PIRATA Mooring Data: Water Temperature and Turbulence at 0N,23W from 2005-2017

The Tropical Atlantic at 0N,23W is the location for this dataset of in-situ water temperature and derived turbulence quantities. It was collected by NOAA NCEI using chipod instruments on a PIRATA mooring line at six depths between 21 and 81 meters. Measurements span from 2005-09-23 to 2017-12-31, with noted gaps in the record.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean heat content and vertical mixing based on multi-depth temperature time series.
• Analyzing turbulence spectra and energy dissipation rates based on derived turbulence quantities.
• Studying seasonal and interannual variability of ocean conditions at a fixed tropical location.
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products with in-situ mooring data.

Strengths

• Data spans over 12 years, from 2005-09-23 to 2017-12-31.
• Includes measurements at six distinct depths: 21, 30, 35, 50, 65, and 81 meters.
• Contains derived turbulence quantities inferred from spectral scaling of fast thermistor data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2017-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Data contains gaps, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Measured in situ with chipod instruments mounted on a PIRATA mooring line.

Time Range

2005-09-23 to 2017-12 31

Freshness

Last updated 2017-12-31 00:00:00.

Geography

Tropical Atlantic, PIRATA array at 0N,23W