Multi-ship and aircraft oceanographic and acoustic survey of the Iceland-Faroes frontal zone (1985)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 14 November to 9 December 1985 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Iceland-Faroes frontal zone, eastern North Atlantic |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Air pressure; Air temperature; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Wind strength and direction; Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Meteorological packages; bathythermographs; CTD |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises the data collected during a multi-ship and aircraft oceanographic and acoustic survey of the Iceland-Faroes frontal zone. Data collected include meteorology, XBT, CTD and environmental parameters. Data were collected by the Tactical Exploitation Section of the Sonar Performance Division at DRA, Portland. All data have been screened for format and data errors and corrected to produce a 'clean' data set. |
| Originators | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| References | Geddes, N.R. (1993) Measured Data Sets held by DRA Sonar Performance Division (1993)., Report DRA/US/USSF/TM93201/1.0 |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Dr. Graham Jackson |
| Address | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| Telephone | +44 1305 212763 |
| gjackson@dera.gov.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1025005 |
| Global identifier | 315 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
