Experiment name: SCM3 Principal Investigator: S.Rintoul PI's affiliation: CSIRO Marine Research Mooring Name: Central Mooring position: 50.715 deg S, 143.382 deg E Instrument depth: 1570 meters Seafloor depth: 3570 meters Times: starts 04 Mar 1992, ends 26 Sep 1992 Time increment: 60 minutes Instrument type: Aanderaa RCM8 parameter min mean max sd days speed (cm/sec) 1.10 17.39 35.70 6.14 205.8 dir (deg true) 0.00 101.78 359.08 108.23 205.8 u (cm/sec) -17.21 9.09 30.22 7.98 205.8 v (cm/sec) -28.37 7.87 35.16 11.48 205.8 temp (deg C) 2.20 3.48 8.46 1.39 205.8 pressure (db) 774.70 1002.52 1421.50 113.82 205.8 The temperature series shows an unusual 2-degree change of register during the final two weeks of the record. Is it real or is it an instrument error? This instrument, like the meter above it on the mooring, carried a pressure sensor. However, the recorded pressures bear no relation to the instrument's stated depth. We have included the pressure series here because it does show episodes of significant blowover, which we assume are real.
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