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Stratus Ocean Reference Station. Established Oct 2000, 20°S, 85°W Annual recover/redeploy Surface met/fluxes at 1 minute, 2 systems Withheld, hourly shared via ftp Ocean velocity, temp, salinity to ~300 m 6 to 10 days on site at mooring Additional station time at 20°S, 75°W at SHOA site.
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Stratus Ocean Reference Station Established Oct 2000, 20°S, 85°W Annual recover/redeploy Surface met/fluxes at 1 minute, 2 systems Withheld, hourly shared via ftp Ocean velocity, temp, salinity to ~300 m 6 to 10 days on site at mooring Additional station time at 20°S, 75°W at SHOA site
Stratus surface mooring Cruises have originated from Arica, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Ecuador Cruise have returned to Arica, Valaparaiso
Diurnal variability at stratus mooring Red - incoming lw Blue - incoming sw Black - sst Magenta - air temp Cyan - wind speed
Summary of 3 years (overplot) of monthly heat flux terms and of air temperature and sea surface temperature