Expendable Dissipation Profiler (XDP) Data from the Mediterranean Out- Flow Experiment: R/V OCEANUS Cruise 202 Leg V

Abstract

Between the 21st and the 28th of September 1988, a total of 61 Expendable Dissipation Profilers (XDPs) were released from the R/V Oceanus on cruise 220 Leg V over the continental slope in the Gulf of Cadiz and in the Strait of Gibraltar. The profiles were made to obtain data on the rate of dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy from in situ measurements of the vertical shear of horizontal velocity, over wavenumbers of 4 to 120 cpm. This report describes the instrumentation used, discusses the data acquisition and processing methods, and presents the processed data. The data can be used, with data of mean vertical shear measured concurrently by T. Sanford, to estimate the Reynolds stress in the Mediterranean out-flow-plume. Keywords: CTD oceanographic data; Sea water salinity temperature; Dissolved oxygen; Kinetic energy dissipation rate; Ocean tides; Ocean currents; Continental slopes; Expendable vertical profilers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208833

Entities

People

  • Jean Lynch
  • Rolf Lueck

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Data Acquisition
  • Energy
  • Expendable
  • Frequency
  • Gibraltar
  • High Gain
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Recording Systems
  • Regions
  • Salinity
  • Security
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.