European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED)
Data set information
| General | |
| Data set name | Ahrax Station - subsurface currents outside Mellieha Bay |
|---|---|
| Data holding centre | International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit |
| Country | Malta  |
| Time period | 16/08/92 - 18/08/92 27/10/92 - 21/12/92 21/12/92 - 24/02/92 13/04/93 - 16/07/93 16/07/93 - 14/09/93 28/07/93 - 14/09/93 14/09/93 - 26/11/93 26/11/93 - 01/02/94 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | (Ahrax Station) - The station is positioned on the side of the Ahrax Promontary, (outside Mellieha Bay) on the NorthWestern coastal area of Malta. |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Electrical conductivity of the water column; Raw current meter output parameters; Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output |
| Instruments | Current meters; water body temperature sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | The survey on subsurface currents conducted outside Mellieha Bay forms part of the study to identify the general phenomenology of the hydrodynamics along the northwestern coastal area of the Maltese Islands. The dataset at Ahrax Station runs from Summer 1992 to Summer 1994, with interruptions. Two current meters (one in mid-column position and the other close to the bottom) were deployed initially ( August 1992 - February 1993); subsequent measurements were taken by one instrument at mid-depth position. These measurements were taken together with those at Qawra station for the same period of time. |
| Originators | International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Dr. Aldo Drago (Director of Research) |
| Address | International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit |
| Telephone | +356 -21 - 232493 |
| Facsimile | +356 - 2144 0972 |
| aldo.drago@um.edu.mt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit |
| Local identifier | 45001002 |
| Global identifier | 488 |
| Last revised | 2009-03-17 |