Current meter data in La Maddalena Archipelago (Sardinia, Italy), 1976-77
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP) |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | From June 1976 to June 1977 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Archipelago of La Maddalena (9° 22E to 9° 31E; 41° 08N to 41° 13N) off Sardinia |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Unknown |
| Description | |
| Summary | Current measurements were carried out at different times in the period between June 1976 and June 1977 confined at two shallow depths (10-45 meters) in 5 mooring positions. The periods of the recordings varied between 18 and 61 days. RCM4 Aanderaa current meters, equipped with a Savonius rotor and a magnetic compass, provided the speed and the direction of the water flow. The temperature and pressure sensors were a thermistor and a Bourdon tube driving a potentiometer respectively. The sampling rate was 10 minutes, the speed being integrated over this interval. The direction, temperature and pressure were recorded instantaneously every 10 minutes. Spurious and/or degraded data were detected and eliminated and the resulting gaps removed by interpolation. A data set consisting of velocity and water temperature time series was obtained. |
| 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-124 |
| Global identifier | 3859 |
| Last revised | 2003-05-16 |
