Dataset on meteorological forcing mechanisms impacting marine circulation and oceanographic variables in the northern part of the Veracruz reef system

The dataset is divided in two main groups. The first group, referred to as “Meteorological data”, consists of air temperature, sea level pressure and U and V components of wind direction and intensity: The second group, referred to as “Oceanographic data”, includes biovolume, sea level and water temperature measurements. The meteorological data is derived from model data obtained from the NAAR-NCEP reanalysis for North America, calculated over the area of the Veracruz reef system, Mexico. On the other hand, the oceanographic data was collected in situ using four ADCPs (Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers) anchored at a depth of 20 m at four different reefs within the Veracruz reef system. Both datasets cover a period of 10 days in November 2008, during which successive low-and high-pressure systems occurred over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. These datasets can be used to evaluate the effect of the pressure changes on marine circulation, residual current and oceanographic variables.