Gerald Miller, Michael McCormick, James Saylor 
Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
2205 Commonwealth Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI  48105
Phone:  734/741-2119, 734/741-2277, 734/741-2118
FAX:    734/741-2055
Email:  michael.mccormick@noaa.gov

C. R. Murthy, Jim Bull
National Water Research Institute
Burlington, L7R4A6, Canada
Email:  raj.murthy@CCIW.ca, Jim.Bull@CCIW.ca

GLERL Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Moorings 1999-2000
Manufacturer: RD Instruments, 9855 Businesspark Ave., San Diego, CA 92131-1011

Explanation of Columns in the Data Set
 Ensemble Header:
  YR          Year
  DOY         Day of year (UT)
  TIME        Universal time (UT - Hours and minutes HHMM)
  WT          Water Temperature at the transducer (C)
  Depth cell data top to bottom:
  Dpth        Mid-cell depth (m)
  E           Eastward component of horizontal current (cms-1)
  N           Northward component of horizontal current (cms-1)
  W           Vertical velocity (cms-1)
  ECH         Echo intensity, mean of the four beams(dB)(sonar eq. not applied)
 
Data Sources:
                                                        #                     Depth
Filename   Mooring  Lat(N)    Lon(W)    Sensor     S/N cells     Dates       Water/ADCP    OP #
A1-99-20.txt   A1-99  42 05.96' 86 33.51' WH-ADCP-300  0163 13 10/20/99-04/18/00 20.0/17.8 S1999293.02
A2-99-39.txt   A2-99  42 06.79' 86 38.48' WH-ADCP-300  1057 31 10/20/99-06/19/00 39.0/36.8 S1999293.01
A3b-99-28.txt  A3b-99 42 09.52' 86 35.00' WH-ADCP-1200 0376 22 10/19/99-06/19/00 28.0/25.8 S1999292.04
A4-99-19.txt   A4-99  42 10.38' 86 29.37' WH-ADCP-1200 0218 14 10/19/99-05/17/00 18.5/17.5 S1999292.05
A5-99-40.txt   A5-99  42 13.78' 86 36.85' WH-ADCP-300  0717 33 10/19/99-06/15/00 40.0/37.8 S1999292.02
A6-99-60.txt   A6-99  42 25.18' 86 31.89' WH-ADCP-300  0155 50 10/28/99-06/15/00 59.5/57.3 S1999301.01
A7-99-11.txt   A7-99  42 05.60' 86 30.78' WH-ADCP-1200 0182  7 10/29/99-05/17/00 10.5/09.5 S1999301.02
CM1-99-155.txt CM1-99 42 13.75' 86 36.82' WH-ADCP-300  0703 33 06/02/99-06/19/00 155./153. S1999153.04


WH-ADCP 300kHz:
Frequency:       307200 Hz
Configuration:   4-beam, Convex
Beam Angle:      20 degrees
Orientation:     Up
CPU Firmware:    8.19
Depth Cell Size: 1 m
Blank After Transmit:176 cm
Pings/Ensemble:  180
Std Deviation:   0.8 cms-1
Time/Ensemble:   30-minutes
Velocity:
  Accuracy +_0.5%+_0.5 cms-1
Temperature:
  Accuracy +-0.4oC
  Resolution 0.01o
Compass:
  Long-term Accuracy +-5o
  Resolution 0.01o
Echo Intensity
  Uncertainty +-1.5 dB (relative)

WH-ADCP 1200kHz:
Frequency:       1228800 Hz
Configuration:   4-beam, Convex
Beam Angle:      20 degrees
Orientation:     Up
CPU Firmware:    8.18
Depth Cell Size: 1 m
Blank After Transmit:044 cm
Pings/Ensemble:  200
Std Deviation:   0.8 cms-1
Time/Ensemble:   30-minutes
Velocity:
  Accuracy +_0.5%+_0.5 cms-1
Temperature:
  Accuracy +-0.4oC
  Resolution 0.01o
Compass:
  Long-term Accuracy +-5o
  Resolution 0.01o
Echo Intensity
  Uncertainty +-1.5 dB (relative)