Kerguelen Island Site History
History Summary
| Station Name | Kerguelen Island |
|---|---|
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 Hours) |
| Units | dbars |
| Sample Interval | Hourly |
| Contributors | 1986 - 1988 Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Joseph Proudman Building, Liverpool. U.K.
1989 - 1994 University of Grenoble, FRANCE. |
| Instrument Type | 1986 - 1988 Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure transducer with temperature recorded.
1989 - 1994 Bottom mounted pressure sensor. |
Site Locations
| Observational Period | Latitude | Longitude | Depth(m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27Feb1986 - 17Dec1986 | 48° 51.50' S | 070° 10.00' E | 105 |
| 18Dec1986 - 18Dec1987 | 48° 51.50' S | 070° 10.00' E | 106 |
| 18Dec1987 - 15Dec1988 | 48° 51.50' S | 070° 10.00' E | 106 |
| 16Dec1988 - 31Dec1989 | 48° 51.60' S | 070° 10.80' E | 103 |
| 06Jul1993 - 20Oct1994 | 47° 39.60' S | 069° 21.69' E | 185 |
Datum of the pressure measurements is not maintained from one deployment to the next (see reference), depths given are approximate and pressures are relative. (Reference: Vassie et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(C1), 937-949).
Quality Assessment
Mean and Long-term drift has been removed from the data for the deployments 1986-1988, however no attempt has been made to remove possible drift for deployments 1989-1994.
| Period | Comments |
|---|---|
| Feb 1986 - Dec 1986 | Questionable data (149-152)May 29 - Jun 01, (212) Jul 31 |
| Dec 1986 - Dec 1987 | None |
| Dec 1987 - Dec 1988 | None |
| Dec 1988 - Dec 1989 | Questionable data (360) Dec 25 1988 |
| Jul 1993 - Oct 1994 | None |
