Principal Investigator: R.L.Smith, M.P.Kosro, S.Ramp PI's affiliation: OSU, OSU, NPGS Mooring Name: ME Mooring position: 38.744 deg N, 123.856 deg W Instrument depth: 82 meters Seafloor depth: 410 meters Times: starts 13 Jun 1992, ends 22 May 1993 Time increment: 60 minutes Instrument type: Aanderaa RCM8 parameter min mean max sd days speed (cm/sec) 0.85 16.56 63.98 9.95 342.4 dir (deg true) 0.00 236.51 359.00 121.77 342.4 u (cm/sec) -35.86 -3.77 38.65 9.75 342.4 v (cm/sec) -33.38 10.04 61.80 12.77 342.4 temp (deg C) 7.91 9.95 12.86 1.10 342.4 pressure (db) 78.91 82.46 92.39 5.93 342.4 This mooring experienced a sudden decrease in depth of about 14 meters on 11 Sep 92. The cause (the mooring may have been dragged, or a tangle in the line may have come free) is not clear from the recorded data. A sudden decrease in speed on 31 Dec 92 may be due to a temporary failure of the speed sensor's rotorcounter.
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