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Current meter, bottom pressure and met. data in Strait of Sicily during the JANUS Experiment (1985-86)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP) |
Country | Italy |
Time period | From November 1985 to June 1986 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Strait of Sicily |
Observations | |
Parameters | Air pressure; Temperature of the water column; Electrical conductivity of the water column |
Instruments | Current meters |
Description | |
Summary | During the WMCE the Stazione Oceanografica developed an observational program called the Janus Experiment, for the study of the water exchanges and characteristics in the Strait of Sicily. Three current meter moorings were deployed in the Strait of Sicily along the 13° E meridian from November 1985 to June 1986 (35.90° N, 12.93° E; 36.45° N, 12.98° E; 36.15° N, 12.98° E). Pressure gauges were deployed at Mazara del Vallo, Pantelleria and Lampedusa. An additional bottom pressure gauge was deployed in the middle of the strait. Wind direction and speed, atmospheric pressure, and temperature were collected by a weather station assembled aboard an oil tanker moored on the Sicilian shelf. |
Originators | CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP) |
Data web site | http://www.iof.cnr.it |
Availability | |
Organisation | CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP) |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Astraldi Mario |
Address | CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP) |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-132 |
Global identifier | 3851 |
Last revised | 1992-08-31 |