Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) : velocity data report for deployments 1 to 5
Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) : velocity data report for deployments 1 to 5
Date
2012-09
Authors
Duncombe Rae, Chris M.
Plueddemann, Albert J.
Plueddemann, Albert J.
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14°50'N, 51°00'W
Northwest tropical Atlantic
Northwest tropical Atlantic
DOI
10.1575/1912/5444
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Abstract
This report presents velocity data from the Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS)
deployments 1 through 5, from March 30, 2001, to February 28, 2006. The NTAS project
has maintained a series of moorings near 14°50'N, 51°00'W in the northwest tropical Atlantic
for air-sea flux measurement. The moorings include a surface buoy outfitted with Air-
Sea Interaction Meteorology (ASIMET) systems for determination of bulk air-sea fluxes and
oceanographic sensors along the upper 120 m of the mooring line. This report describes and
presents the velocity data recovered from current meters and Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
(ADCPs) during the first five years of the NTAS project.
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Duncombe Rae, C. M., & Plueddemann, A. J. (2012). Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS): velocity data report for deployments 1 to 5. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/5444