Joint Air-Sea Interaction (JASIN) 1978 Project Data Set
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From July to September 1978 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | North Rockall Trough, NE Atlantic |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Air pressure; Air temperature; Atmospheric humidity; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Wind strength and direction; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Other meteorological measurements; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Wave height and period statistics; Solar Radiation; Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Anemometers; meteorological packages; current meters; radiometers; discrete water samplers; CTD; current profilers; thermistor chains; radiosondes; wave recorders |
| Description | |
| Summary | The Joint Air-Sea Interaction (JASIN) 78 Project Data Set comprises a variety of measurements including upper air and near surface meteorology, and physical oceanography. Meteorological data include air temperature, pressure, humidity and wind, while oceanographic data include temperature, salinity, currents, wave spectra and short-term wave statistics. The data were collected in the North Rockall Trough, an area of deep water (1000m - 2000m) several hundred kilometres off the west coast of Scotland. The experiment lasted for 2 months from mid-July to mid-September 1978 and comprised 2 intensive observational phases preceded by a preparatory test period. Data were collected using a variety of instrumentation, with meteorological data being provided by radiosondes, tethered balloons, and ship- and aircraft-mounted sensors. Hydrographic data were collected via shipboard deployment of conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) sensor packages (both standard and yoyo profiles), towed thermistor chains, ship-mounted wave recorders and moored temperature and current meters. The JASIN Project was designed to study the interaction of the atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers with the large scale motions of the sea and air. The multiplicity of processes sampled necessitated a large experiment and involved more than 50 teams of investigators from nine countries. The data are held at the British Oceanographic Data Centre and many series are available via BODC's online data delivery portal. |
| Originators | German Hydrographic Institute Institute for Marine Science, University of Kiel Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Met Office, Exeter Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of Karlsruhe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Department of Physical Oceanography |
| Data web site | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/bodc_database/nodb/data_collection/161/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Polly Hadžiabdić (Head of the BODC Requests Team) |
| Address | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Telephone | +44 (0)782 512 0946 |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1048017 |
| Global identifier | 161 |
| Last revised | 2017-03-30 |
