Metadata from Accession 1162

Experiment name:        Agulhas Retroflection
Principal Investigator: J.R.Luyten
PI's affiliation:       WHOI
Mooring Name:           WHOI 839                
Mooring position:       37.879 deg S,   21.142 deg E
Instrument depth:       150 meters
Seafloor depth:         4620 meters
Times:                  starts 11 Mar 1985, ends 27 Oct 1985
Time increment:         30 minutes
Instrument type:        VACM                    


  parameter         min     mean      max       sd     days

speed (cm/sec)      0.63    68.99   124.00    24.71    230.0
dir (deg true)      0.36   230.75   359.72    51.81    230.0
u (cm/sec)       -121.72   -49.12    71.24    33.95    230.0
v (cm/sec)       -106.13   -28.49    78.60    31.52    230.0
temp (deg C)        4.61    11.83    17.84     2.85    230.0
pressure (db)     209.40   469.88   982.30   174.12    230.0


There is a 10-day episode beginning on 3 Apr 85 during which
speed and direction are exceptionally noisy. We believe it likely
that this unusual episode represents an instrument malfunction.
Use these data with caution. 

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