Current meter data in the Channel of Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 15 November 1990 to 22 July 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Channel of Ibiza (Balearic 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 | Includes data obtained from a line of six current meters moored in the middle of the Channel of Ibiza. The shallowest current meter was moored at a depth of 100m, and the deepest at 700m. Sea-floor depth was 800m. The salinity values obtained by the current meters are considered inaccurate. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Malaga Oceanographic Centre |
| 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 | 8036022 |
| Global identifier | 2670 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-13 |
