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South Florida Program Mooring Deployment #2

Dates: May 1996 - Nov 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	FB4201 Mid Bay	24 55.78N	81 05.59W	4.3	3	NWCM 2	5/13/1996	11/7/1996	no data - not on ?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	FB4202 Mid Bay	24 55.78N	81 05.59W	4.3	4.3	NTG	5/13/1996	11/7/1996	good data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Continental Shelf CS6201	25 10.01N	81 21.52W	8	6	NWCM 2	5/13/1996	11/7/1996	no data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Continental Shelf CS14201	25 10.04N	81 43.53W	14	5	NWCM 2	5/13/1996	11/7/1996	data not good - u/v quit completely on May 21
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Continental Shelf CS14202	25 10.04N	81 43.53W	14	14	NTG	5/13/1996	11/7/1996	good data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef T1701	24 .7383N	81.7770W	27	7	NWCM 2	5/14/1996	11/8/1996	data may be ok -need to reread tape with correct coeff.
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef T1702	24.7383N	81.7770W	30	27	NWCM 1	5/14/1996	11/8/1996	ok data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef T1703	24.7383N	81.7770W	30	30	NTG	5/14/1996	11/8/1996	good data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef L1701	24 32.45N	81 24.08W	30	17	NWCM 1	5/14/1996	N/A	lost until 12/16/96 lost broken at swivel
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef L1702	24 32.45N	81 24.08W	30	27	NWCM 1	5/14/1996	N/A	lost until-12/16/96 data good till Nov 14, not clear when it was dragged-recvrd in water depth 83’

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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