Current meter and hydrographic station data between Tenerife and Gran Canaria in 1979/80
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From April 1979 to December 1980 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Marsden Squares 074-85 and 86, Canary Islands |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Salinity sensor; current meters |
| Description | |
| Summary | 40 hydrographic stations were sampled in the course of two cruises of R/V 'Agamenon' in the channel separating Gran Canaria from Tenerife. Temperature and salinity were measured from the surface down to 1,500m. Some stations launched drifters for the study of surface currents. Four moored 24- hour stations using Aanderaa current meters in depths of 300 metres and parachute follow-ups during two tides were carried out. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Oceanographic Centre of Canary Island |
| 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 | 8036009 |
| Global identifier | 2657 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-13 |
