UpTempO


Measuring the Upper layer Temperature of the Polar Oceans

DATA SUMMARY PAGE

Available Data
The following quantities (reported hourly) are generally available:
1) Temperature at nominal depths (typically between 0 & 60 m).
2) Ocean Pressure at 1 to 3 nominal depths (typically 20m, 40m, & 60m).
3) Atmospheric Sea Level Pressure

Some buoys contain additional information such as conductivity and temperature at a single depth of ~4m, wind speed and direction, and air temperature. Data files also contain battery voltage and sometimes submergence. An explanation of all possible buoy parameters is available here: Buoy Parameters

Specific details for each buoy are given in the header of each data file. Graphics and additional information about each buoy are accessible via the "GO" button in the tables below.

A summary of the physical quantities available for each Level 2 processed buoy is provided, as well as three additional tables providing lists of buoys that contain Air Temperature, Salinity, or Wind information:
Buoy Summary Table
Data Format
As of August, 2016, there are two levels of data available for download: "Level 1: RAW", and "Level 2: QC data". All data files are ASCII.

Level 1: RAW data

RAW data are updated weekly for buoys that are currently active. No attempt has been made to filter or alter the data in any way.

LEVEL 2: QC data

Level 2 data are a processed version of the RAW Level 1 data. This processing is applied only after a buoy has stopped reporting data and we have given up listening for a signal from it. Details are provided in the Level 2 Data Processing Report.

Numbering System
UpTempO Buoys:
UpTempO buoys ID numbers identify their year of deployment, and their order of deployment in that year (yyyy-nn). The secondary number starts over at 01 for each new year. (eg 2014-01, 2015-01).

WARM Buoys:
WARM buoy ID numbers all start with a W, and increase sequentially with each new buoy deployment, regardless of the year (W-nn).

JAMSTEC WARM Buoys:
ID numbers for WARM buoys owned by JAMSTEC all start with a JW, and increase sequentially with each new buoy deployment, regardless of the year (JW-nn).


LOG OF DATA CHANGES
As we work to improve our data set, the data files will be updated from time to time. A record of these changes is available here:
LOG OF DATA CHANGES


Looking for Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data?
The upper-most thermistor is not always in water. In fact, sometimes the thermistor string can be pulled up out of the ocean by ridging ice, in which case the upper-most thermistor in water can be several thermistors down. To help you determine which thermistor value most accurately reflects SST for any given record, we've created a "First Wet Thermistor (FWT)" field to provide this information. For details, check out:
How to use the FWT index to find SST


These plots show satellite derived sea surface temperature from NOAA and ice concentration from NSIDC for the date stated. The shallowest (generally 0m or 2.5m) UpTempO temperatures are plotted and numbered. A gray dot indicates that the buoy is reporting a temperature value outside the range of -2 to 10C.

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

There are three ways to download UpTempO data:

1.Click the "GO" button in the tables below to access additional information about each buoy. Download options are available on these individual buoy pages.

2. Individual buoy data files can be downloaded directly from the tables below. For each buoy, the highest level of data available for the buoy is provided in the tables. If a buoy has stopped reporting but only has LEVEL 1 data available, this means we are still listening in the hope that it may come back to life. We generally wait through the following summer before giving up in complete despair.

