BODC Cruise Metadata Report for Polarfront cruise PF166A
Introduction
This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents
- Cruise Inventory Information
- A summary of BODC data holdings for the cruise from the
- References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports
Cruise Inventory Information
| Long name | Polarfront cruise PF166A |
|---|---|
| Short name | PF166A |
| Objectives and Narrative | The aim of HiWASE is to make direct measurement of the turbulent air-sea fluxes of sensible and latent heat, momentum and CO2 in order to improve the parameterisation of these fluxes in terms of mean meteorological and sea-state variables. In September 2006, instrumentation from the National Oceanographic Centre Southampton was installed on the Ocean Weather Ship MS Polarfront as part of the UK SOLAS project HiWASE led by Dr Margaret Yelland. The instruments will operate continuously for 3 years. Data will therefore be obtained in a wide range of conditions, particularly the poorly-understood high wind speed regime. Data are received via an iridium satellite message once per day and near real-time mean meteorological and wave data can be viewed on the HiWASE web site. |
| Ship | Polarfront |
| Departure Port | Ålesund, Norway |
| Departure Date | 2007-03-21 |
| Arrival Port | Ålesund, Norway |
| Arrival Date | 2007-04-18 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | |
| Responsible Organisation | Unknown |
| Associated Project(s) | UK-SOLAS HiWASE |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | |
| Marsden Squares Visited | |
| Work Area Description | Station Mike 66N;2E Norwegian Sea |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
No information on datasets is currently available for this cruise
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fixed anemometer |
Data are currently being processed |
| 4 | Meteorological measurements with instrument aid |
Data are currently being processed |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772534 | Fixed anemometer |