ACM29 (Labrador Sea)

This experiment produced 25 current meter records from 9 moorings. You can view metadata and download the current records by clicking on links in the table below. Each current meter record is identified in the table by its depth. A brief description of the experiment also is available. You may want to look at a map first to see where the mooring was. If you download any of the current meter records you should review the note on file format. From here you can also move up one level to the list of WOCE experiments.

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Time series of current speed, current direction, water temperature and in some cases pressure were obtained with Aanderaa RCM8 current meters. Moorings were placed at three locations: in the center of the Labrador Sea, where the water depth is about 3400 m; near the 3000 m contour at the base of the continental slope; and near the 1000 m contour on the slope (see map).

Related publications

Pickart, R.S., W.M. Smethie, J.R.N. Lazier, E.P. Jones and W.J. Jenkins (1996): Eddies of newly formed upper Labrador Sea water. J. Geophys. Res., 101(C9), 20711-20726.

Marshall, J.F. et al (1998): The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment. Bull. of the American Met. Soc., 79(10), 2033-2058.

Lilly, J.M., P.B. Rhines, M. Visbeck, R. Davis, J.R.N Lazier, F. Schott and D. Farmer (1999): Observing deep convection in the Labrador Sea during winter 1994/95. J. Phys. Oceanog., 29(8) Part 2, 2065-2098.

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netCDF is a self-documenting format that can be accessed by a variety of software tools. You can click here to learn about netCDF and available software packages that can be used to read and manipulate netCDF files.

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