Abstract:
DATA ACCESS All CTD data are available upon request from NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center in Silver Spring, MD (http://www.nodc.noaa.gov). The data are also archived at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO (http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/toga_coare/).
BACKGROUND
TOGA COARE was a multidisciplinary, international research effort that investigated the scientific ... phenomena associated with the interaction between the atmosphere and the ocean in the warm pool region of the western Pacific. The field experiment phase of the program took place from 1 November 1992 through 28 February 1993 and involved the deployment of oceanographic ships and buoys, several ship and land- based Doppler radars, multiple low and high-level aircraft equipped with Doppler radar and other airborne sensors, as well as a variety of surface based instruments for in situ observations.
DATA AVAILABILITY ============== R/V name: Alis Country: New Caledonia Investigator: Radenac Technical contact: Radenac Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-10 to 1992-11-23 leg 2: 1992-11-25 to 1992-12-07 Operations: on station at 156 15E, 1 30S (leg 1) and 156 10E, 1 30S (leg 2) # of stations: 193 Timing of casts: 11 casts per day: 01h(2), 04h(1), 07h(2), 10h(1), 13h(1), 16h(1), 19h(2), 22h(1) Depth of casts: 500 m (all times), 1000 m (07h and 19h) Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), 2dbar averaged Instrument used: Seabird SBE 9-02 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1.7 MB Note: salinity uncorrected, data in two files
============== R/V name: Franklin Country: Australia Investigator: Godfrey Technical contact: Butt Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-19 to 1992-12-19 leg 2: 1993-01-07 to 1993-02-07 Operation: butterfly pattern near 155 30E, 2S # of stations: 96 Timing of casts: irregular (almost daily), up to 22 casts/day Depth of casts: irregular 1200 - 2700 m Parameters: depth/pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), sigma-theta (kg/m3), dissolved oxygen (mmol/dm3) (uncalibrated!), 2 dbar averaged Instrument used: Mark Brown IIIB CTD Data format: ASCII, netCDF Data volume: 2 MB Comments: data in two files
============= R/V name: Hakuho-Maru Country: Japan Investigator: Takeuchi Technical contact: Takeuchi Time period: 1992-11-12 to 1992-11-26 Operation: on station at 156E, 0 # of stations: 101 Timing of casts: 2 to 4 casts/day at 3 and 6 hour intervals Depth of casts: 1000 m Parameters: depth (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), dissolved oxygen (ml/l), density (kg/m3), 1 dbar-averaged Instrument used: Seabird 9 CTD Data format: ASCII Data volume: 5.1 MB
=============== R/V name: Kexue #1 Country: PRC Investigator: Hu Technical contact: Feng Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-10 to 1992-12-11 leg 2: 1992-12-19 to 1993-01-23 leg 3: 1993-02-01 to 1993-02-20 Operations: on station at 156E, 4S # of stations: 826 Timing of casts: daily every 3 hours, hourly 3 x per leg Depth of casts: 300 m, 1000 m (once per day) Parameters: depth/pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), density (kg/m3), oxygen (ml/l) 2 dbar averaged Instrument(s) used: Seabird 9/11, Seabird 25 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 7 MB
================ R/V name: Le Noroit Country: New Caledonia Investigator: Delcroix Technical contact: Delcroix Time period: 1992-12-01 to 1993-03-02 Operations: 18 transects along 156E (5S to 5N) 2 sections from 163E, 20S to 156E, 6S # of stations: 165 Timing of casts: every 0.5 and 1 deg latitude Depth of casts: 1000 m except at 2S (1700 m) Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), sigma-theta (kg/m3), 2 dbar averaged Instrument used: Seabird 9 Data format: binary Data volume: 3.3 MB Note: NODC has an ASCII version
================ R/V name: Malaita Country: New Zealand/US Investigator: Fisher Technical contact: Fisher Time period: 1993-02-14 to 1993-02-24 Operations: near IFA # of stations: 16 Timing of casts: irregular, 1 to 3 times/day Depth of casts: approx. 250 m Parameters: temperature (deg C), conductivity (S/m), pressure (dbar), depth (m), descent rate (m/s), salinity (kg/m3) Instrument used: Seabird SBE 19 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 820 KB
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R/V name: Moana Wave (leg 1 and 3) Country: US Investigator: Gregg Technical contact: Bogar Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-08 to 1992-12-08 leg 3: 1993-01-22 to 1993-02-25 Operations: short up- and downwind legs near IMET buoy at 156E, 2S # of stations: 74 Timing of casts: daily at 23 UTC (leg 1), 01 UTC (leg 3) Depth of casts: 500 and 1000 m Parameters: salinity (psu), potential temperature (deg C), potential density (kg/m3), ocean temperature (deg C), pressure (dbar), conductivity (s/m) Instrument used: Seabird 9/11 Data format: Binary, ASCII Data volume: 35 MB Note: raw and semi-processed data only
================ R/V name: Moana Wave (leg 2) Country: US Investigator: Moum Technical contact: Smyth Time period: leg 2: 1992-12-12 to 1993-01-16 Operations: short up- and downwind legs near IMET buoy at 156E, 2S # of stations: 25 Timing of casts: once per day Depth of casts: 500 m Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), conductivity (s/m), salinity (psu), density (kg/m3) Instrument used: Seabird 9/11 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1.2 MB
