| This document is the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service for In Situ observations Quality Information Document (QUID) on the global currents product from drifting buoys. This data set contains temperature and velocity time series from Surface Velocity Program (SVP) drifters. They are collected, quality controlled and distributed by the AOML Data Assembly Center (DAC). Then a wind slippage correction is computed. Most of the quality control procedures are performed by AOML. Quality of drifter’s measurements depends on the platform and on its physical integrity. If the drifter’s measurement is in nominal mode, the 15 m depth velocity is measured. If not, the surface current is sampled. This information is provided in the data set and defines the... |
