Copernicus Marine In Situ - Global Ocean-Delayed Mode in situ Observations of surface (drifters, HFR) and sub-surface (vessel-mounted ADCPs) water velocity

This delayed mode product designed for reanalysis purposes integrates the best available version of in situ data for ocean surface currents and current vertical profiles. It concerns three delayed time datasets dedicated to near-surface currents measurements coming from three platforms (Lagrangian surface drifters, High Frequency radars and Argo floats) and velocity profiles within the water column coming from the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP, vessel mounted only). The latest version of Copernicus surface and sub-surface water velocity product is also distributed from Copernicus Marine catalogue.

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Date (publication)2025-11-01
Date (revision)2025-12-01
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseCC-BY (Creative Commons - Attribution)
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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