3. Bulk data downloads are available via anonymous ftp for all buoys that have stopped reporting:
UpTempO Data FTP Access
UpTempO Buoys reporting in the week prior to 3/ 1/2021
IMEIWMO Buoy ID Deployment
Vessel		Date
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Graphics
Info., &
Data		Download
Raw Data
30023406851483048016602019-1SIZRS 7/10/201971.98N 150.07W
GO
LEVEL 1
3002340679399104802641JW-2WARM 4/19/202071.45N 141.80W
GO
LEVEL 1
300234061160500NA2020-1MIRAI 2/ 9/202175.78N 191.62E
GO
LEVEL 1
UpTempO 2019 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2019		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
30023406032093025015452019-4MOSAiC10/26/2019-90.00N 180.00W 8/ 9/2020-90.00N 180.00W
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406032094025015462019-5MOSAiC10/ 6/2019-90.00N 180.00W 8/15/2020-90.00N 180.00W
GO
LEVEL 1
300234067936870NAW-9WARM 3/31/2019 71.33N 156.68W12/ 8/2019 76.02N 179.15W
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406851945048016702019-2SIZRS 8/14/2019 72.01N 149.82W 3/ 1/2021 79.92N 167.20W
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406871948048016692019-3SIZRS 9/12/2019 72.02N 149.97W12/18/2019 72.97N 165.12W
GO
LEVEL 1
UpTempO 2018 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2018		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300234066712490NAJW-1ICEX 3/22/2018 72.30N 148.82W 4/10/2018 72.62N 154.72W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234066711310NAW-7WARM 3/29/2018 72.39N 149.58W 8/15/2018 71.42N 160.61W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234066713470NAW-8WARM 3/30/2018 71.84N 144.31W 8/15/2018 71.47N 159.65W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406473709047015052018-1Amundsen 6/14/2018 62.20N 88.37W10/ 5/2018 63.48N 76.66W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406473510048016362018-2SIZRS 9/18/2018 72.12N 150.36W 8/ 1/2019 70.05N 175.69E
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2017 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2017		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
3002340647390804801641W-6WARM 3/ 9/2017 72.76N 147.28W 2/14/2018 77.06N 164.98W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234064734090NAW-5WARM 3/11/2017 71.98N 148.04W 4/16/2017 72.76N 153.97W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406470931048016342017-1SIZRS 7/15/2017 72.93N 150.36W 8/10/2017 73.31N 152.23W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406571842048016392017-2Sikuliaq 8/20/2017 70.98N 161.93W11/21/2017 74.78N 167.69W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406571339048016382017-3Mirai 9/ 3/2017 72.47N 155.42W12/20/2017 72.25N 164.16E
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406473708048016352017-4Healy 9/10/2017 70.98N 161.09W 5/17/2019 85.15N 165.25E
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406541912048016372017-5Laurier 9/30/2017 70.33N 133.74W12/20/2017 72.07N 174.80E
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2016 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2016		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
30023406386915048016102016-1ICEX 3/24/2016 73.28N 151.91W 8/28/2016 75.70N 167.70W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406399266048016112016-2Healy 7/ 9/2016 71.59N 161.50W11/28/2016 73.72N 160.11W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406399490048016162016-3Araon 8/20/2016 76.00N 161.00W 9/23/2016 76.12N 148.17W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406249142048016172016-4Ukpik 8/23/2016 70.40N 141.20W12/22/2018 75.75N 155.94W
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406386117048016142016-5Amundsen 8/31/2016 71.01N 135.52W 2/19/2017 70.22N 133.44W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406399385048016132016-6Amundsen 9/ 1/2016 70.44N 139.02W10/19/2017 76.11N 157.19W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406399168048016122016-7Healy 9/ 5/2016 74.60N 144.91W11/22/2019 81.09N 156.73W
GO
LEVEL 1
30023406399187048016152016-8Amundsen 9/ 7/2016 73.41N 129.32W 7/22/2017 73.59N 155.49W
GO
LEVEL 2
30023406399060048016182016-9Sikuliaq 9/15/2016 71.86N 161.27W 4/10/2017 74.02N 166.39W
