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Title: Preliminary wave and hydrostatic pressure data collected from moored directional wave gauges in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the LATEX project from 1992-08-25 to 1992-08-26 (NCEI Accession 9400018)
Abstract: This data is a special submission to NODC containing wave data during Hurricane Andrew August 25-26, 1992. This data file contains 24 bursts spaced at 2 hour intervals. Each burst contains 2048 points sampled at 2 Hz. The positive U and V axis must be rotated +105 degrees in the mathematical sense in order to align the +V axis with true north. For this data a time stamp of the first point of the burst is followed by 2048 points of data. The meter is located 2 meters above bottom.

LATEX-A Hydrographic and Current data was submitted by Dr. Norman L Guinasso Jr., of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

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** MMS LATEX-A SHELF NODC Project Code 0212 **
** PROVISIONAL DATA SUBMISSION **
** LATEX DATA OFFICE Texas A&M University **
** Geochemical and Environmental Research Group **
** College Station TX 77843-3149 (409) 862-2321 **
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** Preliminary Data Subject to Revision **
** Not to be release without permission **
** of LATEX A Program Manager (409) 845-6714 **
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** Please communicate any errors found in this data set to: **
** Dr. Norman Guinasso **
** Texas A&M University **
** Geochemical and Environmental Research Group **
** College Station, TX 77843-3149 (409) 862-2324 **
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MOORED CURRENT/WAVE METER DATA
INSTRUMENT TYPE: Coastal Leasing MiniSpec Directional Wave Gauge
RECORD DESCRIPTION: CR SEPARATOR
DATA FORMAT: ASCII,COLUMN DELIMITED
ORIENTATION of +V axis relative to true north: 105 degrees

PARAMETER COLUMN DESCRIPTION UNITS
DATE 1 MON/DAY/YEAR DATE
TIME 2 HOUR:MIN TIME
U COMPONENT 1 E/W VELOCITY CM/S
V COMPONENT 2 N/S VELOCITY CM/S
PRESSURE 3 PRESSURE hPa (millibars)

DEPLOYMENT CRUISE: 92P06 (M03)
RECOVERY CRUISE: 92P08 (M04)

START TIME: 08/25/1992 01:00:00
STOP TIME: 08/26/1992 23:00:00

MOORING: 16 - 20 meters
SERIAL NUMBER: 10092
LATITUDE: 28.867N
LONGITUDE: 90.491W
$LATEX VERSION 2/4/94 convert velocity to cm/s and pressure to hPa
$LATEX VERSION 2/4/94 correct instrument +U reading
Date received: 19940218
Start date: 19920825
End date: 19920826
Seanames: Gulf of Mexico
West boundary: -90.491
East boundary: -90.491
North boundary: 28.867
South boundary: 28.867
Observation types: current measurements, physical, time series
Instrument types: wave sensor
Datatypes: CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U), CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V), WAVE DIRECTION, WAVE DIRECTION - EAST COMPONENT, WAVE DIRECTION - NORTH COMPONENT, WAVE SPECTRA - DIRECTIONAL
Submitter: Guinasso Jr., Dr. Norman L.
Submitting institution: Texas A&M University; College Station
Collecting institutions: Texas A&M University; College Station
Contributing projects: LATEX PART A
Platforms: moorings (pid: 2565)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information:
Availability date:
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00
Editdate: 2022-07-27 12:11:02+00