Metadata from CMDAC Accession 1770

Experiment name:        Deep Basin (ACM12)

Principal Investigator: W.Zenk

PI's affiliation:       IFM-Kiel

Mooring Name:           DBK/343

Mooring position:       31.153 deg S,   38.823 deg W

Instrument depth:       925 meters

Seafloor depth:         3652 meters

Times:                  starts 13 Jan 1991, ends 20 Dec 1991

Time increment:         120 minutes

Instrument type:        Aanderaa RCM5



  parameter         min     mean      max       sd     days

speed (cm/sec)      0.99     7.23    26.09     4.53    342.0

dir (deg true)      0.00   248.48   359.67   109.89    342.0

u (cm/sec)        -21.19    -1.34    16.98     4.15    342.0

v (cm/sec)        -16.21     3.59    23.89     6.39    342.0

temp (deg C)        3.28     4.12     4.92     0.24    342.0

pressure (db)     917.80   919.84   942.10     3.49    342.0



Speed and direction in this record are not of high quality. There

are many short linear interpolations in speed, most of them a few

hours to a day in length. Direction appears to contain a few

interpolations, but a greater problem is that the compass stuck at

336 degrees for much of the experiment. Only the first 2 months

(approximately) of the direction series is useful. The speed series

is mostly OK through the end of October 91. Use these data with caution.

The current meter's battery failed about 11 months after deployment.

Move up one level.

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