README_hatteras.txt

Overview of data on http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/latte/data/2006/hatteras.html.

 This data set provides measurements collected during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LATTE) during May 2006. Data descibed in this file were collected aboard the R/V Cape Oceanus by scientists and technicains from Rutgers University, Cal-Poly, and the crew of the R/V Oceanus.

The following files are are available:

LATTE06_OCEANUS_ATHENA.mat - Measurements collected by the R/V Oceanus Athena system. Including, PAT, MET,CT, Fluorescence,and GPS Track.

LATTE06_HATTERAS_CTD.mat -  R/V OCEANUS CTD data.


Data format:

There are two file formats provided, Matlab (*.mat) and NetCDF format via an OPENDap server.

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Variables included in Matlab data files are:
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Name		Description     
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lat		Latitude(Degrees)
lon		Longitude(Degrees)
time		Matlab datenum time  
sal		Salinity(PSU)
temp		Temperature(C)	 
sal45		Salinityfrom an SBE45 (PSU)
temp45		Temperature an SBE45 (C)	
fluor		Fluorometer(Raw Uncalibrated Units)*
par		Phtosyntheically Available Radiation (Watts/m^2)
ox		Oxygen Concentration (ml/l)
oxps		Oxygen Percent Saturation
u		East-West Wind velocity (m/s)
v		North-South Wind velocity (m/s)
bins		Bin Depths (m)

* Fluor in LATTE06_HATTERAS_CTD.mat is in units of mg/m^3.


Questions? 

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