EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

Moored current meter data in the Sicily Channel (MULIS Project: 1992)

Data Holding Centre

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Time Period

From Jannuary to June 1992.

Start Date

1992-01-01

End Date

1992-06-30

Project

MULIS, on behalf of Snamprogetti S.p.A.

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

Sicily Channel

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

35, 10, 15, 38

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Observations

Parameters

Temperature of the water column

Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)

Instruments

current meters

Description

Summary

The data were collected in the framework of an environmental study in the Sicily Channel. The experimental activity is based on a classical current meters moored along the water column from the surface up to the bottom. The data were sampled at at ten minutes interval. The complete set consists of 86 time series recorded on 5 mooring positions.

Originator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

References

Availability

Availability

by negotiation

Organization

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Contact

Giorgio Gelsi

Address

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy

nodc-staff@ogs.trieste.it

http://www.ogs.trieste.it/

Administration

Local identifier

818

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2012-02-17