V. Revelle, cruise Dana03
  • Position: 20° 10.482´S, 85° 6.727´W
  • Water depth: 4440 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2002_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2002_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2002_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2002_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2002_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2002_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus IV

  • Set: November 19, 2003, 20:32 UTC, R.V. Revelle, cruise Dana03
  • Recovered: December 12, 2004, 10:46 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-11-04
  • Position: 19° 45.912´S, 85° 30.405´W
  • Water depth: 4441 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2003_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2003_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2003_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2003_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2003_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2003_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus V

  • Set: December 14, 2004, 18:25 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-11-04
  • Recovered: , October 12, 2005 10:44 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-05-05
  • Position: 19° 44.741´S, 85° 31.360´W
  • Water depth: 4425 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2004_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2004_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2004_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2004_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2004_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2004_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus VI

  • Set: October 14, 2005, 17:51 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-05-05
  • Recovered: October 18, 2006, UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-06-07
  • Position: 20° 2.6703´S, 85° 11.3054´W
  • Water depth: 4481 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2005_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2005_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2005_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2005_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2005_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2005_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus VII

  • Set: October 16,2006, 17:51 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-06-07
  • Recovered: October 29, 2007 10:57 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-07-09
  • Position: 19° 45.28´S, 85° 31.93´W
  • Water depth: 4446 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2006_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2006_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2006_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2006_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2006_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2006_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus VIII

  • Set: October 27,2007, 18:27 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-07-09
  • Recovered: October 27, 2008 10:45 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise 08-06
  • Position: 19° 37.2147´S, 85° 22.73´W
  • Water depth: 4453 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2007_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2007_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2007_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2007_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2007_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2007_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus IX

  • Set: October 25,2008, 18:46 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown 08-06
  • Recovered: January 20, 2010 11:30 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown 01-10
  • Position: 19° 42.6446´ S, 85° 35.297´W
  • Water depth: 4529 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2008_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2008_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2008_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2008_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2008_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2008_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus X

  • Set: January 17, 2010, 18:23 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown 10-01
  • Went adrift: July 8, 2010, about 11:00 UTC
  • Recovered: (upper 45m) July 22, 2010, 20:00, from B.I.C. Humbolt
  • Recovered: (lower portion) April 7, 2011, from Moana Wave
  • Position: 19° 36.809´S, 85° 23.124´W
  • Water depth: 4460 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2010_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2010_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2010_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2010_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2010_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2010_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus XI

  • Set: April 6. 2011 at 19:30 UTC, R.V. Moana Wave
  • Recovered: May 29,2012 at 12:30 UTC, from the R.V. Melville (MV-12-07)
  • Position: 19° 41.4783´S, 85° 34.0093´W
  • Water depth: 4440 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2011_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2011_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2011_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2011_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2011_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2011_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus XII

  • Set: May 27, 2012 at 22:03 UTC, R.V. Melville (MV-12-07)
  • Went adrift: January 25, 2014
  • Recovered: (upper portion): March 3, 2014 from the R.V. Ron Brown RB14-01
  • Recovered: (lower portion): March 8, 2014
  • Position: 19° 56.3064´S, 85° 17.5598´W
  • Water depth: 4539 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2012_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2012_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2012_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2012_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2012_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2012_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1876.nc OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1876.cdl OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1876.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1879.nc OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1879.cdl OS_Stratus_2012_D_deepTS-SBE16-1879.asc.gz

Stratus XIII

  • Set: March 7, 2014 at 18:01 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown (RB-14-01)
  • Recovered: April 24, 2015, at 11:34 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos
  • Position: 19° 37.4714´S, 84° 57.139´W
  • Water depth: 4541 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2014_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2014_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2014_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2014_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2014_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2014_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2014_D_deepTS-SBE16-1873.nc OS_Stratus_2014_D_deepTS-SBE16-1873.cdl OS_Stratus_2014_D_deepTS-SBE16-1873.asc.gz

Stratus XIV

  • Set: April 21. 2015 at 22:00 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos
  • Recovered: June 22, 2016 at 12:06 UTC, Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos
  • Position: 19° 48.9713´S, 84° 44.3744´W
  • Water depth: 4510 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2015_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2015_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2015_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2015_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2015_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2015_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.nc OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.cdl OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.nc OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.cdl OS_Stratus_2015_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.asc.gz

Stratus XV

  • Set: June 20, 2016 21:48 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered: May 12, 2017 11:16 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-17-02
  • Position: 19° 37.573´S, 84° 56.818´W
  • Water depth: 4565 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2016_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2016_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2016_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2016_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2016_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2016_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus XVI

  • Set: May 13, 2017 19:40 UTC, R.V. Ron Brown, cruise RB-17-02
  • Went adrift: January 4, 2018
  • Recovered (upper portion): April 8, 2018, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered (lower portion): April 12, 2018 12:20 UTC
  • Position: 19° 25.810´S, 85° 4.425´W
  • Water depth: 4534 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2017_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2017_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2017_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2017_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2017_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2017_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.nc OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.cdl OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.nc OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.cdl OS_Stratus_2017_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.asc.gz

Stratus XVII

  • Set: April 10, 2018 23:24 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Went adrift: August 17, 2018
  • Recovered (upper portion): April 18, 2019 16:20 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered (lower portion): April 23, 2019 12:15 UTC
  • Position: 19° 38.3203´S, 84° 55.099´W
  • Water depth: 4565 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2018_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2018_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2018_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2018_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2018_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2018_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37-12257.nc OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37-12257.cdl OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37-12257.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-11394.nc OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-11394.cdl OS_Stratus_2018_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-11394.asc.gz

Stratus XVIII

  • Set: April 13, 2019 23:43 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered: January 31, 2021 20:00 UTC from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Position: 22° 27.699´S, 85° 38.590´W
  • Water depth: 4268 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2019_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2019_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2019_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2019_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2019_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2019_D_surfV.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.nc OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.cdl OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10600.asc.gz
DeepTS OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.nc OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.cdl OS_Stratus_2019_D_deepTS-SBE37WP-10601.asc.gz

Stratus XIX

  • Set: January 28, 2021 22:45 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered (lower portion): April 3, 2022 18:05 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered (upper portion): April 7, 2022 16:00 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Position: 22° 31.1602´S, 85° 47.7925´W
  • Water depth: 4230 meters
TypeNetCDFMetadataText file
Met OS_Stratus_2021_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2021_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2021_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2021_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2021_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2021_D_surfV.asc.gz

Stratus XX

  • Set: April 3, 2022 03:07 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Recovered: February 28, 2023 17:00 UTC, from the Chilean Navy ship Cabo de Hornos AGS61
  • Position: 22° 27.215´S, 85° 39.942´W
  • Water depth: 4261 meters
Met OS_Stratus_2022_D_M.nc OS_Stratus_2022_D_M.cdl OS_Stratus_2022_D_M.asc.gz
Vel OS_Stratus_2022_D_surfV.nc OS_Stratus_2022_D_surfV.cdl OS_Stratus_2022_D_surfV.asc.gz



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