Mooring A collected oceanographic measurements in the Beaufort Gyre for 362 days. Instruments recorded 34,824 samples of bottom pressure and temperature, plus 1,115 profiles from two moored profilers. The project was deployed by the SCIOPS organization and data collection concluded in September 2010.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in bottom pressure and temperature from the 34,824 recorded samples.
- Study water column structure using the 324 shallow and 791 deep profiles from the moored profilers.
- Investigate Arctic Ocean dynamics by correlating instrument data from the 362-day deployment period.
- Validate ocean circulation models with in-situ pressure and temperature observations from the Beaufort Gyre.
Strengths
- Data collection over a continuous 362-day deployment period.
- Substantial profile count with 1,115 total profiles from two instruments.
- High-resolution time-series with 34,824 pressure and temperature samples.
Limitations
- Sample size for upward looking sonar data is unknown as it was still being processed.
- Data is temporally limited to a single annual cycle from 2009-2010.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to a single mooring location in the Beaufort Gyre.
Provenance
- Source
- Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project, SCIOPS organization.
- Collection Method
- Data gathered from instruments on Mooring A, including a bottom pressure recorder, two McLane Moored Profilers, and an upward looking sonar.
- Time Range
- 2009-2010, covering a 362-day deployment.
- Freshness
- Data collection ended in September 2010; no updates indicated.
- Geography
- Beaufort Gyre region of the Arctic Ocean (specific coordinates unknown).