[Data_Center: Short_Name='WHOI/UOPG']
Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX)
Entry ID: FASINEX

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Summary
Abstract: The Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) took place in the
subtropical convergence zone of the North Atlantic, about 1000 km east
of the Florida coast. The location was chosen because of the
well-defined and relatively long-lived sea surface temperature fronts
in the region.

The Upper Ocean Processes Group deployed five surface moorings with
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 67.0   S: -5.0   E: 18.0   W: -100.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1986-02-01
Stop Date: 1986-03-31
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Originating Center
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Upper Ocean Processes Group, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://uop.whoi.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BOB WELLER
Phone: (508) 457-2000
Email: rweller at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Upper Ocean Processes Group
Department of Physical Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Personnel
MELANIE F. MEAUX
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
Publications/References
Pennington N., Weller R., Brink K., FASINEX Moored Current Meter Array
Data Report, WHOI Technical Report 88-63, Woods Hole, MA, December
1988, 273 pp.

Weller, R.A., 1991. Overview of the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction
Experiment (FASINEX): A study of air-sea interaction in a region of
strong oceanic gradients, J. Geophys. Res., 96(C5), 8501-8516.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-09-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-10-07

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