APFZ_mixed_layer
PI: John Morrison
of: North Carolina State University
dataset: APFZ Mixed Layer Depths
project/cruise: AESOPS/KIWI6 - APFZ Survey Cruise 1
KIWI7 - APFZ Process Cruise 1
KIWI8 - APFZ Survey Cruise 2
KIWI9 - APFZ Process Cruise 2
ship: R/V Roger Revelle
Note: event 02162111 salts were bad, therefore density was not computed.
Some station casts were not deep enough to show a mixed layer.
Parameter Description Units
cruise_id cruise ID number
cruise_type process cruise or survey cruise
event event number, from event log
sta station number, from event log
cast cast number, from event log
date date as YYYYMMDD
time time of day decimal hours
yrday day of year where midnight, Jan 1 = day 1
lat_n nominal latitude (- = south, + = north) decimal degrees
lon_n nominal longitude (- = west, + = east) decimal degrees
MLD_0d01_dp mixed layer pressure decibars
delta potential density from surface = .01
MLD_0d02_dp mixed layer pressure decibars
delta potential density from surface = .02
MLD_0d05_dp mixed layer pressure decibars
delta potential density from surface = .05
CTD_top_db pressure of first reported CTD observation decibars
MLD_0d01_d mixed layer depth meters
delta potential density from surface = .01
MLD_0d02_d mixed layer depth meters
delta potential density from surface = .02
MLD_0d05_d mixed layer depth meters
delta potential density from surface = .05
CTD_top_m depth of first reported CTD observation meters