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Autonomous Buoy MIG-1 (Southern Baltic Sea)

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General  
Data holding centreMaritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Operational Oceanography
CountryPoland  Poland
Time period2000 (May) - ongoing
OngoingYes
Geographical area

In the southern Baltic Sea, 8 Nm north from Wladyslawowo. The location of the buoy is: 54° 56.12' N, 18° 31.57' E (May 2000 - 31th October 2006) 54° 55.774' N, 18° 32.33' E (since 2nd November 2006)

Observations 
Parameters

Air pressure; Air temperature; Atmospheric humidity; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Wind strength and direction; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Solar Radiation

Instruments

Current profilers; CTD; meteorological packages

Description 
Summary

Data is collected on the autonomous buoy with marine meteorological station, CTD and bottom-mounted ADCP for current profiling installed. Measurements are made every 30 minutes and averaging time depends on type of data. Organised in time-series on single buoy location. Data from 2000 with some gaps dependant on maintenance/repairs periods. Maritime Institute in Gdansk is the only data originator.

OriginatorsMaritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Operational Oceanography
Availability 
OrganisationMaritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Operational Oceanography
AvailabilityUnknown
ContactJuliusz Gajewski
Address

Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Operational Oceanography
ul. Dlugi Targ 41/42 PO Box 82
Gdansk

80-830
Poland

Telephone+48 58 3018724
Facsimile+48 58 320 32 56
Emailjulgaj@im.gda.pl
Administration 
Collating centreInstitute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute, Poland
Local identifier21013001
Global identifier1707
Last revised2009-01-07