Editors: R. MORROW & E. KESTENARE
Measurements / Data description
While ocean satellite observing systems generate comprehensive views of the ocean surface, sub-surface measurements are limited to moored instruments such as current meters, robotic instruments that roam the ocean drifting with the currents and surfacing at programmed times to download their data to satellites, research vessels with specialised deep ocean measuring systems, and expendable bathythermographs […]
XBT – Upper Temperature
XBT data of the SURVOSTRAL projectWritten by Elodie Kestenare in July 2020 Project:SURVOSTRAL international project Description: Upper temperature (0-990m) from the XBT launcher installed on the Astrolabe vessel (IPEV) Period: 1993-2020 Area: Southern Ocean between Hobart (Tasmania) and Dumont d’Urville -the French Antarctic base- Source: LEGOS, France Contact: Rosemary Morrow or Elodie Kestenare at LEGOS XBT profiles have been corrected for temperature and […]
TSG -SSS / SST
Delayed Mode TSG data of the SURVOSTRAL projectWritten by Elodie Kestenare in May 2010 (last updated: April 2024) The delayed mode datasets are available for two periods: 1993-2002 & 2002-2023. I. Delayed-mode data, 2002-2023 The data are freely downloadable here (see README.txt file for details)Netcdf files are at the GOSUD format II. Delayed-mode data, 1993-2002 The data are […]