Dataset: mixed_layer
Deployment: NBP-96-04A

Mixed Layer Depths, Ross Sea and APFZ

Principal Investigator:

Walker O. Smith (Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VIMS)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Cynthia L. Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

U.S. JGOFS Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS)

Version:

April 25, 2002

Deployment Synonyms:

NBP9604A, NBP96_4A

Version Date:

2002-04-25

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/451030/data

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Description

Mixed Layer Depths, Ross Sea and APFZ

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Deployment-specific acquisition description

   PI:              Walker O. Smith
   of:              University of Tennesee, Knoxville
   dataset:         Ross Sea Mixed Layer Depths
   dates:           October 17, 1996 to November 06, 1996
   location:        N: -76.4733  S: -78.0175  W: 168.9800  E: -170.5797
   project/cruise:  AESOPS/NBP-96-4A - Ross Sea Process Cruise 1
   ship:            R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

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Instruments

CTD Sea-Bird

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: CTD Sea-Bird

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/130/

Generic Description:

Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) sensor package from SeaBird Electronics, no specific unit identified. This instrument designation is used when specific make and model are not known. See also other SeaBird instruments listed under CTD. More information from Sea-Bird Electronics.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
event	event number, from event log		event
sta	station number, from event log		sta
cast	cast number		cast
date	date as YYYYMMDD		date
yrday	day of year where Jan 1 = day 1		yrday
lat_begin	starting latitude of cast, negative = south	decimal degrees	lat_begin
lon_begin	starting longitude of cast, negative = west	decimal degrees	lon_begin
MLD_0d01_d	mixed layer depth as defined by a change in sigma-t of 0.01 from the surface value	meters	no_bcodmo_term
MLD_0d02_d	mixed layer depth as defined by a change in sigma-t of 0.02 from the surface value	meters	no_bcodmo_term
MLD_0d05_d	mixed layer depth as defined by a change in sigma-t of 0.05 from the surface value	meters	no_bcodmo_term
depth_light_1	depth of 1% light level penetration	meters	no_bcodmo_term
depth_light_0d1	depth of 0.1% light level penetration	meters	no_bcodmo_term
time	time of day	decimal hours	no_bcodmo_term
lat_n	nominal latitude (- = south, + = north)	decimal degrees	lat_n
lon_n	nominal longitude (- = west, + = east)	decimal degrees	lon_n
MLD_0d01_dp	mixed layer pressure delta potential density from surface = .01	decibars	no_bcodmo_term
MLD_0d02_dp	mixed layer pressure delta potential density from surface = .02	decibars	no_bcodmo_term
MLD_0d05_dp	mixed layer pressure delta potential density from surface = .05	decibars	no_bcodmo_term
CTD_top_db	pressure of first reported CTD observation	decibars	no_bcodmo_term
CTD_top_m	depth of first reported CTD observation	meters	no_bcodmo_term

Database

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Dataset: mixed_layer
Deployment: NBP-96-04A

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Database

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Dataset: mixed_layerDeployment: NBP-96-04A

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Dataset: mixed_layer
Deployment: NBP-96-04A