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2018 Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) TPOS Saildrone Mission
This dataset contains near-real time data from the Saildrone core sensors for the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) TPOS 2018 Mission (Mission 2) to the central equatorial Pacific (0, 140W). PMEL TPOS 2018 Mission (aka Mission 2) had four Saildrones: SD1005 and SD1006 were Gen 4 drones, and SD1029 and SD1030 were Gen 5 drones equipped with a larger wing designed for equatorial work. The drones were each equipped with full atmospheric and ocean core sensor suite, and an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). SD1029 and SD1030 also carried shortwave and longwave radiation (included in core set) and an ASVCO2 carbon flux and pH system. SD1029 had 3 strap-on SBE56 temperature sensors (at 0.35m, 1.16m, and 1.72m) to study the near-surface stratification. The vehicles were deployed out of Honolulu, HI on October 3, 2018. After sailing near a PMEL Carbon mooring in Kaneohe Bay, HI, the drones proceeded to the Tropical Atmosphere/Ocean (TAO) mooring at 9N, 140W. Three drones completed a circuit around the mooring, and then began their transit south towards the equator. Two drones made it to the equator and sailed near the TAO moorings at 0, 140W. Three Saildrones were recovered in Honolulu on 01-27-19. SD1030 was recovered in HI later in the spring of 2019.
Complete Metadata
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
|---|---|
| identifier | gov.noaa.nodc:PMEL-TPOS_Saildrone_2018 |
| issued | 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| landingPage | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact |
| language | [] |
| references |
[ "https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2019.220", "https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ocs/saildrone/data-access" ] |
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -139.07031,-1.146804,-163.155686,22.79755 |
| temporal | 2018-10-03T00:00:00+00:00/2019-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 |
