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South Florida Program Mooring Deployment #1

Dates: Dec 1995 - May 1996

Current and temperature data

For all ASCII data time series data files in this deployment -  download .zip file here

click here for description of ASCII data format

raw - data edited for data spikes, calibrated and checked for time and geographic continuity
3hlp - 3 hour lowpass filtered data from edited time series
40hlp - 40 hour lowpass (de-tided) filtered data from the 3hlp time series

Current components - U + toward east; V + toward north

Download Data	Mooring	Latitude N	Longitude W	Water Depth	Instr Depth	Instr Type	Deploy Date	Recovery Date	Data Quality
raw 3hlp 40hlp	FB4101 Mid Bay	24 55.78	81 05.59	4.3	3	NWCM 2	12/16/1995	5/13/1996	Ok except for direction offset due to moor  hardware
raw 3hlp 40hlp	FB4102 Mid Bay	24 55.78	81 05.59	4.3	4.3	NTG	12/16/1995	5/13/1996	no data turned itself off
raw 3hlp 40hlp	CS6101 Continental Shelf	25 10.01	81 21.52	8	6	NWCM 2	12/15/1995	?	lost due to broken swivel
raw 3hlp 40hlp	CS14101 Continental Shelf	25 10.04	81 43.53	14	5	NWCM 2	12/15/1995	5/13/1996	knocked off Dec 24 recovered on bottom hit around Dec 24 --ok until then
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Continental Shelf CS14102	25 10.04	81 43.53	14	14	NTG	12/15/1995	5/13/1996	shut off on Jan 21 - data time step needs adjust.
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef T1601	24 .7383	81.7770	27	7	NWCM 2	12/15/1995	5/14/1996	recovered on bottom hit early - no data after Jan 2
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef T1602	24.7383	81.7770	30	27	NWCM 1	12/15/1995	5/14/1996	good data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef L1601	24 32.45	81 24.08	30	17	NWCM 1	12/15/1995	5/14/1996	broken wing good data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef L1602	24 32.45	81 24.08	30	27	NWCM 1	12/14/1995	5/14/1996	good data

Instrument Types

NWCM - Niskin Wing Current Meters

1 - MKI - speed, direction, temperature

2 - MKII - [in non-averaging mode] - speed, direction, temperature

3- MKII - [in vector averaging mode] - speed, direction, temperature, conductivity

NTG - Niskin Tide Gauge

Niskin Wing Current Meter Configuration

NWCM MK II ---- Instrument serial numbers greater than 300

Parameters: Vector averaged velocity components, water temperature, conductivity

Sampling configuration: Vector averaging mode with switch settings:

20 minute sample interval

16 readings/burst

2 sec burst interval

Measurement = one sample taken every 20 minutes, vector averaged over 32 seconds

NWCM MK I ----- Instrument serial numbers less than 300

Parameters: Current speed, current direction, water temperature

Sampling configuration: Non-averaging mode with switch settings:

60 minute sample interval

4 readings/burst

2.6 second burst interval

Measurement = Four samples once every hour recorded over a period of 10.4 seconds

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