README_ecoshuttle.txt

Overview:

 This data set provides towed instrument (ECOSHUTTLE) measurments collected during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LATTE) from May 01, 2004 through May 06, 2004. The ecoshuttle is an undulating instrument platform so vertical information is included.  Data were collected from the R/V Hatteras and include Salinity, Temperature, Optical Backscatter, CDOM, CHlorophyll and Rodamine Dye concentration. 


Data files are partitioned in the following way:

Pre-injection 1 - May 1, 00:00:00 - May 2, 13:50:00
Injection 1 - May 2, 13:50:00 - May 4, 01:13:00
Pre-injection 2 - May 4, 01:13:00 - May 4, 13:40:00
Injection 2 - May 4, 13:40:00 - May 6, 01:30:00
Post-injection - May 6, 01:30:00 - May 7, 00:00:00


Data format:

There are two file formats provided, Matlab (*.mat) and ASCII format.

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Variables included in Matlab data files are:
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Name	Description        

alt	Altimeter(M)
cdom	CDOM(v) 
chl	Chlorophyll
dconc	Dye(10^-11)
depth	Depth(m) 
dvolt	Dye(v)
lat	Latitude(Degress)
lon	Longitude(Degrees)
oxconc	Oxygen(Mm/Kg)
oxps	Oxygen(%S) 
sal	Salinity(PSU)
sig	Sigma-Theta 
temp	Temperature(C)
time	Matlab datenum time
turb	Turbidity 

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ASCII files are row-column format with columns:
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Time Latitude Longitude Salinity(PSU) Temperature(C) Depth(m) Altimeter(M) CDOM(v) Chlorophyll Dye(v) Dye(10^-11) Oxygen(Mm/Kg) Oxygen(%S) Turbidity Sigma-Theta   





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