*2021/12/06 10:06:09.99 *IOS HEADER VERSION 2.0 2016/04/28 2016/06/13 MATLAB *FILE START TIME : UTC 2014/04/16 14:52:36.000 END TIME : UTC 2014/04/19 07:20:59.000 TIME INCREMENT : 0 0 5 0 0 ! (day hr min sec ms) TIME UNITS : Minutes NUMBER OF RECORDS : 37 DATA DESCRIPTION : Drifting Buoy NUMBER OF CHANNELS : 6 $TABLE: CHANNELS ! No Name Units Minimum Maximum !--- --------------- ------------ ------------ ---------- 1 Record_Number n/a 1 37 2 Date YYYY/MM/DD n/a n/a 3 Time HH:MM:SS n/a n/a 4 Latitude degrees 53.19945 53.61623 5 Longitude degrees -130.11102 -129.65659 6 Flag:At_Sea n/a 1 1 $END $TABLE: CHANNEL DETAIL ! No Pad Start Width Format Type Decimal_Places !--- --------- ----- ----- ---------- ---- -------------- 1 ' ' ' ' 8 F R4 1 2 ' ' ' ' ' ' YYYY/MM/DD D ' ' 3 ' ' ' ' ' ' HH:MM:SS T ' ' 4 999.00000 ' ' 10 F R4 5 5 999.00000 ' ' 11 F R4 5 6 9 ' ' 2 D I 0 $END $REMARKS At_Sea flags have the following significance: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 = Not classified. 1 = Good - at sea, freely floating (valid). 2 = Bad - at sea but trapped in rocky intertidal (floating but not free). 3 = Bad - on land (grounded, test data, etc.). 4 = Bad - at sea (large GPS error, on ship, etc.). 5 = Bad - land travel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $END *ADMINISTRATION MISSION : 2014-015 AGENCY : IOS, Ocean Sciences Division, Sidney, B.C. COUNTRY : Canada PROJECT : WC - Douglas Channel SCIENTIST : Vagle S. PLATFORM : Vector $REMARKS For information about the IOS drifter program see https://www.waterproperties.ca/drifters $END *LOCATION GEOGRAPHIC AREA : Douglas Channel LATITUDE : 53 11.96700 N ! (deg min) LONGITUDE : 130 6.66120 W ! (deg min) LATITUDE 2 : 53 36.97380 N ! (deg min) LONGITUDE 2 : 129 39.39540 W ! (deg min) *RECOVERY TIME FOUND : UTC 0000/01/00 LATITUDE FOUND : 0 0.00000 N ! (deg min) LONGITUDE FOUND : 0 0.00000 E ! (deg min) *INSTRUMENT TYPE : Oceanetic Measurement MODEL : Surface Circulation Tracker ID : 11 DEVICE ID : 2510399 $REMARKS http://www.oceanetic.com. SCT buoy hull: Height 50 cm. Beam 25 cm. Draft 33 cm. Dry Weight 1.1 kg. Saturated Weight ~3.0 kg. Freeboard ~0.3 cm. Ratio of Cross-section Area ~1 : 15 (above water : below water). Materials cellulose sponge, cork, aluminum, zinc, steel. Deployment by hand from ship. SPOT Trace transmitter: https://www.findmespot.com. Waterproofing IPX7, 1 m for up to 30 minutes, if USB port is sealed with manufacturer supplied cover. Temperature range -30 C to +60 C. Dimensions L= 8.7 cm x W= 5.1 cm x H= 2.1 cm. Weight 0.1 kg (negatively buoyant). Batteries 4 x standard L92 batteries. Tracking interval 5, 10, 30, 60 minutes (option for 2.5 minutes). Operating lifetime 10-11 days typical with 5 minute rate, under ideal conditions. Position accuracy 7.8 m with 95% confidence level. See also: Hourston, R.A.S., Martens, P.S., Juhasz, T., Page, S.J. and Blanken, H. 2021. Surface ocean circulation tracking