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Oceanographic data collected for the Greenland-Iceland-Faroes experiment (1990)

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreDefence Evaluation Research Agency
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time periodFrom 19 June to 30 July 1990
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Iceland-Faroes frontal zone, East Greenland current

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; bathythermographs; CTD; satellite positioning systems; current profilers; thermistor chains

Description 
Summary

The data set resulted from a thermistor chain survey to investigate the temporal and spatial scales for remote sensing studies and to examine the detailed structure of the Marginal ice zone. Data collected included thermistor chain, navigation, surface meteorology, XBT, CTD and shipborne ADCP. Data were collected by the Applied Oceanography Section of the Sonar Performance Division at DRA, Portland. Thermistor chain, 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.

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 identifier1025021
Global identifier331
Last revised2009-05-22