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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