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Water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-08-18 to 2012-06-30 (NCEI Accession 0164585)

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A set of eight moorings were set up across the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone to measure the intermediate and deep water variability for a two-year period, from a depth of 500 meters to the ocean floor. The moorings held a total of three McLane Moored Profilers (MMPs), 10 Nortek AquaDopp current meters, 18 Aanderaa RCM11 current meters, and 36 SBE MicroCATs, deployed from 18-20 August 2010 through 28-30 June 2012. This yielded a nearly two-year record of velocity, temperature, conductivity, pressure, and salinity across the interface between the generally eastward flowing Labrador Sea Water carried underneath the North Atlantic Current and the westward flowing deep Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water. Data files provided in netcdf format.
  • Cite as: Bower, Amy; Furey, Heather; Trafford, Leah (2017). Water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-08-18 to 2012-06-30 (NCEI Accession 0164585). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164585. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-08-18 to 2012-06-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -35.447
East: -35.268
South: 52.118
North: 52.925
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General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-08-04
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: KMWBND
Purpose Measure the physical properties across the interface between the generally eastward flowing Labrador Sea Water carried underneath the North Atlantic Current and the westward flowing deep Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Bower, Amy; Furey, Heather; Trafford, Leah (2017). Water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-08-18 to 2012-06-30 (NCEI Accession 0164585). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164585. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: NSF
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Bower, Amy; Furey, Heather; Trafford, Leah (2017). Water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-08-18 to 2012-06-30 (NCEI Accession 0164585). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164585. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2017-08-04T16:50:25Z - NCEI Accession 0164585 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: TEMPERATURE - WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Data Quality Information: Visual inspection, out of water data omitted.
  • Data Type: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: S/m; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Data Quality Information: Visual inspection, out of water data omitted.
  • Data Type: PRESSURE - WATER [HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Data Quality Information: Visual inspection, out of water data omitted.
  • Data Type: SALINITY (calculated); Units: practical salinity unit; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Derived from conductivity, pressure, and temperature measurements.
  • Data Type: CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) (measured); Units: centimeters per second; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: current meter; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Geomagnetic correction applied using IGRF11 model.
  • Data Type: CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) (measured); Units: centimeters per second; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: current meter; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Geomagnetic correction applied using IGRF11 model.
  • Data Type: CURRENT DIRECTION (measured); Units: degree; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: current meter.
  • Data Type: CURRENT METER - SPEED (measured); Units: centimeters per second; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: current meter.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • CTD - moored CTD
  • current meter
Platform
  • moorings
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