Originator:

Dr. Ned Smith

Institution:

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

5600 US 1 North

Fort Pierce FL 34946

Telephone numbers:

voice 561 465 2400 x 441

fax 561 468 0757

Electronic Mail:

email Nsmith@hboi.edu

Cruise Date:

Dates of surveys 1984 to 2001

Number of surveys 207

number of data sets 304 files

Location:

Geographic region Florida Keys

North boundary 25 degrees 30 minutes

East boundary	80 degrees 10 minutes

West boundary	81 degrees 50 minutes

South boundary 24 degrees 30 minutes

Parameters:

Current meters cm/s

temperature Degrees C

salinity PSU

pressure Decibars, Meters

water levels Meters

Measurements made at preselected depths as noted.

File format:

ASCII characters with header records. Example below:

EXAMPLE:

G.O. CURRENT AND TEMPERATURE DATA FROM HAWK CHANNEL SITE OFF BAHIA HONDA

DATA BEGINS:0950EDT AUG 1, 1991 ENDS:1115EST DEC 5, 1991

HOURLY DATA TRIPLETS INCLUDE EAST-WEST CURRENTS (cm/s) FIRST, NORTH-SOUTH

CURRENTS SECOND AND TEMPERATURE (C) LAST DATA READS ACROSS

SITE LOCATION: 24 deg 36.25' N, 81 deg 16.69' W

Data were recorded 4 m above the bottom in 13 m of water in Hawk Channel

seaward of Bahia Honda Key

-0.1 0.1 30.26 0.6 -0.3 30.39 -0.3 0.2 30.40

0.3 -0.4 30.44 0.1 -0.5 30.45 -0.9 -1.0 30.45

-0.5 -0.9 30.41 -3.8 -6.0 30.39 -3.0 -4.6 30.45

-2.1 -3.4 30.48 -1.2 -2.0 30.48 -1.1 -0.5 30.49

-0.8 1.2 30.50 0.0 1.0 30.51 0.1 0.2 30.46

0.3 -0.5 30.47 -0.5 0.1 30.46 -1.2 -0.6 30.47

-0.9 -0.5 30.44 -3.5 -3.1 30.41 -5.8 -9.2 30.45

Index file to identify data files:

DATA8401.Summary Word perfect file