lightProbe_OC

Data Object lightProbe_OC

contact PIs:

name	title
Dr David Siegel	Principal Investigator

Dataset description

Satlantic light-profiling system data


 dates:           13 June 2004 to 24 August 2005 (20040613-20050824)
 location:        N: 37.1022  S: 28.7489  W: -69.410  E: -58.752
 project/cruise:  EDDIES/OC404-1 2004 Survey 1 
                  EDDIES/OC404-4 2004 Survey 2 
                  EDDIES/OC415-1 2005 Survey 1 
                  EDDIES/OC415-3 2005 Survey 2 
 platform:        R/V Oceanus
 
 
 Methodology and PI notes

 Change history: YYMMDD
    061212: original data downloaded from Eddies website
            (OCEANUS_SPMR_Profiles.xls)
    071004: 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
staProx	station number (nearest CTD)	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
ed	downwelling irradiance; wavelengths 305, 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 665, 683	uW/cm^2/nm
lu	upwelling radiance; wavelengths 305, 324, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 665, 683	uW/cm^2/nm/sr
es	downwelling surface irradiance wavelengths: 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 509, 554, 565, 665, 683	uW/cm^2/nm
kl	up-welled (diffuse) attenuation coeff. of lu; 305, 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 665, 683	meters-1
kd	down-welled (diffuse) attenuation coeff. of ed; 305, 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 665, 683	meters-1
rrs	remote sensing reflectances (lw/ed) wavelengths: 305, 325, 340, 380, 412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 665, 683	1/sr

Platforms List

R/V Oceanus OC404-1

R/V Oceanus OC404-4

R/V Oceanus OC415-1

R/V Oceanus OC415-3

This document is created from the content of the BCO-DMO metadata database. 2009-11-22 10:10:19

info app: /home/ocb/dbase v.090827 CLC
Data URL: http://ocb.whoi.edu/jg/serv/OCB/EDDIES/multi-ship/lightProbe_OC.