Physical Oceanography Report STD Data from Drifting Ice Station Fram I.

Abstract

From April 29, 1979 to May 6, 1979 a total of 88 casts were made with a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) instrument at the drifting ice station Fram I. Profiles were taken at least twice a day from the surface to 700 m and at more closely spaced intervals during special phases of the experiment. A separate helicopter C/STD survey was also conducted during the experiment and the resulting data were reported separately. Static calibration of the temperature, conductivity and depth sensors was provided by bottle and reversing thermometer data. Least squares, best-fit polynomials, whose parameters were temperature (T), conductivity (C) and depth (D) converted the observed data to final data. Standard level listings of temperature, potential temperature, salinity, sigma-t, specific volume anomaly, dynamic height and sound velocity are given for each cast along with plotted profiles of temperature, salinity and sigma-t. Nested profiles of temperature and salinity are also provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134244

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Hunkins
  • T. O. Manley
  • Werner Tiemann

Organizations

  • Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Conductivity
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Sets
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Salinity
  • Specific Volume
  • Temperature Gradients

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space