Experiment name: ACM11 (Deep Basin) Principal Investigator: H.Mercier PI's affiliation: Lab Phys des Oceans Mooring Name: R1 Mooring position: 0.728 deg N, 14.767 deg W Instrument depth: 3950 meters Seafloor depth: 4235 meters Times: starts 17 Nov 1992, ends 31 Oct 1994 Time increment: 120 minutes Instrument type: Aanderaa RCM5 parameter min mean max sd days speed (cm/sec) 1.70 8.04 23.57 3.89 712.7 dir (deg true) 0.11 100.51 359.77 54.91 712.7 u (cm/sec) -7.58 7.09 22.59 4.51 712.7 v (cm/sec) -11.73 0.04 10.72 3.02 712.7 temp (deg C) 1.80 2.14 2.34 0.06 712.7 pressure (db) 4000.88 4011.65 4035.97 2.24 712.7 The speed series contains 3 unusual episodes of threshold and near-threshold speeds: lines 3990 - 4248 (0300 16 Oct 93 - 1500 06 Nov 93) lines 6087 - 6285 (2100 08 Apr 94 - 0900 25 Apr 94) lines 8486 - 8552 (1900 25 Oct 94 - end of record) These episodes may represent a failure of the speed sensor; use these data with caution.
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