Temperature and pressure data from moored current meter casts in the South Atlantic Ocean from 27 January 1986 - 15 April 1987 (NODC Accession 9500007)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2016
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 9500007; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; WATER TEMPERATURE; current meter; mooring; thermistor; continuous; current measurements; physical; time series; FIXED PLATFORM; Texas A&M University; ABYSSAL BOUNDARY CURRENT STUDIES (ABCS); South Atlantic Ocean; oceanography
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/{94DFE4FB-A3A7-449C-BC56-4C1CCD3B027A}

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.