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2015 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2015		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300234062951960NAW-3WARM 3/22/2015 70.20N 148.45W 2/ 8/2016 75.67N 166.62E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062957970NAW-4WARM 3/22/2015 70.20N 148.45W10/28/2016 82.43N 164.69W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062958970485112015-1Healy 7/11/2015 71.07N 164.60W11/ 2/2015 47.59N 122.34W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061655460486502015-2SIZRS 7/28/2015 72.75N 141.60W 5/22/2016 75.45N 163.20E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062065260486512015-3SIZRS 7/29/2015 71.25N 140.51W10/15/2015 75.27N 165.85W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062061010486722015-4SIZRS 8/11/2015 72.95N 142.05W 9/24/2015 73.03N 157.53W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062656350486552015-5SIZRS 8/11/2015 71.88N 142.20W12/17/2015 74.56N 179.56W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062490470486482015-6Healy 8/18/2015 73.41N 168.81W 8/24/2015 73.38N 169.88W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062492480NA2015-7Healy 8/19/2015 74.99N 170.19W 8/26/2015 75.01N 176.00W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234062955990485272015-8SIZRS 9/10/2015 70.43N 165.29W11/ 9/2015 68.11N 176.89W
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2014 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2014		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300234060233190486482014-1APLIS 4/ 1/2014 72.46N 149.20W 9/ 9/2014 74.01N 179.45W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060235160486492014-2APLIS 4/ 1/2014 72.45N 149.01W 9/14/2014 74.71N 179.53W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011882260486502014-3SIZRS 7/25/2014 72.01N 141.48W 8/15/2014 72.64N 148.40W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061639650486512014-4SIZRS 7/24/2014 72.92N 139.81W 9/ 8/2014 73.92N 146.58W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060238150486812014-5Araon 8/13/2014 77.36N 146.14W 8/ 1/2015 75.46N 150.39W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061876910486722014-6SIZRS 8/14/2014 71.93N 141.08W 8/22/2014 72.22N 140.90W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061870940486552014-7SIZRS 8/15/2014 73.07N 140.98W12/21/2014 73.53N 174.30E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060239180486822014-8Araon 8/15/2014 76.76N 148.91W 3/17/2015 75.33N 147.18W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060341390486752014-9Amundsen 8/27/2014 73.34N 128.28W 9/26/2016 83.49N 164.68E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060345390486742014-10Amundsen 8/28/2014 73.66N 127.97W 9/ 5/2014 73.60N 127.34W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060340370486732014-11Amundsen 8/30/2014 73.29N 128.55W 5/ 5/2017 81.79N 133.94W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060233150486792014-12Polarstern 9/ 2/2014 85.16N 144.59E 9/23/2015 83.44N 17.76W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060236150486782014-13Mirai 9/ 6/2014 74.38N 162.96W 2/ 2/2016 82.54N 154.22W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060235320486772014-14Mirai 9/14/2014 74.55N 162.51W10/ 6/2014 75.68N 163.44W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060237170486762014-15Mirai 9/14/2014 74.91N 161.58W10/16/2014 76.62N 168.42W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060233160486802014-16Polarstern10/ 2/2014 73.68N 29.88E 7/ 2/2015 71.60N 47.39E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061653450NAW-1WARM 3/ 6/2014 70.40N 66.73E 2/ 5/2015 72.55N 174.95E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234061655470NAW-2WARM 4/ 4/2014 89.41N 20.53E 11/25/2015 64.13N 21.83W
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2013 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2013		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300234011340110NA2013-1Palmer 3/26/2013-67.07N 135.17W 4/12/2013-66.51N 135.74W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011342110NA2013-2Palmer 3/26/2013-67.13N 135.58W 6/17/2013-66.51N 135.90W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011343110NA2013-3Palmer 3/26/2013-67.20N 136.06W 4/ 9/2013-66.61N 134.89W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060456620NA2013-4Ukpik 8/ 4/2013 71.42N 149.49W10/15/2013 74.95N 170.30W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060456740NA2013-5Louis 8/12/2013 74.01N 150.08W 9/ 2/2013 73.23N 151.48W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011884260NA2013-6SIZRS 8/14/2013 72.70N 151.36W 8/29/2013 73.05N 158.79W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011242970485402013-7Louis 8/17/2013 75.98N 160.06W 