Neutrally buoyant float data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign

(SPURS1_FLOAT_NEUTRALLYBUOYANT)
Version1.0
Processing Level2
Start/Stop Date2012-Sep-18 to 2013-Feb-22
Short NameSPURS1_FLOAT_NEUTRALLYBUOYANT
DescriptionThe SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study) project is an oceanographic process study and associated field program that aim to elucidate key mechanisms responsible for near-surface salinity variations in the oceans. The project involves two field campaigns and a series of cruises in regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans exhibiting salinity extremes. SPURS employs a suite of state-of-the-art in-situ sampling technologies that, combined with remotely sensed salinity fields from the Aquarius/SAC-D and SMOS satellites, provide a detailed characterization of salinity structure over a continuum of spatio-temporal scales. The SPURS-1 campaign involved a series of 5 cruises during 2012 - 2013 seeking to characterize the salinity structure and balance in a high salinity, high evaporation, and low rainfall region of the subtropical North Atlantic. It aims to resolve processes responsible for maintaining the subtropical surface salinity maximum in this region and within a 900 x 800-mile square study area centered at 25N, 38W. Neutrally buoyant floats drift and move through the water column providing continuous temperature and salinity profiles via 2 integrated CTDs and GPS surface position location data. Two floats were deployed during SPURS-1, one during the Knorr cruise in September 2012 another deployed during the April 2013 Endeavor cruise. Recoveries were in April and September 2013 respectively. Neutrally buoyant float trajectory profile data include georeferenced time series of salinity, temperature, and pressure/depth observations.
DOI10.5067/SPUR1-NBFLT
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > TEMPERATURE PROFILES
OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Platform/Sensor
NeutrallyBuoyantFloat
Platform
Name: SPURS-I University of Washington Neutrally Buoyant Float/Mixed layer float (NeutrallyBuoyantFloat)
Orbit Period: 0.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 0.0 degrees
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CTD
SENSOR
Name: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD)
Swath Width: 0.001 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectNASA Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS)
Data ProviderPublisher: SPURS Data Management PI, Fred Bingham
Creator: SPURS PROJECT, Fred Bingham
Release Place: Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University on North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, USA
Release Date: 2015-May-11
Resource: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/SPURS

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)Neutrally buoyant float, trajectory profile, Salinity, Pressure, Depth, Temperature, Upper Ocean, SPURS1, North Atlantic Ocean, salinity maximum region, insitu, SPURS, Knorr, Endeavor
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Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 1 Meters x 1 Meters
Temporal Resolution: 1 Day
 
Coverage
Region: SPURS-1 N.Atlantic Salinity maximum region
North Bounding Coordinate: 26 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: 21 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -39 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: -34 degrees
Time Span: 2012-Sep-18 to 2013-Feb-22
Granule Time Span: 2012-Sep-18 to 2013-Feb-22
 
Projection
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation SPURS PROJECT, Fred Bingham. 2015. SPURS-1 Field Campaign Neutrally Buoyant Float Data Products. Ver. 1.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SPUR1-NBFLT

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Journal Reference E.Lindstrom, F.Bryan, R.Schmitt. 2015. SPURS: Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study - The North Atlantic Experiment. Oceanography 28(1):14-19, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.01.

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