ADCP data from the AGL buoy, Bay of Biscay (since 2007)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Santander Oceanographic Centre |
| Country | Spain  |
| Project | Climatic Variability Study in North East Atlantic(VACLAN) |
| Time period | June 2007 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | A fixed point in the Bay of Biscay facing the city of Santander. Located 22 miles north of "Cabo Mayor" where the depth is 2500 metres. |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) |
| Instruments | Current profilers |
| Description | |
| Summary | AGL is an ODAS buoy in which there is installed a current profiler to monitor the horizontal velocity and waves. The information is received via Inmarst at Centro Oceanografico de Santander. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Santander Oceanographic Centre |
| Data web site | http://www.boya-agl.st.ieo.es/boya_agl/index.html |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Santander Oceanographic Centre |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | RODRIGUEZ, Carmen |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Santander Oceanographic Centre |
| Telephone | +34 942 291716 |
| Facsimile | +34 942 275072 |
| carmen.rodriguez@st.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | AGL_ADCP_Data |
| Global identifier | 5986 |
| Last revised | 2015-09-01 |
