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: 136 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) 0.86 17.04 52.73 10.09 342.4 dir (deg true) 0.00 254.84 359.00 115.77 342.4 u (cm/sec) -33.51 -5.44 32.96 8.89 342.4 v (cm/sec) -29.25 11.84 50.43 11.97 342.4 temp (deg C) 7.35 9.05 11.38 0.69 342.4 pressure (db) 131.03 137.21 149.45 6.50 342.4 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.
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