Walter, Maren; Bracamontes Ramirez, Joel; Mette, Jonathan: Current meter velocities form mooring AURORA1 recovered during PS137 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.974042 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset contains time series of current velocities in North-South and East-West components measured by four Aanderaa Doppler Current Meter RCM11 at different depths as part of the mooring AURORA1. (Other parameters measured with this mooring will be published separately). The mooring was deployed during the cruise PS121 at 2022-07-05 and recovered during the cruise PS137 at 2023-07-02 (approximately one year). Measurements were taken at intervals of one hour. The mooring was deployed at the Aurora hydrothermal vent field in the Gakkel Ridge rift valley in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean at approximately -6 degrees longitude and 82 degrees latitude. The aim was to measure the local velocity field and consequently to investigate its influence on the dispersal of fluids emitted by the hydrothermal vent field. The data was measured by an acoustic doppler current meter. Binary values were exported from the devices and scaled to the instrument's resolution range. Gaps in the timestamp data were filled by linear interpolation. The acquisition of this data was supported by Helmholtz Association Grant-No. AWI_PS137_06 and Clusters of Excellence The Ocean Floor - Earth's Uncharted Interface grant 390741603.
Supplement to:
Walter, Maren; Türke, Andreas; Mertens, Christian; German, Christopher R; Sültenfuß, Jürgen; Monien, Patrick; Prause, Simon; Diehl, Alexander; Bach, Wolfgang; Boetius, Antje (submitted): Properties and dispersal of a hydrothermal plume in a weakly stratified under-ice environment. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Related to:
Schlindwein, Vera (2023): The Expedition PS137 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Arctic Ocean in 2023. Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 781, 121 pp, https://doi.org/10.57738/BzPM_0781_2023
Project(s):
Physical Oceanography @ AWI (AWI_PhyOce)
Coverage:
Latitude: 82.897767 * Longitude: -6.250717
Date/Time Start: 2022-07-25T14:59:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-07-02T21:59:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 3064 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 4572 m
Event(s):
AURORA1 (PS131_77-1, PS137_21-1) * Latitude Start: 82.898000 * Longitude Start: -6.230000 * Latitude End: 82.903000 * Longitude End: -6.250000 * Date/Time Start: 2022-07-25T14:36:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-07-03T00:51:44 * O2A Registry URI: hdl:10013/sensor.d2600bfd-50b4-4eb1-bac2-d25ee4027812 * Campaign: PS137 (ALOIS) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR)
PS131_77-1 (AURORA1) * Latitude: 82.903014 * Longitude: -6.229823 * Date/Time: 2022-07-25T12:36:31 * Elevation: -3899.3 m * O2A Registry URI: registry.o2a-data.de * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: PS131 (ATWAICE) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR) * Comment: deployed
PS137_21-1 (AURORA1) * Latitude Start: 82.898001 * Longitude Start: -6.249555 * Latitude End: 82.899080 * Longitude End: -6.233210 * Date/Time Start: 2023-07-02T22:51:44 * Date/Time End: 2023-07-03T01:45:58 * O2A Registry URI: hdl:10013/sensor.d2600bfd-50b4-4eb1-bac2-d25ee4027812 * Campaign: PS137 (ALOIS) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR) * Comment: recovery
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Geocode | |
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Geocode | |
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Geocode | |
| 4 | Serial number | Ser No | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Serial Number of the instrument. | |
| 5 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Geocode – Nominal depth inferred from mooring diagramm. |
| 6 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Velocity component in East (positive) West (negative) direction. |
| 7 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Walter, Maren | Doppler current meter, Aanderaa Data Instruments, RCM11 | Velocity component in North (positive) South (negative) direction. |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
98592 data points
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