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| Title: | Temperature and pressure data from moored current meter casts in the South Atlantic Ocean from 1986-01-27 to 1987-04-15 (NODC Accession 9500007) |
| Abstract: | Temperature and pressure data were collected using moored current meter casts in the South Atlantic Ocean from January 27, 1986 to April 15, 1987. Data were submitted by Texas A&M University as part of the Abyssal Boundary Current Studies (ABCS) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F015) format. Full current meter moorings descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. |
| Date received: | 19950110 |
| Start date: | 19860127 |
| End date: | 19870415 |
| Seanames: | South Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -42 |
| East boundary: | -35 |
| North boundary: | -47 |
| South boundary: | -50 |
| Observation types: | continuous, current measurements, physical, time series |
| Instrument types: | current meter, mooring, thermistor |
| Datatypes: | BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Nowlin Jr., Dr. Worth D. |
| Submitting institution: | Texas A&M University |
| Collecting institutions: | Texas A&M University |
| Contributing projects: | ABCS |
| Platforms: | FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES (317F) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | These data files are in NODC F015 format. This format is described at
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html and the codes used in this format are listed at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.txt. Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, the NODC reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PI: Nowlin, Dr. Worth Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: COLLEGE STATION state: TX postal: 77843-3146 country: UNITED STATES |
| Availability date: | 19950110 |
| Metadata version: | 6 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2016-11-18 15:10:46+00 |