lightProbe

Data Object lightProbe_WB

contact PIs:

name	title
Dr David Siegel	Principal Investigator

Dataset description

Satlantic profiling radiometer system (SPMR/SMSR)


 dates:           24 June 2004 to 23 August 2005 (20040624-20050823)
 location:        N: 31.9319  S: 29.7775  W: -69.391  E: -64.080
 project/cruise:  EDDIES/WB0409 2004 Transect 1 (EDT1)
                  EDDIES/WB0413 2004 Transect 2 (EDT2)
                  EDDIES/WB0506 2005 Transect 1 (EDT3)
                  EDDIES/WB0508 2005 Transect 2 (EDT4)
 platform:        R/V Weatherbird II
 
 
 Methodology and PI notes

 Change history: YYMMDD
    061212: original data downloaded from Eddies website 
            (WEATHERBIRD_SPMR_Profiles.xls) 
    071008: prepared for OCB database by N. Copley, OCB DMO
    071117: added to OCB database by C.Chandler (BCO-DMO, WHOI)
 
 DMO note:  appropriate wavelengths are listed with each parameter; 
            9.9E+35, -999, NA, and blank cells replaced with 'nd'; time_begin 
            and time_end reformated from hours and decimal minutes to hhmm

Acquisition description

Processing description

Field Names List

Parameter	Description	Units
Cruise_ID	cruise ID designation code	dimensionless
date_begin	date sampling begins	YYYYMMDD
yrday	day of year sampling began (GMT)	dimensionless
time_begin	time at start of profile	hhmm
time_end	time at end of profile	hhmm
lon	longitude, negative denotes West	decimal degrees
lat	latitude, negative denotes South	decimal degrees
lon_eddy	longitude of eddy, negative denotes West	decimal degrees
lat_eddy	latitude of eddy, negative denotes South	decimal degrees
dist_EC	radial distance from eddy center	kilometers
comments	comments	dimensionless
depth	depth, sample, best estimate usually calculated from pressure	meters
lu	upwelling radiance; wavelengths 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 565, 665, 683	uW/cm2/nm/sr
ed	downwelling irradiance; wavelengths 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 565, 665, 683	uW/cm2/nm
rrs	remote sensing reflectances (lw/ed) wavelengths: 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 565, 665, 683	1/sr
kl	up-welled (diffuse) attenuation coefficient of lu; wavelengths: 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 565, 665, 683	meters-1
kd	down-welled (diffuse) attenuation coefficient of ed; wavelengths: 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 565, 665, 683	meters-1
es	downwelling surface irradiance wavelengths: 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 554, 565, 665, 683	uW/cm2/nm
temp_SPMR	in-situ temperature of sea water from SPMR	degrees Centigrade
fluor_chla_stim	stimulated fluorescence of chl-a	volts

Platforms List

R/V Weatherbird II WB0409

R/V Weatherbird II WB0413

R/V Weatherbird II WB0506

R/V Weatherbird II WB0508

This document is created from the content of the BCO-DMO metadata database. 2009-11-22 09:44:22

info app: /home/ocb/dbase v.090827 CLC
Data URL: http://ocb.whoi.edu/jg/serv/OCB/EDDIES/WB0409/lightProbe.