README_sbe.txt

Overview:

 This data set provides measurements collected during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment during the spring of 2005. Data were collected from  5 moored instruments platforms deployed on the continental shelf off the coast of New Jersey. The data refered to in this file is from an array of CTD and CT sensors (Seabird SBE16plus and SBE37). 

Mooring Locations:

N1:
40 22.804
73 57.013

C1:
40 13.465
73 58.521

C2:
40 13.255
73 55.394

C3:
40 12.739
73 52.199

S1:
39 56.704
74 03.442

Data files are partitioned in the following way:

There is one set of files for each instrument.

Data format:

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

Notes:

Bottom Salinity readings at the bottom for moorings C1 C2 and C3 are no good due to large instrument drift. 

The CT sensnsors at the surface and middepth of C2 were damaged during the deployment.



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Variables included in Matlab data files are:
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 Name    	Description
 obs    	Optical backscatter(V) if available	
 press   	Pressure(m) if available
 sal    	Salinity(PSU)
 temp    	Temperature(degrees C) 
 time   	Matlab Datenum Time





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ASCII files are row-column format.
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Time  Temp(C)  Salinity(PSU)  	OBS(V)-if available     Pressure(m)-if available


Questions? 

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