README_hatteras.txt

Overview:

 This data set provides measurements collected during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LATTE) during April 2005. Data were collected by a technician aboard the R/V OCEANUS using OCEANUS insruments.

Data files are partitioned in the following way:

Data are divided into surface water and meterology files.



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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Surface Water
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Name	Description        
lat	Latitude(Degress)
lon	Longitude(Degrees)
time	Matlab datenum time
fluor   fluorometer mg/l   
sbe45s  SBE45 salinity
sst     Sea Surface temperature
sal     salinity
sbe45t  SBE45 temperature


Meterology
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Name	Description    
sal 	Salinity(PSU)
temp	Temperature(C)	
time  	Matlab datenum time
airt  	Air Temperature	(C)
bpr   	Barometeric pressure (mb)
swr   	Short Wave Raiation(W/m^2) 
wdir  	Wind direction
wspd  	Wind Speed (m/s)
 



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ASCII files are row-column format.
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Surface water
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Time  Latitude   Longitude Salinity(PSU)   SBE45 Sal.(PSU) Sea Surf Temp.(C) SBE45 Temp.(C)   	Fluorometer      



Meterology
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Time Latitude Longitude   Air Temp.(C)   Baro. Press.(mb)   Short Wave Rad.(W/m^2) Speed(m/s)  Direction             




Questions? 

Contact 
Eli Hunter 
Rutgers UNiversity
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NEw Brunswick,NJ 08901
732-932-3704
hunter@marine.rutgers.edu