N: 35.627 S: 0.085 E: -126.978 W: -163.925
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The SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study) project is a NASA-funded oceanographic process study and associated field program that aim to elucidate key mechanisms responsible for near-surface salinity variations in the oceans. The project is comprised of two field campaigns and a series of cruises in regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans exhibiting salinity extremes. SPURS employs a suite of state-of-the-art in-situ sampling technologies that, combined with remotely sensed salinity fields from the Aquarius/SAC-D, SMAP and SMOS satellites, provide a detailed characterization of salinity structure over a continuum of spatio-temporal scales. The SPURS-2 campaign involved two month-long cruises by the R/V Revelle in August 2016 and October 2017 combined with complementary sampling on a more continuous basis over this period by the schooner Lady Amber. Focused around a central mooring located near 10N,125W, the objective of SPURS-2 was to study the dynamics of the rainfall-dominated surface ocean at the western edge of the eastern Pacific fresh pool subject to high seasonal variability and strong zonal flows associated with the North Equatorial Current and Countercurrent. Underway physical data from 6 cruises undertaken by the schooner Lady Amber during the SPURS-2 field campaign include along-track meteorological, salinity snake and fixed-hull CTD measurements at 1m and 2 m intake depths. Comparisons with nearby Revelle data facilitate evaluation of uncertainties arising from collecting data from a sailboat, and the characterization of small-scale spatial variability in the ocean and atmosphere. Data files are in netCDF CD/ACDD standards compliant format.
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| Name Sort descending | Description | Units | Data Type | Fill Value | Valid Range | Scale Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| air_pressure | Pressure at ~18 m height | bar | double | N/A | 1.0032153692615 to 1.056626 | 1 |
| air_temperature | Sea Water Temperature at ~18 m height above sea level | degrees_C | double | N/A | 20.5 to 29.6 | 1 |
| latitude | Latitude of Lady Amber Profiling System | degrees_north | double | N/A | 9.5999766666667 to 28.205721666667 | 1 |
| longitude | Longitude of Lady Amber Profiling System | degrees_east | double | N/A | -158.31782 to -109.35361333333 | 1 |
| meridional_wind_speed | Meridional Wind Speed at ~18 m height | m/s | double | N/A | -14.43283483958 to 17.270443798318 | 1 |
| platform_heading | Platform heading | degree | double | N/A | 0.1 to 359.9 | 1 |
| platform_speed | Platform speed | m/s | double | N/A | 0.051444 to 15.124536 | 1 |
| pressure_at_1m | Pressure at 1m depth | dbar | double | N/A | 0.14075409835868 to 2.3289672131148 | 1 |
| pressure_at_2m | Pressure at 2m depth | dbar | double | N/A | 0.23290163934146 to 2.7679523809525 | 1 |
| rainfall_rate | Rainfall rate | mm/hr | double | N/A | 0.008385038452203 to 107.91635738687 | 1 |
| rain_accumulation | Rain accumulation at ~4 m height above sea level | mm | double | N/A | 0.219 to 107.124 | 1 |
| relative_humidity | Relative Humidity at ~18 m height above sea level | % | double | N/A | 48.206571936057 to 99.1 | 1 |
| salinity_at_1m | Sea Water Practical Salinity at 1m depth | 1 | double | N/A | 30.497692349727 to 36.980652380966 | 1 |
| salinity_at_2m | Sea Water Practical Salinity at 2m depth | 1 | double | N/A | 31.257 to 35.8158640625 | 1 |
| temperature_at_1m | Sea Water Temperature at 1m depth | degrees_C | double | N/A | 20.019747692308 to 30.501738709677 | 1 |
| temperature_at_2m | Sea Water Temperature at 2m depth | degrees_C | double | N/A | 23.236859375 to 30.389430299539 | 1 |
| time | Time of Lady Amber Profiling System | days since 1950-01-01T00:00:00 | double | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| zonal_wind_speed | Zonal Wind Speed at ~18 m height | m/s | double | N/A | -21.411775260322 to 21.966669560693 | 1 |