STD, thermistor and current meter data in Strait of Sicily and area between Sicily and Sardinia (1970,72) during MEDMILOC project
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | May 1970, September 1972 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | A network of 160 stations covering the Strait of Sicily, and the area between Sicily and Sardinia |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Current meters; thermistor chains |
| Description | |
| Summary | The direct calculation of fluxes was compared with previous ones obtained with different methods. Short period STD time series and a longer (9 days) thermistor array record in the Strait of Sicily revealed small fluctuations with a semi-diurnal period. |
| Originators | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Data web site | http://www.saclantc.nato.int |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Availability | Academic |
| Contact | Michel Rixen |
| Address | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-165 |
| Global identifier | 3809 |
| Last revised | 1993-01-08 |
