Upper Ocean Mooring Data Archive

Sub-surface Instruments

AcronymInstrument NameParameters Measured
TPODBrancker Temperature recorderT
TPODpBrancker Temperature recorderT, P
TCTemperature ChainT
MVMS Multi-Variable Moored System T, U, V, PAR, E448, C660, CHL, O2, T_O2, S or C
VMCMVector Measuring Current Meter T, U, V
SCATSeaBird SeaCat SBE 16T, C
SCATpSeaBird SeaCat-PT, C, P
VACMVector Averaging Current MeterT, U, V
ADCPAcoustic Doppler Current ProfilerU, V

Surface Instruments

Acronym Instrument NameParameters Measured
VAWR Vector Averaging Wind Recorder AT, BP, LRAD, RH, SRAD, SST, WU, WV
IMET Improved Met System AT, BP, LRAD, PRC, RH, SRAD, SST, WS, WD
MR Met System AT, BP, LRAD, RH, SRAD, SST, WS, WD

See tables of sensor accuracy for the VAWR and the IMet.


Conventions

Wind and water currents are reported in oceanographic convention, or direction towards which the flow is going. This is the opposite of meteorological convention.

Yearday is reported in Naval convention, with noon on January 1 being day 1.5.


Variable Name Abbreviations

Twater temperature
Pbottom pressure
U,Vwater velocity vectors
ATair temperature
WU, WVwind vector speeds
WS, WDwind speed and direction
SRADshortwave radiation (Solar)
LRADlongwave radiation
BPbarometric pressure
RHrelative humidity
SSTsea-surface temperature
Cconductivity (for salinity)
PRCprecipitation
PARpar
E448e448
C660c660
CHLchlorinity
O2oxygen
T_O2oxygen temperature
Ssalinity


Last updated: March 15, 2008