Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi; Karstensen, Johannes; Hummels, Rebecca; Atamanchuk, Dariia; Koelling, Jannes (2026): Physical oceanography from mooring KPO_1185 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.996594
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Published: 2026-08-24 • DOI registered: 2026-10-02
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.
Data Processing: Instruments equipped with pressure, temperature, conductivity, and oxygen sensors were calibrated in situ immediately before deployment and after recovery by attaching them to the CTD frame during CTD/O2 casts. Sensor readings were compared with calibrated CTDO2 observations during dedicated calibration stops lasting several minutes. Correction terms were derived from the differences between the moored instruments and the CTDO measurements and subsequently applied to the complete deployment records. Calibration-stop results were additionally validated using nearby CTD observations obtained during the deployment (CTD data of deployment cruise: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.928976) and recovery cruises (CTD data of recovery cruise: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963675). This procedure enables the detection and correction of potential sensor drift and provides estimates of calibration and measurement uncertainties. Details of the deployment and recovery operations are documented in the corresponding cruise reports.
Related to:
Karstensen, Johannes; Atamanchuk, Dariia; Barboni, Alexandre; Bendinger, Arne; Fonseca-Batista, Debany; Fried, Nora; Holliday, Naomi Penny; Hundsdörfer, Marie; Kerrigan, Elizabeth; Leimann, Ilmar; Normandeau, Claire; Oltmanns, Marilena; v. Oppeln-Bronikowski, Nicolai; Ribbe, Joachim; Schmidtko, Sunke; Suits, Thea; Willis, Ciara (2019): Water mass transport and transformation in the western SPNA, Cruise No. MSM74, May 25 - June 26, 2018, St. John's (Canada) - Reykjavik (Iceland), Western SPNA transport. MARIA S. MERIAN-Berichte, Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, MSM74, 54 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_msm74
Karstensen, Johannes; Begler, Christian; Gerke, Lennart; Handmann, Patricia; Hans, Anna Christina; Lösel, Christiane; Martens, Wiebke; Niebaum, Nils; Olbricht, Hannah Davina; Posern, Conny; Rudloff, Daniel; Witt, René; Wutting, Paul Jasper (2020): Western Subpolar North Atlantic transport variability, Cruise No. MSM94, 02. August - 06. September 2020, Emden (Germany) - Emden (Germany). MARIA S. MERIAN-Berichte, Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, MSM94, 47 pp, https://doi.org/10.48433/cr_msm94
Source:
Physical oceanography from mooring KPO_1185 in nc format (2026) [dataset]. kpo_1185.zip
Data processing report:
Data processing report of KPO_1185 (2026). kpo_1185_processing_report.pdf
Standard operating procedure:
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for GEOMAR Mooring Data Processing (2026). Mooring_Processing_v2.pdf
Project(s):
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03F0729C: Role of the tropical Atlantic for climate variability in the Atlantic sector (RACE II)
Horizon 2020 of the European Commission (H2020), grant/award no. 633211: Optimizing and Enhancing the Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System
National Science Foundation (NSF), grant/award no. OCE-1947829: GOHSNAP Gases in the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program
Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP7), grant/award no. 308299: North Atlantic Climate
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 52.823100 * Median Longitude: -51.556567 * South-bound Latitude: 52.801080 * West-bound Longitude: -51.571940 * North-bound Latitude: 52.836640 * East-bound Longitude: -51.546620
Date/Time Start: 2018-05-26T02:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-08-17T16:58:47
Minimum DEPTH, water: -455.00 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 1372.10 m
Event(s):
MSM74_28-1 (KPO 1185) * Latitude Start: 52.801080 * Longitude Start: -51.571940 * Latitude End: 52.836640 * Longitude End: -51.551140 * Date/Time Start: 2018-05-30T10:43:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-05-30T12:43:00 * Elevation Start: -1150.0 m * Elevation End: -1371.0 m * Campaign: MSM74 * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR) * Comment: K7 deployed
MSM94_83-1 (KPO 1185) * Latitude: 52.831580 * Longitude: -51.546620 * Date/Time: 2020-08-17T09:58:35 * Location: Labrador Sea * Campaign: MSM94 (GPF 19-1-104) * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: Mooring (MOOR)
Comment:
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_02 File:kpo_1185_instr_02.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM with pressure SN:02797
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_04 File:kpo_1185_instr_04.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-IM SN:06779 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_05 File:kpo_1185_instr_05.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM with pressure SN:03503
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_06 File:kpo_1185_instr_06.nc Type:Teledyne RDI LongRanger 75 SN:03367
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_07 File:kpo_1185_instr_07.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM SN:02775
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_08 File:kpo_1185_instr_08.nc Type:RBR RBR Concerto DO SN:52635 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_09 File:kpo_1185_instr_09.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-IM SN:02261 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_10 File:kpo_1185_instr_10.nc Type:Nortek Aquadopp Induktiv SN:P26209-04
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_11 File:kpo_1185_instr_11.nc Type:Aanderaa RCM 11 SN:00598 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_12 File:kpo_1185_instr_12.nc Type:Nortek Aquadopp Induktiv SN:P26209-05
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_13 File:kpo_1185_instr_13.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-IM SN:02799 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_14 File:kpo_1185_instr_14.nc Type:Aanderaa RCM 11 SN:00602 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_15 File:kpo_1185_instr_15.nc Type:RBR RBR Concerto DO SN:52630 depth/pressure data was at least partially derived and not directly measured, consult quality flags for details
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_16 File:kpo_1185_instr_16.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM with pressure SN:10700
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_17 File:kpo_1185_instr_17.nc Type:Seabird MicroCat 37-SM with pressure SN:06854
instrument = Label:kpo_1185_18 File:kpo_1185_instr_18.nc Type:Nortek Aquadopp Induktiv SN:P26209-08
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | Geocode | ||
| 3 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | Geocode | |
| 4 | Quality flag, water depth | QF water depth | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 5 | Pressure, water | Press | dbar | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | ||
| 6 | Quality flag, water pressure | QF water press | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 7 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | ||
| 8 | Quality flag, water temperature | QF water temp | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 9 | Salinity | Sal | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 10 | Quality flag, salinity | QF sal | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 11 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | ||
| 12 | Quality flag, current velocity | QF cur vel | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 13 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | ||
| 14 | Quality flag, current velocity | QF cur vel | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | |||
| 15 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi | ||
| 16 | Quality flag, oxygen | QF O2 | Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
18744642 data points
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