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Aurora Australis Voyage 3 2009/10 Track and Underway Data
Entry ID: 200910030

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Summary
Abstract: On every voyage of the Aurora Australis, approximately 50 onboard sensors collect data on average every 10 seconds. These data are known as the underway datasets. The type of data collected include water and air temperature, wind speeds, ship speed and location, humidity, fluorescence, salinity and so on. For the full list of available data types, see the website.

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Description: CSV download of underway data collected during the voyage
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -41.4   S: -68.0   E: 147.3   W: 62.0

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
underway_ship_data

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2010-01-26
Stop Date: 2010-02-28
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 1 min, 60 min, 180 min
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Quality All of the available research vessel surface meteorology data have
been quality-controlled. Details of the quality control (QC) process
are available in a QC Handbook (available as both hypertext and
hardcopy report):
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/woce/docs/qchbook/qchbook.htm

The data for each cruise track are accompanied by a report on the
quality of the data.
Originating Center
Data Center
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WOCE METEOROLOGICAL DATA CENTER
Phone: 850-644-4581
Fax: 850-644-4841
Email: wocemet at coaps.fsu.edu
Contact Address:
WOCE Surface Meteorology DAC/SAC
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
2035 E. Dirac Dr./Suite 205 Johnson Bldg
Florida State University
City: Tallahassee
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 32306-2840
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Format: ASCII, netCDF
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-02



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