Hummels, Rebecca; Brandt, Peter; Dengler, Marcus (2026): Physical oceanography from mooring KPO_0960 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996421 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-08-10
Abstract:
This data set contains quality-controlled observations from a GEOMAR mooring deployment. Depending on the mooring configuration, measurements may include pressure, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and current velocity recorded by oceanographic instruments throughout the deployment period.
During these times instruments equipped with pressure, temperature, conductivity, and oxygen sensors were not yet calibrated in situ immediately before deployment and after recovery by attaching them to the CTD frame during CTD/O2 casts. Hence these sensors could not be calibrated in the way described in the SOP. However, all instruments have a pressure time series associated with them, which was interpolated from available pressure measurements which seemed reasonable.
Related to:
Hummels, Rebecca; Brandt, Peter; Dengler, Marcus; Fischer, Jürgen; Araujo, G M (2015): Interannual to decadal changes in the western boundary circulation in the Atlantic at 11°S. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(18), 7615-7622, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065254
Schott, Friedrich A; Dengler, Marcus; Zantopp, Rainer; Stramma, Lothar; Fischer, Jürgen; Brandt, Peter (2005): The Shallow and Deep Western Boundary Circulation of the South Atlantic at 5°-11°S. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(11), 2031-2053, https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO2813.1
Steinfeldt, Reiner; Rhein, Monika; Brandt, Peter; Grevemeyer, Ingo; Reston, Timothy J; Devey, Colin W; Lackschewitz, Klas Sven (2009): Oceanography, geology and geophysics of the South Equatorial Atlantic, Cruise No. 62, June 24 - December 30, 2004, Ponta-Delgada (Portugal) - Walvis Bay (Namibia). METEOR-Berichte, Leitstelle Meteor, Institut für Meereskunde der Universität Hamburg, 09-1, 237 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_m62
Source:
Physical oceanography from mooring KPO_0960 in nc format (2026). kpo_0960.zip
Previous version:
Schott, Friedrich A; Zantopp, Rainer; Hummels, Rebecca (2018): Physical oceanography from mooring KPO_0960 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.886450
Standard operating procedure:
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for GEOMAR Mooring Data Processing (2026). Mooring_Processing_v2.pdf
Project(s):
Tropisch-subtropische Wechselwirkungen (CLIVAR-marin)
Funding:
Coverage:
Latitude: -10.608300 * Longitude: -35.393300
Date/Time Start: 2003-04-26T22:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-08-20T20:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: -149.39 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 3070.91 m
Event(s):
KPO_0960 (kpo_0960) * Latitude: -10.608300 * Longitude: -35.393300 * Date/Time Start: 2003-05-10T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-08-19T13:00:01 * Campaign: M62/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR)
Comment:
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_01 File:kpo_0960_instr_01.nc Type:Teledyne RDI Narrowband 150 SN:00270
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_02 File:kpo_0960_instr_02.nc Type:GEOMAR TD-Logger SN:03
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_03 File:kpo_0960_instr_03.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM SN:02247 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_04 File:kpo_0960_instr_04.nc Type:Aanderaa RCM 8 SN:09930
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_05 File:kpo_0960_instr_05.nc Type:Seabird SeaCat 16 SN:1307 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_06 File:kpo_0960_instr_06.nc Type:Sontek Argonaut SN:183 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_07 File:kpo_0960_instr_07.nc Type:Aanderaa RCM 8 SN:09933 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_08 File:kpo_0960_instr_08.nc Type:Seabird SeaCat 16 SN:1531 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_09 File:kpo_0960_instr_09.nc Type:FSI ACM SN:1374 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_10 File:kpo_0960_instr_10.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM SN:02248 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_11 File:kpo_0960_instr_11.nc Type:Aanderaa RCM 8 SN:12782
instrument = Label:kpo_0960_12 File:kpo_0960_instr_12.nc Type:Sontek Argonaut SN:179 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Hummels, Rebecca | Geocode | ||
| 3 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Hummels, Rebecca | Geocode | |
| 4 | Quality flag, water depth | QF water depth | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 5 | Pressure, water | Press | dbar | Hummels, Rebecca | ||
| 6 | Quality flag, water pressure | QF water press | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 7 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Hummels, Rebecca | ||
| 8 | Quality flag, water temperature | QF water temp | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 9 | Salinity | Sal | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 10 | Quality flag, salinity | QF sal | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 11 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Hummels, Rebecca | ||
| 12 | Quality flag, current velocity | QF cur vel | Hummels, Rebecca | |||
| 13 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Hummels, Rebecca | ||
| 14 | Quality flag, current velocity | QF cur vel | Hummels, Rebecca |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2385816 data points
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