Data : drifter data files from 2003 Fabian Web : www.tao-tc.ucsd.edu/DATA/FABIAN/DRIFTER Version : files last updated on May 6, 2005 File names: "NNNNN.ext" , 8 drifters, 32 files File ID : NNNNN = 41578, 41581, 41582, 41583, 41584, 41585, 41587, 41588 File ext : .dirpos = wind direction = day, lat, lon, dir, udir, vdir, mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss .pres10.pos = air pressure = day, lat, lon, pres, mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss .speedpos01 = acoustic noise = day, lat, lon, 0-2kHz, 6-10kHz, 14-20kHz, mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss .sst09.pos = SST = day, lat, lon, sst, mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss Units : day = day of year (January 1, 12:00 UTC = day 1.5) lat = degree North lon = degree East dir = oceanographic direction, degrees from North, clockwise (e.g. 45deg = flow towards NE) udir = zonal component of unit vector vdir = meridional component of unit vector pres = air pressure in mb kHz = frequency bands of acoustic noise, used for wind speed sst = sea surface temperature, in deg C mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss = UTC date Retrieve files: with "wget", for example wget -r -nd http://tao-tc.ucsd.edu/DATA/FABIAN/DRIFTER