Current meter data off the coast of Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From December 1989 to January 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Marsden Square 074-86. Anchorage locations: 18° 03'2N 16° 45'6W and 28° 08'5N 16° 49'3W off Punta del Camison and south of Playa San Juan, respectively |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Electrical conductivity of the water column |
| Instruments | Current meters |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data from two pairs of current meters anchored off the Southwest of Tenerife by the team of Physical Oceanography on board the 'Agamenon' between December 1989 and January 1991. Sampling periods were approximately quarterly. The current meters were situated at a depth of about 150 and 250m. Samples were taken hourly for the five available parameters (temperature, conductivity, pressure, speed and direction). |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Oceanographic Centre of Canary Island |
| Data web site | http://www.ieo.es |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Alvaro Fernandez (Director) |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Telephone | +34 91 5974443 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 974770 |
| director@md.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8036005 |
| Global identifier | 2653 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-13 |
