J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002

This data set contains drifting buoy measurements taken from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Compact Arctic Drifters (J-CADs). The J-CAD buoys drift with the ice pack, collecting navigational, atmospheric, and oceanographic measurements, and transmitting the data via satellite. Since 2000, investigators have been conducting operations of the J-CADs to measure the structure of upper-ocean currents and water properties under the multi-year ice of the Arctic Ocean for a better understanding of the role the Arctic Ocean plays in global climate. This data set contains measurements from J-CAD buoys 1, 3, and 4, from years 2000-2002. For each buoy it takes approximately one year to drift through the Arctic Ocean, pass through Fram Strait into the Greenland Sea, and reach the ice edge, where transmission ceases. This research was funded by the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program, grant number OPP-9910305.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2000-04-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2002-04-26T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2000-04-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2002-04-26T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 89.68000
Bounding Box South Lat 68.22000
Bounding Box West Long -179.55000
Bounding Box East Long -130.33000
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Documentation #1 : ARCSS126.pdf

Documentation #2 : readme.txt
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Resource Format ZIP: PKZIP (application/zip)
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Asset Size 12 MB
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Author Takatoshi Takizawa
Takashi Kikuchi
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Publication Date 2009-07-13T14:38:26
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier 106.ARCSS126
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-08-01T18:02:06Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::106.ARCSS126
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Takatoshi Takizawa, Takashi Kikuchi. (2009). J-CAD Drifting Buoy Data, Arctic Ocean, 2000-2002. 1.0. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS126. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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