Upper Ocean Mooring Data Repository - Arabian Sea Experiment
Meteorological Sensors
Sensor Heights
Acronyms for instruments are provided in a
list.
| |
VAWR |
IMET |
Stand-alone |
| Parameter |
Depl. 1 |
Depl. 2 |
Depl. 1 |
Depl. 2 |
Depl. 1 |
Depl. 2 |
| Air temperature |
2.68 | 2.70 | 2.74 |
2.76 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
| Relative humidity |
2.69 | 2.72 | 2.74 |
2.79 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
| Barometric pressure |
2.76 | 2.76 | 2.77 |
2.86 | | |
| Wind speed |
3.36 | 3.34 | 3.16 |
3.25 | | |
| Wind direction |
3.07 | 3.07 | 3.16 |
3.25 | | |
| Short-wave radiation |
3.42 | 3.41 | 3.42 |
3.41 | | |
| Long-wave radiation |
3.42 | 3.41 | 3.42 |
3.42 | | |
| Sea temperature |
-0.92 | -0.92 | -0.89 |
-0.89 | | |
| Aspirated air temperature |
| | 2.20 |
2.19 | | |
| Precipitation |
| | 3.14 |
3.12 | | |
Data Sources
The meterological data presented here are derived from both the VAWR
and IMET systems. The following table indicates the origin of each of
the variables.
| Variable | Origin | Description |
|---|
| atmp | VAWR | air temperature |
| hrh | VAWR | relative humidity |
| bpr | VAWR(1) IMET(2) | barometric pressure |
| stmp | VAWR | sea temperature at 0.92m depth |
| wnde | VAWR | east wind component |
| wndn | VAWR | north wind component |
| srad | VAWR | incoming short-wave radiation |
| lrad | VAWR | longwave radiation |
| prate | IMET | Precipitation rate computed from
precipitation |
Serial Numbers
VAWR
| Parameter | Depl.1 |
Depl.2 |
| Instrument | 721 |
720 |
| Air temperature | 5804 |
5854 |
| Relative humidity | 034-001 | 029 |
| Barometric pressure | 46398 | 44147 |
| Wind | 721 | 720 |
| Short-wave radiation | 25418 | 21972 |
| Long-wave radiation | 28463 | 28459 |
| Sea temperature | 5005 | 5568 |
IMET
| Parameter | Depl.1 |
Depl.2 |
| Logger | 226 | 228 |
| Air temperature | TMP 101 | TMP 105 |
| Relative humidity | HRH 111 | HRH 108 |
| Barometric pressure | BPR 107 | BPR 106 |
| Wind speed | WND 104 | WND 111 |
| Wind direction | WND 104 | WND 111 |
| Short-wave radiation | SWR 109 | SWR 104 |
| Long-wave radiation | LWR 101 | LWR 103 |
| Sea temperature | SST 106 | SST 006 |
| Aspirated air temperature | TMP 108 |
TMP 106 |
| Precipitation | PRC 101 | PRC 108 |
Stand-alone
| Parameter | Depl.1 |
Depl.2 |
| Relative humidity with air temp. | 002 |
005 / 27439 |
Last updated: March 14, 2008
