Ships surface fluxes: data set description page


Data set source
Information on available Data
Quality Control Processing
Data format
References
Data selection page

Surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat.

Data set source

  • LE SUROIT (French ship) 10-minutes surface fluxes from bulk calculation.
  • The KNORR (NOAA)

  • Information on available data in the FASTEX Central Archive

  • 10-minutes Surface Fluxes (bulk method) from the R/V Le Suroit between 970109 and 970214.
  • Quality Control Processing

  • Data providers validation

    Each set of data is validated by the data providers before sending it to the FASTEX Central Archive


  • Data format

    Data provided in ASCII format. One line for each Date/Time measurements. Including site, position, time, sensible heat flux, latent heat flux, stress.

    References

    Eymard, L., G. Caniaux, H. Dupuis, L. Prieur, H. Giordani, R. Troadec, D. Bourras, C. Guerin, P. LeBorgne, A. Brisson, A. Marsoin, 1999: Surface fluxes in the North Atlantic Current during the CATCH/FASTEX experiment . Submitted to the Quar.J.R.M.S, sept 1998.
    Updated: 8 October 1998

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