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<Entry_ID>PANGAEA_996117</Entry_ID>
<Entry_Title>Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2025 (v3.0)</Entry_Title>
<Data_Set_Citation>
<Dataset_Editor>Tuchen, Franz Philip; Brandt, Peter; Hummels, Rebecca; Llido, Jerome; Gasparin, Florent; Rousselot, Pierre (eds.)</Dataset_Editor>
<Dataset_Title>Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2025 (v3.0)</Dataset_Title>
<Dataset_Release_Date>2026-07-20</Dataset_Release_Date>
<Dataset_Publisher>PANGAEA</Dataset_Publisher>
<Data_Presentation_Form>Dataset</Data_Presentation_Form>
<Online_Resource>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996117</Online_Resource>
</Data_Set_Citation>
<Discipline>
<Discipline_Name>Earth Science</Discipline_Name>
</Discipline>
<ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
<Keyword>Equatorial Atlantic</Keyword>
<Keyword>Physical oceanographic data</Keyword>
<Temporal_Coverage>
<Start_Date>2001-12-13</Start_Date>
<Stop_Date>2025-02-03</Stop_Date>
</Temporal_Coverage>
<Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
<Spatial_Coverage>
<Southernmost_Latitude>-18.63557</Southernmost_Latitude>
<Northernmost_Latitude>39.00055</Northernmost_Latitude>
<Westernmost_Longitude>-44.25065</Westernmost_Longitude>
<Easternmost_Longitude>13.49973</Easternmost_Longitude>
</Spatial_Coverage>
<Project>
<Short_Name>SFB754</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Climate - Biogeochemistry Interactions in the Tropical Ocean</Long_Name>
</Project>
<Project>
<Short_Name>PIRATA</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic</Long_Name>
</Project>
<Project>
<Short_Name>RACE</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Regional Atlantic Circulation and global Change</Long_Name>
</Project>
<Project>
<Short_Name>TRIATLAS</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Tropical and South Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem predictions for sustainable management</Long_Name>
</Project>
<Access_Constraints>unrestricted</Access_Constraints>
<Use_Constraints>CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</Use_Constraints>
<Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
<Data_Center>
<Data_Center_Name>
<Short_Name>PANGAEA</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Data Publisher for Earth &amp; Environmental Science</Long_Name>
</Data_Center_Name>
<Data_Center_URL>https://www.pangaea.de/</Data_Center_URL>
<Personnel>
<Role>Data Center Contact</Role>
<First_Name>Michael</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Diepenbroek</Last_Name>
<Email>info@pangaea.de</Email>
<Contact_Address>
<Address>Leobener Str.</Address>
<City>Bremen</City>
<Province_or_State>Bremen</Province_or_State>
<Postal_Code>28359</Postal_Code>
<Country>Germany</Country>
</Contact_Address>
</Personnel>
</Data_Center>
<Distribution>
<Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
<Distribution_Size>25 datasets</Distribution_Size>
</Distribution>
<Reference>Tuchen, Franz Philip; Brandt, Peter; Hahn, Johannes; Hummels, Rebecca; Krahmann, Gerd; Bourles, Bernard; Provost, Christine; McPhaden, Michael J; Toole, John M (2022): Two Decades of Full-Depth Current Velocity Observations From a Moored Observatory in the Central Equatorial Atlantic at 0°N, 23°W. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.910979</Reference>
<Reference>Current velocities  in nc format (V3.0) [dataset]. https://store.pangaea.de/Publications/HummelsR_2026/current_velocities_0N_23W_interp_v3_0.nc</Reference>
<Reference>Tuchen, Franz Philip; Brandt, Peter; Hahn, Johannes; Hummels, Rebecca; Krahmann, Gerd; Bourles, Bernard; Provost, Christine; McPhaden, Michael J; Toole, John M (2022): Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2021 (v1.0) [dataset editorial publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.941042</Reference>
<Reference>Tuchen, Franz Philip; Brandt, Peter; Hahn, Johannes; Hummels, Rebecca; Krahmann, Gerd; Bourles, Bernard; Provost, Christine; McPhaden, Michael J; Toole, John M (2023): Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2023 (v2.0) [dataset editorial publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963935</Reference>
<Summary>Since 2001, current velocities have been measured continuously as part of a multilateral collaboration, the Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), that regularly services a moored observatory located at 0°N, 23°W. Here, we present an update of 24 years of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W. With the presented current velocity data product, we aim to provide an important and accessible reference data set against which models and reanalysis output could be validated. The velocity time series will also be helpful for studies focusing on long-term climate variability to search for connections with changes in the equatorial circulation over the last 24 years. Earlier versions of this data product have already been used in a variety of studies and provided a significant contribution to an overall improved understanding of equatorial ocean dynamics. The moored observatory at 0°N, 23°W is an ongoing example of a successful multinational collaboration extending over more than two decades. ** For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996117"!</Summary>
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<URL>http://www.sfb754.de</URL>
<Description>SFB754</Description>
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<Related_URL>
<URL>https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.910979</URL>
<Description>Two Decades of Full-Depth Current Velocity Observations From a Moored Observatory in the Central Equatorial Atlantic at 0°N, 23°W</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.941042</URL>
<Description>Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2021 (v1.0)</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.963935</URL>
<Description>Data product of full-depth current velocity observations at 0°N, 23°W from 2001-2023 (v2.0)</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://store.pangaea.de/Publications/HummelsR_2026/current_velocities_0N_23W_interp_v3_0.nc</URL>
<Description>Current velocities  in nc format (V3.0)</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://triatlas.w.uib.no</URL>
<Description>TRIATLAS</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://www.ifm.uni-hamburg.de/en/research/projects/race.html</URL>
<Description>RACE</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/pmel-theme/atlantic-ocean-pirata</URL>
<Description>PIRATA</Description>
</Related_URL>
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<Metadata_Version>9.4</Metadata_Version>
<DIF_Creation_Date>2026-07-20</DIF_Creation_Date>
<Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2026-08-03</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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