Experiment name: ACM8 (Denmark Str Ovfl) Principal Investigator: R.Dickson PI's affiliation: MAFF Lowestoft Mooring Name: 9003 Mooring position: 65.165 deg N, 30.783 deg W Instrument depth: 880 meters Seafloor depth: 1500 meters Times: starts 09 Mar 1990, ends 10 Jul 1990 Time increment: 60 minutes Instrument type: Aanderaa RCM5 parameter min mean max sd days speed (cm/sec) 1.50 19.12 83.82 12.08 122.8 dir (deg true) 2.23 228.02 359.69 85.32 122.8 U (cm/sec) -81.45 -7.61 52.34 16.16 122.8 V (cm/sec) -70.06 0.01 56.70 13.87 122.8 temp (deg C) 2.82 4.19 5.59 0.39 122.8 pressure (db) 778.00 824.88 1081.00 31.77 122.8 MAFF has provided the following note: The pressure measurements are in conflict with mooring details (meter situated 620m above the seafloor in a water depth of 1500m). The mean recorded pressure suggests a meter depth of about 800m with a maximum of about 1070m. Such a large "knockdown" is unlikely and it is possible that the sensor, which was calibrated after recovery of the mooring, is faulty. The pressure data should be used with caution.
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