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Glider observations of mesoscale physical-biological interactions off the coast of Oman (2015-2016)

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General  
Data holding centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time period04 March 2015 - 27 March 2016
OngoingNo
Observations 
Parameters

Optical backscatter; Light absorption in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Platform or instrument orientation; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Density of the water column

Description 
Summary

This dataset consists of observations from two autonomous underwater gliders deployed by the University of East Anglia, UK and Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. The two Seagliders, Humpback (serial number SG579) and Orca (serial number SG510), collected data to investigate physical-biological interactions in the water column. The gliders were deployed in the Gulf of Oman approximately 10 km from Muscat, at the 120 m isobath. Both gliders repeatedly surveyed a 76 km section across the shelf, continental slope and open ocean between 24°15' N, 59° E and 23°39.5' N, 58°39' E. Humpback, SG579, obtained 1,424 vertical profiles over a 91 day period (04 March 2015 to 03 June 2015), repeating the section 24 times. Orca, SG510, obtained 1,646 vertical profiles over a 109 day period (09 December 2015 to 27 March 2016), repeating the section 28 times. The glider data were processed using the UEA Seaglider Toolbox and standard techniques were used for calibration of the data. The data are held at BODC as a series of netCDF, .eng and .log files alongside a .mat file containing all processed data.

OriginatorsUniversity of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences
Data web sitehttps://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/697eb954-f60c-603b-e053-6c86abc00062/
Availability 
OrganisationBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactPolly Hadžiabdić (Head of the BODC Requests Team)
Address

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Merseyside
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Telephone+44 (0)782 512 0946
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Emailenquiries@bodc.ac.uk
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1048Gliders_SG510_SG579
Global identifier6794
Last revised2023-12-08