Oceanographic data collected for the shelf edge studies acoustic measurement experiment 2 (1996)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 27 July-03 September 1996 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | NW approaches, Hebridean shelf |
| 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 | Anemometers; meteorological packages; bathythermographs; CTD; satellite positioning systems; current profilers; thermistor chains |
| Description | |
| Summary | This data set resulted from the first DERA contribution to the Shelf Edge Studies - SES programme undertaken by the UK civilian oceanographic community. They were collaborative trials involving DERA, NRL Stennis, France and the Netherlands making oceanographic, geoacoustic and acoustic measurements. The data were collected by the Military Oceanography Group at the Platform Systems Integration Department at DERA Winfrith. All data have been screened for format errors and corrected to produce a clean dataset. |
| Originators | Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| References | Scott, J.C. (1997) 'SESAME-2 'Preliminary report on the achievements of the trial', DERA-SS(PS)-CR96070 |
| 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 | 1025028 |
| Global identifier | 338 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
