Metadata from Accession 2064

Principal Investigator: J.Church
PI's affiliation:       CSIRO
Mooring Name:           Tas913                  
Mooring position:       30.057 deg S,  153.562 deg E
Instrument depth:       150 meters
Seafloor depth:         700 meters
Times:                  starts 17 Nov 1991, ends 22 Sep 1992
Time increment:         60 minutes
Instrument type:        Aanderaa RCM4


  parameter         min     mean      max       sd     days

speed (cm/sec)      1.70    18.73    82.60    14.41    309.9
dir (deg true)      0.07   157.47   359.02    91.55    309.9
u (cm/sec)        -70.95    -0.66    60.66    20.29    309.9
v (cm/sec)        -61.38    -2.19    32.46    11.89    309.9
temp (deg C)        8.90    14.47    19.76     1.39    309.9
pressure (db)     185.00   197.66   249.00    12.64    309.9


The nominal depth of this instrument is given as 150 meters.
However, the pressure record indicates that the actual depth
of the instrument was closer to 190 meters. This is confirmed
by pressure records from other current meters on the mooring,
which also indicate depths about 40 meters greater than the
given depths. 

The direction series contains episodes of what may be a compass
failure, with direction sticking at 75 degrees and 75 + 180 degrees,
beginning on 8 Sep 92 and extending to the end of the record.
Use these data with caution. 

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