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Oceanographic data collected for the Greenland-Iceland-Faroes experiment (1990)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
General | |
Data holding centre | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
Country | United Kingdom |
Time period | From 19 June to 30 July 1990 |
Ongoing | No |
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. |
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 | 1025021 |
Global identifier | 331 |
Last revised | 2009-05-22 |