FASINEX project description

Frontal Air-Sea INteraction EXperiment

Summary

The purpose of the Frontal Air-Sea INteraction EXperiment (FASINEX) was to study the oceanic and atmospheric dynamics and interactions around a sea surface temperature front. The experiment took place south of Bermuda and involved several ships, oceanographic moorings and ancillary aircraft. Ground-truth comparison of surface wind and wind stress from the Electra and instrumented buoys were made with the NASA/JPL scatterometer.

Data access

Search for datasets

Additional Information

Related links:

homepage: FASINEX
download: FASINEX HRT TapeLog

Temporal coverage

Begin date: 1986-02-16 12:54:26, End date: 1986-02-25 18:35:33

Spatial coverage

Minimum latitude: 27.096000, Minimum longitude: -79.278000
Maximum latitude: 35.941000, Maximum longitude: -64.567000