Aspects of Oceanographic Variability Observed from Thermistor Chains on Free-Drifting Buoys

P. J Minnett; T. S Hopkins

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-3312-8_30

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Aspects of Oceanographic Variability Observed from Thermistor Chains on Free-Drifting Buoys

P. J Minnett and T. S Hopkins

Ocean Variability & Acoustic Propagation, pp.391-406

Springer Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3312-8_30

Abstract

Sound Speed

Steric Height

Baroclinic Instability

Vertical Speed

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Two drifting Meteorological-Thermistor Chain Buoys were deployed in the Færoe Shetland Channel area in June 1987. These buoys consisted of a small surface spar buoy supporting a surface meteorological package and a 300-m long thermistor chain with 15 sensors. The temperature measurements are analysed to characterise the thermal and sound speed variability in this region of complex oceanographic structure. Ancillary data from CTD surveys and a nearby current meter mooring are used to aid the interpretation of these measurements.

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Title: Aspects of Oceanographic Variability Observed from Thermistor Chains on Free-Drifting Buoys
Creators: P. J Minnett
T. S Hopkins
Publication Details: Ocean Variability & Acoustic Propagation, pp.391-406
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Dordrecht
Academic Unit: Rosenstiel - Ocean Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031600142502976