Environmental Research Division

Derived Winds and Ocean Transports

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These data contain products generated by ERD from the FNMOC sea level pressure fields.

ERD's Historical Product for 15 positions along the North American west coast at each 3 degrees of Latitude from 21N to 60N. Each of these data files contain: surface atmospheric pressure; northward component of surface wind; eastward component of surface wind; northward wind stress; eastward wind stress; wind stress curl; cube of wind speed; northward component of Ekman transport; eastward component of Ekman transport; offshore component of Ekman transport; direction of offshore component of Ekman transport; vertical velocity into the Ekman layer; and Sverdrup transport.
- below (text files of entire series, size indicated), or
- on ERD's Live Access Server for customized subsections of the data and alternate file formats.

Global monthly derived winds and transports can be obtained for any point on the ocean (Northern Hemisphere: 1967 - present, Southern Hemisphere: 1981 - present).
- on ERD's Live Access Server, or
- if the products on the Live Access Server do not fit your needs, products can also be obtained by special request.

Current Month's products. Derived winds and ocean transports for the current month (6-hrly from the 1st day of the current month to 0600 Pacific Time of the current day) can be obtained here.

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