UpTempO


Measuring the Upper layer Temperature of the Polar Oceans

DATA SUMMARY PAGE

Available Data
Click on “GO” to see more info, basic graphics, and to download data for each buoy. The following quantities (reported hourly) are available:
1) Temperature at nominal depths (typically between 2.5 and 60 m).
2) Ocean Pressure at 1 or 2 nominal depths (typically 20m and 60m).
3) Sea Level Pressure
Data Format
There is one ASCII data file available for each buoy, updated weekly. The columns of the file are as follows: Year, Month, Day, Hour (UMT), Latitude, Longitude, Ocean pressure 1, Ocean Pressure 2 (if exists), Temperature at nominal depth 1, Temp at nominal depth 2, etc…, Sea Level Pressure, Battery Voltage. More specific details are given in the heading of each data file, and specifics are also given for each buoy via links in the tables below.
Caution!
We provide raw UpTempO buoy data here as a "rapid data service" to the community. However, as of October 2011 we are working through our quality control (QC) procedure. Preliminary analysis indicates that buoy thermistor data may have a warm bias of a few tenths of a degree Celsius, with a bias-corrected RMS error relative to CTD data of less than a tenth of a degree. We will have the QC'd data available ASAP. Thanks for your understanding.
These plots show satellite derived sea surface temperature from NOAA and ice concentration from NSIDC for the date stated. The 2.5m (or 0m when 2.5 does not exist) UpTempO temperatures are plotted and numbered. A gray dot indicates that the buoy is reporting an unrealistic temperatue value.

Use the buttons below to page through past images of buoy locations. Click a month to jump to the first image posted for that month.
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UpTempO Buoy Data and Graphics
UpTempO Reporting Buoys through 3/ 9/2014
IMEI Buoy ID Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Graphics
Info., &
Data
300234011242970 2013-7Louis 8/17/201375.98N 160.06W
GO
300234011242840 2013-9Louis 8/22/201377.52N 147.84W
GO
300234011241960 2013-10Louis 8/26/201376.00N 139.75W
GO
300234011245960 2013-12Araon 8/27/201377.47N 164.11W
GO
300234011245950 2013-14Araon 8/30/201376.43N 178.87W
GO
300234011246740 2013-15Federov 8/30/201380.82N 132.62E
GO
300234011246950 2013-19Federov 9/ 3/201380.25N 155.87E
GO
300234011247800 2013-20Federov 9/ 7/201380.39N 126.39E
GO
UpTempO 2013 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIBuoy ID
2013		 Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date of last
Report		Position of last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data
300234011244950 11Araon 8/26/2013 75.50N 158.75W 2/23/2014 77.05N 174.34W
GO
300234011340110 1Palmer 3/26/2013-67.07N 135.17W 4/12/2013-66.51N 135.74W
GO
300234011342110 2Palmer 3/26/2013-67.13N 135.58W 6/17/2013-66.51N 135.90W
GO
300234011343110 3Palmer 3/26/2013-67.20N 136.06W 4/ 9/2013-66.61N 134.89W
GO
300234060456620 4Ukpik 8/ 4/2013 71.42N 149.49W10/15/2013 74.99N 170.20W
GO
300234060456740 5Louis 8/12/2013 74.01N 150.08W 9/ 2/2013 73.23N 151.48W
GO
300234011884260 6SIZRS 8/14/2013 72.70N 151.36W 8/29/2013 73.05N 158.79W
GO
300234060451580 8Louis 8/18/2013 77.01N 170.02W10/13/2013 76.78N 175.82E
GO
300234011244960 13Healy 8/30/2013 71.19N 136.91W 9/ 3/2013 70.97N 136.29W
GO
300234011244780 16Healy 8/31/2013 70.23N 138.71W11/11/2013 72.34N 154.03W
GO
300234011242990 17Healy 9/ 1/2013 70.59N 142.41W10/28/2013 72.50N 158.14W
GO
300234011243770 18Healy 9/ 3/2013 71.40N 148.86W10/12/2013 73.49N 158.78W
GO
UpTempO 2012 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIBuoy ID
2012		 Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date of last
Report		Position of last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data
300234011243950 6Healy 9/ 9/2012 78.92N 161.90W10/13/2012 77.89N 155.75W
GO
300234011468710 2Louis 9/ 4/2012 76.78N 137.84W10/16/2012 76.53N 135.72W
GO
300234011240600 0600Louis 8/ 7/2012 72.51N 139.97W 8/ 8/2012 72.55N 140.00W
GO
300234011162190 1Louis 8/ 8/2012 72.60N 144.70W10/30/2012 72.91N 155.87W
GO
300234011247980 5PolarStern 9/10/2012 85.26N 124.27E 11/ 9/2012 83.78N 126.01E
GO
300234011246990 4PolarStern 9/ 5/2012 81.88N 130.88E 12/10/2012 81.84N 138.75E
GO
300234011240990 3Louis 9/ 5/2012 76.93N 139.48W 8/24/2013 74.18N 166.88W
GO
300234011918240 3Palmer 2/19/2012-70.98N 106.21W 5/22/2012-68.73N 100.84W
GO
UpTempO 2011 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIBuoy ID
2011		 Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date of last
Report		Position of last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data
300234010732080 1APLIS 3/22/2011 72.98N 146.71W12/ 4/2011 71.44N 169.92E
GO
300034012488880 3Healy 7/18/2011 72.85N 151.92W 9/18/2011 74.00N 172.20W
GO
300034013707960 5Louis 8/ 6/2011 77.00N 140.05W 6/ 1/2012 73.72N 162.89W
GO
300034012196870 4Louis 8/ 8/2011 76.09N 138.28W 3/30/2012 70.94N 172.01W
GO
300034013610530 2Healy 8/17/2011 71.59N 145.01W 6/ 3/2012 74.45N 179.44W
GO
300234010957610 6Amundsen 8/23/2011 74.88N 128.09W 9/ 4/2011 74.22N 129.54W
GO
300234010953640 7Amundsen 8/28/2011 71.60N 133.29W10/28/2011 72.61N 152.88W
GO
300234010853910 10Laurier 9/30/2011 72.81N 155.03W10/23/2011 74.92N 162.71W
GO
300234010957630 8Araon 8/16/2011 76.29N 167.15W 1/ 7/2012 0.00N 0.00E
GO
300234010956630 9Araon 8/ 8/2011 77.77N 162.29W 5/22/2013 71.96N 155.90W
GO

UpTempO 2010 Buoys

UpTempO 2010 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIBuoy ID
2010		 Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date of last
Report		Position of last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data
300034012772020 5Araon 7/26/2010 75.03N 159.48W 9/ 7/2011 79.61N 143.15W
GO
300034012586420 6Araon 8/ 9/2010 74.99N 165.00W12/ 9/2010 78.16N 169.22E
GO
300034013618650 2Amundsen 8/17/2010 71.16N 135.67W10/22/2010 74.29N 164.91W
GO