The data on this web site are organized into convenient tables for easy access. Data outside this period may appear on this web site to add continuity to the WOCE observations. A two year field experiment involving an array of five surface moorings deployed in the eastern North Atlantic. One time lines are hydrographic sections completed only once during the WOCE field phase. Repeat lines are hydrographic sections or regions upon which multiple cruises are completed during the WOCE field phase.
Vessels normally drift for several days near the time series site.
The data tables contain eight columns of information for each hydrographic section. An alphanumeric code that identifies the WOCE hydrographic section. The cruise track code is defined in the format documentation or by clicking the header in any of the data tables. For your convenience, we have provided cruise maps for each quality controlled hydrographic section. These can be accessed from our map page or from the data page for an individual cruise.