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Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean (POEM) Project - Current Meter Data (1986-89)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Country | Greece |
Project | Physical Oceanography of Eastern Mediterranean(POEM) |
Time period | From March 1986 to September 1989 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Straits of the Cretan Arc |
Observations | |
Parameters | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) |
Instruments | Current meters |
Description | |
Summary | The research programme in the frame of which the data set were gathered aimed towards the best understanding of the phenomenology and the dynamics of the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean. During 52 cruises in the Tyrrhenian, Aegean, Ionian and Levantine Seas CTD data were collected from an extensive grid of stations. In addition 30 moorings were deployed from March 1986 to September 1989 in the Straits of the Cretan Arc. The data set comprises 83 time series with 10 minute values of speed, direction, temperature and conductivity. |
Originators | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Availability | |
Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Availability | Unrestricted |
Contact | A. Iona |
Address | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Telephone | +30-22910-76367 |
Facsimile | +30-22910-76347 |
data@hnodc.hcmr.gr | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 6005013 |
Global identifier | 1184 |
Last revised | 2015-03-23 |