Cape Adare Oceanographic Mooring Records from 2007-2011

Moored temperature, salinity, and velocity records from two oceanographic moorings recovered off Cape Adare in the Antarctic Ocean. The data set covers the deepest 500 meters of the water column on the continental slope at depths of approximately 1700 and 1900 meters. The preliminary records were collected by SCIOPS and span the period from February 2007 to January 2011.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in temperature and salinity records to study water mass variability.
• Correlate velocity records with temperature and salinity data to investigate current dynamics on the slope.
• Use pressure records to understand depth-specific changes in the water column over the four-year deployment.
• Integrate mooring data with referenced CTD profiles for a more complete vertical picture of ocean properties.

Strengths

• Data spans a four-year period from February 2007 to January 2011.
• Records cover the deepest 500 meters of the water column at two specific depth sites (approx. 1700m and 1900m).

Limitations

• Records are explicitly labeled as preliminary and not ready for public release, indicating potential unverified quality.
• The dataset description does not provide row counts, column details, or specific sampling frequencies.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, with associated CTD data archived at the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).

Collection Method

Data gathered from two oceanographic moorings equipped with sensors for temperature, salinity, velocity, and pressure.

Time Range

February 2007 to January 2011.

Freshness

Data collection ended in January 2011; the dataset is static with no ongoing updates.

Geography

Oceanographic moorings off Cape Adare, Antarctic Ocean, on the continental slope.