FASINEX (Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment) January - June 1986. FASINEX Moored Current Meter Array Data Report Including WHOI (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Meteorologically Instrumented Surface Moorings (F2-845, F4-846, F6-847, F8-848, F10-849) and WHOI Long Term Subsurface Moorings (F1-829, F12-830)
Abstract
The Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) examined air-sea interaction in the vicinity of sea surface temperature fronts in the Subtropical Convergence Zone (STCZ). Mooring measurements were made from five surface, four Profiling Current Meter (PCM) and two longer duration subsurface moorings. The surface moorings collected oceanographic and meteorological data, using a 3- meter instrumented discus buoy and eight to ten Vector Measuring Current Meters (VMCMs) and Vector Averaging Current Meters (VACMs). The surface buoy carried a Vector Measuring Wind recorder (VAWR) and a Meteorological Recorder (MR) which measured wind speed and direction, sea surface temperature (SST), air temperature, insolation, barometric pressure and relative humidity. The MR also transmitted meteorological and engineering data via ARGOS. The VMCMs and VACMs, placed from 10 to 4000 m, measured oceanic velocities and temperatures. This report presents meteorological and oceanographic data from the seven W.H.O.I. moorings, with major emphasis on the surface mooring data. Details of the moored array and a statement of data return and quality are also included. (jes)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA209604
Entities
People
- Kenneth H. Brink
- Nancy J. Pennington
- Robert A. Weller
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution