EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

OTRANTO: Current meter stations in the Strait of Otranto (1994- 95)

Data Holding Centre

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Time Period

from February 1994 to May 1995

Start Date

1994-01-01

End Date

1995-12-31

Project

Hydrodynamics and Geochemical Fluxes in the Strait of Otranto

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

6 moorings across the Strait of Otranto from Capo S. Maria di Leuca (Italy) to Fanos Island (Greece)

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

39, 17, 20, 41

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea

Observations

Parameters

Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

Temperature of the water column

Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)

Instruments

Description

Summary

The marine current data were collected in the frame of a research programme with the following main objectives: - to improve knowledge of the hydrodynamics of the strait at synoptic, seasonal and interannual time scales; - to estimate the exchange of water and associated material between the Adriatic and the Ionian Seas, and to evaluate their variability; - to increase understanding of the influence of the strait upon the adjacent water bodies; - to provide a consisent data set both for validation of the models and assessment of complementary programs. The moorings were deployed with 1, 2 or 3 current meters. The time series were recorded at a sampling interval of 20 minutes. The data are fully quality controlled for gaps, spikes and spurious data. The raw data are averaged over a 1 hour time interval and analysed to produce spectral analysis, tidal components and residuals. The data sets are stored as a raw time series for each current meter (1 data cycle of temperature, speed and direction every 20 minutes). The complete data set consists of 2710 current meter/days.

Originator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

References

"Gacic, M., Kovacevic, V., Manca, B., Mosetti, R., Scarazzato, P. and Vetrano, A. (1994): Direct current measurements and transport evaluation in the Strait of Otranto. Extended Abstracts of the First Workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project, Barcelona, 21-23 November 1994, 29-35." 1994-06-01, unknown, unknown

"Gacic, M., Kovacevic, V., Manca, B., Papageorgiou, E., Poulain, P.M., Scarazzato, P. and Vetrano, A. (1996): Thermohaline properties and circulation in the Strait of Otranto. Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique, Monaco, n. special 17, 4-32." 1996-06-01, unknown, unknown

Availability

Availability

by negotiation

Organization

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Contact

Mosetti R.

Address

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy

rmosetti@ogs.trieste.it

http://www.ogs.trieste.it/

Administration

Local identifier

1086

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2013-07-25