Abstract
The present dataset corresponds to the current meter ocean velocity records from the Guyana Abyssal Gyre Experiment (GAGE) projects. These velocity measurements were obtained between 2000-2002 and explored by several studies over the years: e.g., Mauritzen et al. (2002) (https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JC001114), Kanzow (2004) (https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00001228), Kanzow et al. (2006) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2005.12.007). Through this data publication we make this historical dataset broadly available to the scientific community as part of recent efforts to understand the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) flow in the North Atlantic. The GAGE dataset consists of six current meter moorings along 16°N between the Guadeloupe archipelago and the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that measured ocean velocity between February 2000 and April 2002 between 1400-5200 m. Together with the Meridional Overturning Variability Experiment (MOVE)'s (https://mooring.ucsd.edu/move/) current meter/hydrographic moorings in the same region, this dataset represents a unique observational platform to study the North Atlantic Deep Water and AABW velocity patterns in the Tropical North Atlantic. Here you can find processed-quality-controlled velocity product and the raw velocity measurements from the individual instruments.