================ R/V name: Natsushima Country: Japan Investigator: Ando Technical contact: Ando Time period: leg 1: 1993-02-01 to 1993-02-18 leg 2: 1993-02-20 to 1993-03-07 Operations: on station (leg 1): 156E 0 mooring tending at: 156E, 0; 156E, 2N, 154E, 0 and 156E, 2S (leg 1) 147E, 0; 147E, 2N; and 147E, 5N (leg 2) # of stations: 60 Timing of casts: every six hours on station every 1 deg latitude during transit Depth of casts: 1000 m Parameters: depth (m), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), potential temperature (deg C), density (kg/m3), potential density (kg/m3), dynamic height (m2/s2), dissolved oxygen (ml/l) Instrument used: Seabird CTD SBE9/17 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 4.2 MB ===============
R/V name: Onnuri Country: South Korea Investigator: Suk Technical contact: Suk Time period: 1992-12-01 to 1992-12-07 Operations: hydrographic section along 137E from 10N to the equator. # of stations: 16 Time of casts: every 1 deg (10N to 5N), every 0.5 deg (4.5N to equator), every two hours (137E, 2N) Depth of cast: 500 m Parameters: depth (m), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu) Instrument used: Niel Brown MKV CTD Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1.5 MB ==============
R/V name: Shiyan #3 (also referred to as Experiment #3) Country: PRC Investigator: Gan Technical contact: Gan Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-02 to 1992-12-14 leg 2: 1992-12-17 to 1993-01-25 leg 3: 1993-01-30 to 1993-02-24 Operations: on station at 158E, 2 14'S # of stations: 643 Timing of casts: regularly every four hours, 3 x per cruise every hour for 24 hours Depth of casts: 300 m (1000 - 1500 m once per day) Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu) Instrument used: SBE 25-02 Sealogger Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1.5 MB
=============== R/V name: Vickers Country: US Investigator: Pinkel Technical contact: Pinkel Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-18 to 1992-12-09 leg 2: 1992-12-22 to 1993-01-18 leg 3: 1993-01-30 to 1993-02-22 Operations: drifting near 156 15'E, 2S # of stations: 129 (500 m), 455 (150 m) Timing of casts: every 12 hours during all legs every hour during leg 1 Depth of casts: 500 m (legs 1,2,3), 150 m (leg 1) Parameters: temperature (deg C), conductivity (s/m), density (kg/m3), salinity (psu) Instrument used: Seabird SBE 9 Data format: ASCII Data volume: 94.5 MB
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R/V name: Wecoma (leg 1 and 3) Country: US Investigator: Huyer Technical contact: Huyer Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-06 to 1992-12-07 leg 3: 1993-01-22 to 1993-02-23 Operations: near 156E, 2S # of stations: 44 casts Timing of casts: irregular, about once per day Depth of casts: irregular, down to 3300 m Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), potential temperature (deg C), sigma theta (kg/m3), dynamic height (J/kg) Instrument used: Seabird SBE 9/11 plus Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1 MB Note: leg 3 CTD data are calibration casts
================ R/V name: Wecoma (leg 2) Country: US Investigator: Lukas Technical contact: Lukas Time period: leg 2: 1992-12-14 to 1993-01-16 Operations: near 156E, 2S # of stations: 96 Timing of casts: irregular, up to six times per day Depth of casts: irregular, down to 3300 m Parameters: temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), pressure (dbar), oxygen (umol/kg), theta (deg C) Instrument used: Seabird SBE 9/11 plus Data format: ASCII Data volume: 2.9 MB Note: includes bottle data
================ R/V name: Xiangyanghong #5 Country: PRC Investigator: Pu Technical contact: Pu Time period: leg 1: 1992-11-03 to 1992-12-03 leg 2: 1992-12-13 to 1993-01-12 leg 3: 1993-01-22 to 1993-02-23 Operations: on station at 154 30'E, 2 05'S # of stations: 284 Timing of casts: 4x per day (8, 14, 20 and 2 UTC) Depth of casts: 500 m, 1000 m every three days Parameters: pressure (dbar), temperature (deg C), salinity (psu), dissolved oxygen (ml/l) Instrument used: Mark III CTD (EG&G) Data format: ASCII Data volume: 1.4 MB
CTD MEASUREMENTS TAKEN DURING THE ENHANCED MONITORING PERIOD
R/V name: Moana Wave Country: US Investigator: Lukas Technical contact: Lukas Time period: EQ1: 1992-04-17 to 1992-05-14 EQ2: 1993-03-03 to 1993-03-31 EQ3: 1994-04-11 to 1994-05-08 Operations: EQ1: 3S-5N along 143E (every half degree lat) 5N-2S along 143 (every half degree lat) 150E-170E along equator (every 1 deg long) EQ2: 143E-170E along equator (every 1 deg long) 8S-5N along 165E (every 1 deg lat) 8N, 165E; 11 51'N, 145 42'E EQ3: 8N-2N along 165E (every 1 degree lat) 2N-2S along 165E (every 1/2 deg lat) 5N-2S along 156E (every 1 deg lat) 156E-143E along equator (every 2 deg long) # of stations: EQ1: 63 EQ2: 45 EQ3: 39 Depth of casts: EQ1: 102-5342 dbar EQ2: 294-4444 dbar EQ3: 490-4056 dbar Parameters: temperature (deg C), salinity (pss-78) pressure (dbar) Instrument used: Seabird SBE 09/11 (EQ1,2), Seabird SBE 09/11 plus (EQ3) Data format: ASCII Data volume: approx. 7 MB Note: includes bottle data
