North Pole Environmental Observatory (NPEO) Oceanographic Mooring Data
Summary
This data set, acquired with an oceanographic bottom-anchored mooring, includes sea-ice draft and depth data, conductivity, temperature, pressure, salinity, and ocean current measurements such as speed and direction. Each mooring contains vertically distributed instruments, which measure ocean properties at fixed depths and record data internally. These data are retrieved annually when the mooring is recovered. Located on the Pole Abyssal Plain about 50 kilometers from the North Pole, the original 2001 mooring was chosen because it provided a suitable landing site for the supporting aircraft. Ocean depth was approximately 4300 m. Data were recorded half-hourly to hourly.
The North Pole Environmental Observatory (NPEO) is a year-round, automated scientific observatory, deploying various instruments each April in order to learn how the world's northernmost sea helps regulate global climate. It consists of a set of unmanned scientific platforms that record oceanographic, cryospheric, and atmospheric data throughout the year. Data are in ASCII text format.
Data access
- download: NSF Arctic Data Center
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| Spatial Type | point |
| Frequency | 30 minute |
| Language | English |
| Grant Code | 9910305, 0352754 |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2001-04-02 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 2008-07-16 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
89.55694,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
89.55694
Minimum (West) Longitude:
66.64694,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
66.64694
Primary point of contact information
James H. (Jamie) Morison <morison@apl.washington.edu>
Additional contact information
- author: James H. (Jamie) Morison <morison@apl.washington.edu>
- author: Dr. Knut Aagaard <aagaard@apl.washington.edu>
- author: Richard Moritz <dickm@apl.washington.edu>
- author: Miles McPhee <miles@wolfenet.com>
- author: Andreas Heiberg <heiberg@apl.washington.edu>
- author: Michael Steele <mas@apl.washington.edu>
- principalInvestigator: James H. (Jamie) Morison <morison@apl.washington.edu>
- author: Roger Andersen <roger@apl.washington.edu>
- principalInvestigator: Dr. Knut Aagaard <aagaard@apl.washington.edu>
- principalInvestigator: Richard Moritz <dickm@apl.washington.edu>
- principalInvestigator: Miles McPhee <miles@wolfenet.com>
- principalInvestigator: Andreas Heiberg <heiberg@apl.washington.edu>
- principalInvestigator: Michael Steele <mas@apl.washington.edu>
- originator: James H. (Jamie) Morison <morison@apl.washington.edu> Show 11 more...
Citation
Morison, J., et al. 2009. North Pole Environmental Observatory (NPEO) Oceanographic Mooring Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6P84921. Accessed 19 Apr 2024.
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