Drifting Buoys (NRT & DM)
The Drifting Buoys GDAC -Global Data Assembly Centre- is the repository of surface drifters data. Both NRT -Near Real Time- and DM -Delayed Mode- data are available on the GDAC. Drifters report generally trajectories, sea-surface temperatures, atmospheric pressures at sea-level, as well as sea-surface salinity or sub-surface temperature in the ocean top layer.
Data and resources
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2000-01-01 – ongoing |
|---|---|
| Date (creation) | 2016-12-16 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | continual |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | A user should acknowledge use of DBCP drifter data in all publications and products where such data are used, preferably with the following standard sentence: "These data were collected and made available under auspices of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP)". |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Created | 2026-11-04 |
| API | package_show |