SCIOS collected turbulence and microstructure data in the Southern Ocean during the austral summer of 2008/2009. The data were obtained using TurboMap during the cruise of TR/V Umitaka-Maru. The dataset includes measurements of vertical shear of horizontal current, temperature, and salinity.
Use Cases
- Model ocean mixing processes based on turbulence and microstructure measurements.
- Analyze seasonal variability in Southern Ocean properties based on austral summer data.
- Validate hydrodynamic models based on vertical shear of horizontal current data.
- Study the relationship between temperature, salinity, and turbulence in polar waters.
Strengths
- Data was collected during a dedicated research cruise in the Southern Ocean.
- Includes measurements of turbulence, temperature, and salinity from a specific time period (2008/2009).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOS
- Collection Method
- Obtained by TurboMap during the cruise of TR/V Umitaka-Maru.
- Time Range
- Austral summer of 2008/2009.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2009-02-06 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southern Ocean.