Ocean current speed and direction in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica in 2017 (part 1)

Ocean current speed and direction were recorded at 5-minute intervals at a nominal depth of 100 m in McMurdo Sound at 77.7667 °S, 165.2000 °E by an Aanderaa Seaguard single-point current meter. The dates covered by the ocean current observations are from 3-11-2017 06:35:02 UTC to 20-11-2017 22:55:02...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robinson, Natalie J, Leonard, Greg H, Frazer, Eamon K, Langhorne, Patricia J, Grant, Brett, Stewart, Craig L, De Joux, Pete
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2020
Subjects:
Aanderaa Seaguard single-point current meter
CMA
Current direction
Current meter
Aanderaa
Current speed
DATE/TIME
DEPTH
water
frazil ice
ice shelf water plume
McMurdo_Mooring2
McMurdo Sound
platelet ice
Sea ice
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.923753
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.923753
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Summary:Ocean current speed and direction were recorded at 5-minute intervals at a nominal depth of 100 m in McMurdo Sound at 77.7667 °S, 165.2000 °E by an Aanderaa Seaguard single-point current meter. The dates covered by the ocean current observations are from 3-11-2017 06:35:02 UTC to 20-11-2017 22:55:02 UTC. Current speed is provided in units of cm/s. Current direction is provided in degree relative to true north and is the direction the current is flowing towards.

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