Lagrangian Measurements in the Southern Sector of the Pacific Ocean (1994-2000)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope', Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | From 03/94 to 06/00 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern Sector of the Pacific Ocean |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Skin temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Satellite tracking system |
| Description | |
| Summary | In the framework of the activities of CLIMA - PNRA project (scientific coordinator Giancarlo Spezie), surface drifter have been deployed yearly on the route New Zealand - Terra Nova Bay and/or vice versa, tracking the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, occasionally crossing the Drake Passage or entering the Southern Pacific Current. |
| Originators | Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope', Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia |
| Data web site | http://www.uninav.it/iun.htm |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope', Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | De Stefano M. (IMO-IUN) |
| Address | Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope', Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-119 |
| Global identifier | 3864 |
| Last revised | 2000-06-02 |
