Experiment name: SCM6 (ADOX) Principal Investigator: R.Dickson PI's affiliation: CEFAS Mooring Name: 9311 Mooring position: 47.755 deg S, 58.047 deg E Instrument depth: 1335 meters Seafloor depth: 4230 meters Times: starts 06 Mar 1993, ends 21 Mar 1994 Time increment: 60 minutes Instrument type: Aanderaa RCM7 parameter min mean max sd days speed (cm/sec) 1.40 7.55 28.54 4.55 379.8 dir (deg true) 0.08 155.07 359.78 79.61 379.8 u (cm/sec) -20.32 2.65 23.34 5.44 379.8 v (cm/sec) -26.63 -2.80 16.57 5.77 379.8 temp (deg C) 2.21 2.39 2.48 0.03 379.8 CEFAS has expressed doubts about the validity of a portion of the speed record: "During the period 1430 21 Aug 93 to 1830 10 Sep 93 (lines 4030 - 4514) 68% of speeds are at the meter threshold. Otherwise this appears to be a good record and if the 20-day period above is ignored, 6% of recorded speeds are at the meter threshold." We (OSU) are unsure whether this episode represents a sensor failure or valid low speeds. Use these data with caution.
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