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: 288 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 10.78 46.97 8.38 342.4 dir (deg true) 0.00 243.51 359.00 128.09 342.4 u (cm/sec) -29.80 -2.72 21.11 4.85 342.4 v (cm/sec) -29.35 8.04 41.47 9.53 342.4 temp (deg C) 6.31 7.48 8.63 0.33 342.4 pressure (db) 285.44 289.91 301.13 6.24 342.4 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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