Current velocity measurements at FAMRI
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This directory contains data from deployments of ADCPs (Acoustic Doppler Current
Profilers) and Aanderaa current meter that have been moored in Faroese waters.

The two files: "ADCP_Deployments.txt" and "Aanderaa_Deployments.txt" list the
main metadata characterizing each deployment.

AANDERAA DATA FORMAT
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Each current meter deployment is identified by a 16-character code, which
includes the depth of the current meter. The data files all start with header 
information containing metadata, followed by headlines. Sfter that there is one
line per data record.


ADCP DATA FORMAT
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Each deployment is identified by an 8-character code, the Dep-code, where 
the first four indicate site or project while the last four indicate the 
year and month of deployment. Thus "NWFB0307" identifies a standard 
(Nordic WOCE) mooring in the Faroe Bank Channel deployed in July 2003.

The data from each deployment is in the form of three ASCII (.txt) files:
"Dep-code_Ensemble.txt", "Dep-code_Speed.txt", "Dep-code_Direction.txt"
stored in subdirectory ADCP_Data, where "Dep-code" is the 8-character
deployment code.

The data files all start with header information containing metadata,
followed by headlines. After that there is one line per ensemble, 
each line starting with the ensemble number in the following format:
 
  Dep-code_Ensemble.txt:  Ensemble number, the time of the ensemble  
  ----------------------  (YYYY MM DD hh mm ss) plus data from the ADCP 
                          sensors: compass heading (integer degrees),
                          pitch (degrees), roll (degrees) and temperature 
                          (degrees Celsius) in (FORTRAN) format: 
                          (I6,1X,A19,I5,F7.2,F7.2,F8.2). 

  Dep-code_Speed.txt:     Ensemble number and current speed in mm/sec 
  -------------------     for each bin from 1 to maximum in (FORTRAN) 
                          format: (I6,128I5).

  Dep-code_Direction.txt: Ensemble number and current direction in 
  ----------------------- integer degrees for each bin from 1 to maximum 
                          in (FORTRAN) format: (I6,128I5). Current
                          directions have been corrected for compass 
                          deviations. as noted in the header. 


The data have been quality controlled by the Faroe Marine Research Institute 
and error codes inserted for observations that were considered bad. 
Values which have been found erroneous either by the RDI software or in the 
editing procedure have been given error codes. For the real values (pitch, 
roll and temperature), the error code is -999.99. All the other parameters 
use -999 as error code.