Current Meter Observations on Particle Trap "C" Measured during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE)

The position of the mooring was monitored by the ARGOS system satellites. Positions of the mooring were given until 1 June 1989. Mooring velocities were determined from the positions given by ARGOS.

Relative current velocities were measured by the S4 current meter. Absolute current velocities were the sum of the mooring velocites and the relative current velocities. The dataset includes the following values: mooring velocity north (v-component) from ARGOS positions mooring velocity east (u-component) from ARGOS positions mooring speed from ARGOS positions mooring direction from ARGOS positions relative current north (v-component) from the S4 current meter relative current east (u-component) from the S4 current meter relative current speed from the S4 current meter relative current direction from the S4 current meter absolute current north (v-component) (relative + mooring) absolute current east (u-component) (relative + mooring) absolute current speed (relative + mooring) absolute current direction (relative + mooring) The data is public domain and can be retrieved on-line at "usjgofs.whoi.edu/jg/dir/jgofs/" [This summary was derived from Oceanus vol. 35 and from the JGOFS WWW pages at WHOI.]