Seasonal Gyres in the Western Irish Sea 1995-1997
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 1995-1997 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Western Irish Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents) |
| Instruments | Current meters; CTD undulators; salinity sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | This NERC funded project (Grant GR3/9601) set out to observe density-driven circulation in the western irish Sea. Hydrographic data from CTDs were already banked with BODC. This is here supplemented by the Searover data and the tracks of free-floating satellite-tracked Argos drifters drogued at the level of the thermocline. |
| Originators | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| References | Horsburgh, K.J., Hill, A. E., Brown, J., Fernand, L., Garvine, R. W., and Angelico, M. M. P. (2000) Seasonal evolution of the cold pool gyre in the western Irish Sea., Progress in Oceanography 46 (1): 1-58. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Head of Department |
| Address | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Telephone | +44 1248 351151 |
| enquiries@sos.bangor.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1021011 |
| Global identifier | 349 |
| Last revised | 2009-04-27 |
