The benthic boundary layer experiment on the Hatteras Abyssal Plain : current and temperature observations
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9623DOI
10.1575/1912/9623Keyword
Ocean currents; Ocean temperatureAbstract
The near bottom density and velocity fields above the Hatteras
abyssal plain were observed with a current/temperature measuring array
and a towed-yo-yoing profiler. This report describes the array data and
includes details of calibration and data quality. Sources of direction
error were diagnosed from vane and compass performance and bearing direction .
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Technical Report: Spencer, Ann, D'Asaro, Eric A., Armi, Laurence, "The benthic boundary layer experiment on the Hatteras Abyssal Plain : current and temperature observations", 1981-02, DOI:10.1575/1912/9623, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9623Related items
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