drifter data from the Northeastern Pacific and Western Arctic Oceans, 2014-2020. Can. Data Rep. Hydrogr. Ocean Sci. 215: vi + 36 p. https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/40986500.pdf Page, S.J., Hannah, C., Juhasz, T., Spear, D., and Blanken, H. 2019. Surface circulation tracking drifter data for the Kitimat Fjord system in northern British Columbia and adjacent continental shelf for April, 2014 to July, 2016. Can. Data. Report. Hydrog. Ocean.Sci. 328: vi + 33 p. https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/40789676.pdf $END *HISTORY $TABLE: PROGRAMS ! Name Vers Date Time Recs In Recs Out ! ---------- ---- ---------- -------- --------- --------- DRIFTS2IOS 1.0 2021/12/06 10:06:10 37 37 $END $REMARKS -DRIFTS2IOS processing: 2021/12/06 10:06:09 All atSea=4,5 locations were removed. $END *COMMENTS Data processed using drifteval software provided by R.Pawlowicz, see: Pawlowicz, R., Hannah, C. and Rosenberger, A., 2019. Lagrangian observations of estuarine residence times, dispersion, and trapping in the Salish Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 225, p.106246. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771419302719 *END OF HEADER 1.0 2014/04/16 14:52:36 53.19945 -129.65659 1 2.0 2014/04/18 06:55:29 53.48748 -130.01534 1 3.0 2014/04/18 06:59:34 53.48880 -130.01796 1 4.0 2014/04/18 07:04:32 53.49031 -130.02167 1 5.0 2014/04/18 07:09:31 53.49185 -130.02553 1 6.0 2014/04/18 07:14:29 53.49371 -130.02933 1 7.0 2014/04/18 07:19:27 53.49572 -130.03281 1 8.0 2014/04/18 07:24:29 53.49815 -130.03577 1 9.0 2014/04/18 07:29:24 53.50062 -130.03831 1 10.0 2014/04/18 07:34:25 53.50296 -130.04085 1 11.0 2014/04/18 07:39:26 53.50539 -130.04375 1 12.0 2014/04/18 07:44:18 53.50766 -130.04628 1 13.0 2014/04/18 07:49:19 53.50972 -130.04883 1 14.0 2014/04/18 07:54:53 53.51236 -130.05045 1 15.0 2014/04/18 07:59:13 53.51426 -130.05171 1 16.0 2014/04/18 08:04:11 53.51668 -130.05342 1 17.0 2014/04/18 08:09:10 53.51929 -130.05540 1 18.0 2014/04/18 08:14:08 53.52176 -130.05710 1 19.0 2014/04/18 08:19:06 53.52409 -130.05838 1 20.0 2014/04/18 08:24:05 53.52634 -130.05936 1 21.0 2014/04/18 08:29:03 53.52858 -130.06032 1 22.0 2014/04/18 08:34:01 53.53080 -130.06116 1 23.0 2014/04/18 08:38:59 53.53285 -130.06187 1 24.0 2014/04/18 08:43:57 53.53478 -130.06264 1 25.0 2014/04/18 08:48:54 53.53670 -130.06308 1 26.0 2014/04/18 08:54:30 53.53883 -130.06351 1 27.0 2014/04/18 08:58:49 53.54045 -130.06361 1 28.0 2014/04/18 09:03:46 53.54235 -130.06366 1 29.0 2014/04/18 09:08:46 53.54441 -130.06366 1 30.0 2014/04/18 09:13:46 53.54652 -130.06358 1 31.0 2014/04/18 09:18:46 53.54846 -130.06332 1 32.0 2014/04/18 09:23:46 53.55045 -130.06271 1 33.0 2014/04/18 09:28:46 53.55250 -130.06177 1 34.0 2014/04/18 09:33:46 53.55472 -130.06119 1 35.0 2014/04/18 09:38:46 53.55625 -130.06139 1 36.0 2014/04/19 07:11:04 53.61535 -130.10959 1 37.0 2014/04/19 07:20:59 53.61623 -130.11102 1