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North East Atlantic, Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Sea experiment (1989)

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General  
Data holding centreDefence Evaluation Research Agency
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time periodFrom 26 August to 4 November 1989
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Norwegian Atlantic Current, Norwegian Sea

Observations 
Parameters

Air pressure; Air temperature; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Wind strength and direction; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column

Instruments

Meteorological packages; fluorometers; bathythermographs; CTD undulators; CTD; satellite positioning systems; current profilers; thermistor chains; radiosondes

Description 
Summary

The data set comprises the Applied Oceanography Section thermistor chain contribution to the UK/German/Norwegian oceanographic and acoustic survey in the Norwegian Sea. Data collected included thermistor chain, navigation, meteorology, sea surface temperature with radiometer, XBT, CTD and shipborne ADCP. Data were collected by the Applied Oceanography Section of the Sonar Performance Division at DRA, Portland. Thermistor chain, sea surface temperature (from radiometer), XBT, navigation and meteorology data are stored in the DRA archive system and have been processed to the DRA standard MIDAS user data file format. These data have been screened for format and data errors and corrected to produce a 'clean' data set. The CTD and ADCP data are also stored in the division archive but, as yet, have not been converted to MIDAS format or screened.

OriginatorsDefence 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 
OrganisationDefence Evaluation Research Agency
AvailabilityLicence
ContactDr. Graham Jackson
Address

Defence Evaluation Research Agency
Winfrith Technology Centre
Winfrith
Dorchester
DT2 8XJ
United Kingdom

Telephone+44 1305 212763
Emailgjackson@dera.gov.uk
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1025018
Global identifier328
Last revised2009-05-22