1/12/2015 81.47N 150.10W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234060451580NA2013-8Louis 8/18/2013 77.01N 170.02W10/13/2013 76.78N 175.82E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011242840485392013-9Louis 8/22/2013 77.52N 147.84W 9/14/2014 75.44N 134.69W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011241960485382013-10Louis 8/26/2013 76.00N 139.75W 5/ 5/2014 76.77N 162.95W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011244950NA2013-11Araon 8/26/2013 75.50N 158.75W 2/23/2014 77.05N 174.34W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011245960485422013-12Araon 8/27/2013 77.47N 164.11W 2/ 6/2015 75.61N 134.88W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011244960NA2013-13Healy 8/30/2013 71.19N 136.91W 9/ 3/2013 70.97N 136.29W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011245950485412013-14Araon 8/30/2013 76.43N 178.87W 8/16/2016 72.06N 141.15W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011246740255842013-15Federov 8/30/2013 80.82N 132.62E 10/14/2014 82.31N 28.09E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011244780NA2013-16Healy 8/31/2013 70.23N 138.71W11/11/2013 72.34N 154.03W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011242990NA2013-17Healy 9/ 1/2013 70.59N 142.41W10/28/2013 72.50N 158.14W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011243770NA2013-18Healy 9/ 3/2013 71.40N 148.86W10/12/2013 73.49N 158.78W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011246950255852013-19Federov 9/ 3/2013 80.25N 155.87E 12/15/2014 85.16N 59.31W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011247800255862013-20Federov 9/ 7/2013 80.39N 126.39E 1/23/2015 83.51N 21.32E
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2012 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2012		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300234011918240NA2012-1Palmer 2/19/2012-70.98N 106.21W 5/22/2012-68.73N 100.84W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011240600NA2012-2Louis 8/ 7/2012 72.51N 139.97W 8/ 8/2012 72.55N 140.00W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011162190NA2012-3Louis 8/ 8/2012 72.60N 144.70W10/30/2012 72.91N 155.87W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011468710NA2012-4Louis 9/ 4/2012 76.78N 137.84W10/16/2012 76.53N 135.72W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011240990NA2012-5Louis 9/ 5/2012 76.93N 139.48W 8/24/2013 74.18N 166.88W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011246990NA2012-6PolarStern 9/ 5/2012 81.88N 130.88E 12/10/2012 81.84N 138.75E
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011243950NA2012-7Healy 9/ 9/2012 78.92N 161.90W10/13/2012 77.89N 155.75W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234011247980NA2012-8PolarStern 9/10/2012 85.26N 124.27E 11/ 9/2012 83.78N 126.01E
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2011 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2011		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
30023401073208048006332011-1APLIS 3/22/2011 72.98N 146.71W12/ 4/2011 71.44N 169.92E
GO
LEVEL 2
300034012488880NA2011-2Healy 7/18/2011 72.85N 151.92W 9/18/2011 74.00N 172.20W
GO
LEVEL 2
300034013707960NA2011-3Louis 8/ 6/2011 77.00N 140.05W 6/ 1/2012 73.72N 162.89W
GO
LEVEL 2
300034012196870NA2011-4Louis 8/ 8/2011 76.09N 138.28W 3/30/2012 70.94N 172.01W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234010956630NA2011-5Araon 8/ 8/2011 77.77N 162.29W 5/22/2013 71.96N 155.90W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234010957630NA2011-6Araon 8/16/2011 76.29N 167.15W 1/ 7/2012 0.00N 0.00E
GO
LEVEL 2
300034013610530NA2011-7Healy 8/17/2011 71.59N 145.01W 6/ 3/2012 74.45N 179.44W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234010957610NA2011-8Amundsen 8/23/2011 74.88N 128.09W 9/ 4/2011 74.22N 129.54W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234010953640NA2011-9Amundsen 8/28/2011 71.60N 133.29W10/28/2011 72.61N 152.88W
GO
LEVEL 2
300234010853910NA2011-10Laurier 9/30/2011 72.81N 155.03W10/23/2011 74.92N 162.71W
GO
LEVEL 2
UpTempO 2010 Non-Reporting Buoys
IMEIWMOBuoy ID
2010		 VesselDate
Deployed		Position
Deployed		Date
last
Report		Position
last
Report		Graphics
info. &
Data		Download
Data
300034012772020NA2010-1Araon 7/26/2010 75.03N 159.48W 9/ 7/2011 79.61N 143.15W
GO
Level 2
300034012586420NA2010-2Araon 8/ 9/2010 74.99N 165.00W12/ 9/2010 78.16N 169.22E
GO
Level 2
300034013618650NA2010-3Amundsen 8/17/2010 71.16N 135.67W10/22/2010 74.29N 164.91W
GO
Level 2