Arabian Sea Mixed Layer Dynamics Experiment: Mooring Recovery Cruise Report, R/V Thomas Thompson, Cruise Number 52, 14 October-25 October 1995

Abstract

An array of surface and subsurface moorings was deployed in the Arabian Sea to provide high quality time series of local forcing and upper ocean currents, temperature, and conductivity in order to investigate the dynamics of the ocean's response to the monsoonal forcing characteristic of the area. The moored array was first deployed during R/V Thomas Thompson cruise number 40; recovered and redeployed during R/V Thomas Thompson cruise number 46 and recovered to conclude the deployment during R/V Thomas Thompson cruise number 52. The array was part of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded Arabian Sea experiment. This report describes, in a general manner, the work that took place during the R/V Thomas Thompson cruise number 52. A detailed description of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) surface mooring and its instrumentation is provided. Information about the XBT and CTD data and near surface temperature data collected during the cruise is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA323863

Entities

People

  • Bryan S. Way
  • Jonathan D. Ware
  • Richard A. Trask
  • Robert A. Weller
  • William M. Ostrom

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Arabian Sea
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Birds
  • Coatings
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Recording Systems
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Transmitters
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.