Moored current meter data from the Atlantic north equatorial counter current near 6°N 28°W (March-October, 1984)
Citable URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8274Location
6°N, 28°WDOI
10.1575/1912/8274Keyword
Deep-sea moorings; Ocean currents; Ocean temperatureAbstract
This third and final report presents current and wind data
from a three part mooring deployment in the Atlantic North Equatorial
Countercurrent near 6°N and 28°W. A Vector Averaging Wind Recorder
(VAWR) measured wind velocity, sea surface temperature, air temperature,
barometric pressure and solar insolation. Four Vector
Measuring Current Meters (VMCM) measured current velocity and temperature
at depths of 20, 75, 150, and 300m. The mooring was deployed
on March 26, 1984 and recovered on October 12, 1984.
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Levy, E., & Richardson, P. L. (1985). Moored current meter data from the Atlantic north equatorial counter current near 6 degree N 28 degree W (March-October, 1984). Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/8274Related items
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