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South Florida Program Mooring Deployment #8

Dates: Apr 1999 - Sep 1999

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	FB4 Mid Bay	24 55.78N	81 05.59W	4.3	3.3	NWCM 2	4/8/1999	10/02/99	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	FB4 Mid Bay	24 55.78N	81 05.59W	4.3	4.3	SEACAT	4/8/1999	10/02/99	ok for 100 days then press failed, possible cracked cond cell.
raw 3hlp 40hlp	ADCP B	25 10.075N	81 29.15W	11.6	11.6	SEACAT			ok to day 230,then total instr failure-a shift in pressure of about +13m took place around jd 119
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Mid Cape	25 07.45N	81 09.24W	3.6	3.6	SEACAT	?	?	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef	24 44.29N	81 46.62W	26	6	Microcat	4/5/1999	9/29/1999	Ryan
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef	24 44.29N	81 46.62W	26	7	AACM	4/5/1999	9/29/1999	good until 5/15 then spd quit can fill with one below
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef	24 44.29N	81 46.62W	26	17	AACM	4/5/1999	9/29/1999	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Tennessee Reef	24 44.29N	81 46.62W	26	26	SEACAT	4/5/1999	9/29/1999	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk- Marathon	24 40.48N	81 01.25W	11.6	4	Microcat	4/7/1999	9/29/1999	Ryan
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk- Marathon	24 40.48N	81 01.25W	11.6	5.7	OPC			not Liz _ ?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk- Marathon	24 40.48N	81 01.25W	11.6	6.9	AACM	4/7/1999	9/29/1999	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk-Looe	24 35.333N	81 23.158W	9.4	4	Microcat			Ryan
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk-Looe	24 35.333N	81 23.158W	9.4	5.5	AACM	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk-Looe	24 35.333N	81 23.158W	9.4	7	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	failed
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Hawk-Looe	24 35.333N	81 23.158W	9.4	9	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	4	Argonaut	4/7/1999	9/30/1999	good
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	7.5	Microcat			Ryan
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	9.2	OPC			not Liz _ ?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	10	TKSA	4/7/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	15	TKSA	4/7/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef	24 32.51N	81 24.12W	24	21	AACM	4/7/1999	9/30/1999	failed- no data
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	1.3	Microcat	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	Ryan
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96		OPC			not Liz _ ?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96		TAPS			not Liz _ ?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	15	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	25	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	35	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	50	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	70	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	91	RDI 300khz	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	Cell: 4m/ # cells: 25/ Ensm int: 10 min
raw 3hlp 40hlp	Looe Key Reef ADCP	24 30.159N	81 23.825W	96	95	TKSA	4/6/1999	9/30/1999	?

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

Microcat ----

OPC ----

TKSA ----

SEACAT ----

AACM ----

RDI ADCP ----

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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