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General

Dataset Name: CTD profiles and current meters data in the Straits of Magellan (1995)
Data Holding Centre: Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope' - Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia
Time Period: from 25/03/95 to 06/04/95
Start Date: 1995-01-01
End Date: 1995-12-31
Project

Geocoverage: 31 hydrological stations in the Straits of Magellan and two moorings in Paso Ancho (Straits of Magellan)
Geographic Box (south,north,west,east): -58, -80, -60, -50
Sea Area: South Pacific Ocean; Southern Ocean

Parameters: Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column
Instruments: current meters; CTD

Summary: Italian Research Programme in Antarctica - The straits of Magellan, a 550 km long V-shapped channel located in South America continent between southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans which have very different hydrological features. The presence of strong tidal current, the different precipation in a wide area and the fresh water inputs with the pecualiar morphology of the Straits make this area unique and show interesting scientific questions about hydrodynamic processes. In the frame of the PNRA a multidisciplinary oceanographic cruise was carried out from the Pacific to the Atlantic entrance of the Straits in the period 25th of March - 6th of April 1995 with the R/V Italica. A complete set of physical oceanographic data was collected using a Sea-Bird Electronics 9/1111 plus CTD coupled with Carousel water sampler and Sensor Data current meters.
Originator: Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope' - Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia
References: "Some results of these survey are in Straits of Magellan Oceanographic Cruise DATA REPORT F.M. Faranda, L.Guglielmo and P.Povero (Eds), 1996" 1996-06-01, unknown, unknown

Availability: unknown
Organization: Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope' - Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia
Contact: De Stefano M.
Address: Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope' - Istituto di Meteorologia e Oceanografia; Napoli; 80133; Italy; destefano@nava1.uninav.it; http://www.uninav.it