Petermann 2015 Expedition - Meteorological, Oceanographic and Ship Data Collected Onboard Icebreaker Oden during July to September 2015

Purpose: The purpose of the project was to collect multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom profile information along the western continental shelf of Greenland in order to characterize the shape of the seafloor and uppermost sediment properties. The main goal was to increase our understanding about potential pathways of relative warmer water influx towards Greenland’s many outlet glaciers. This data set contains meteorological, oceanographic and ship data collected during the International expedition Petermann, which was an international research cruise using the icebreaker Oden in the Arctic Ocean.

Data include meteorological variables: Air temperature, Humidity, Wind direction/speed, Atmospheric pressure, Cloud height/cloudiness, Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR). Oceanographic variables: Sea water temperature, Conductivity, Salinity and Sound velocity. Ship data: Position, Speed, Course, Water depth.

Quality Information: Obviously erroneous data (e.g. negative air pressure) have been omitted. No other processing or quality check of the data has been undertaken. Users should be aware of this in further data handling and analysis.