Instrument: Altimeter

Acronym: Altimeter

External Identifier: skos:broadMatch: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/379/

Description

An instrument that measures height above a fixed surface. The data can be used to map ocean-surface topography and generate gridded surface height fields.

Datasets (17)

Dataset Name	PI-Supplied Description	PI-Supplied Name
Processed CTD data with thermodynamic calculations from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE2207 to the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) station in April 2022		Altimeter (Valeport) - VA500
CTD data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE2207 to the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) station in April 2022		Altimeter (Valeport) - VA500
Chemical and biological data from CTD Niskin bottle samples from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1201 in the Ross Sea from 2011-2012 (PRISM-RS project)		Altimeter
Hydrography sensor data from trace metal rosette (TMR) casts at 26 stations near coastal Antarctica during RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise NBP18-01 from Dec 2017 to Feb 2018		Valeport VA-500
Data from custom instrument (CLASS) measured on R/V Endeavor cruise (EN614) in May 2018		Altimeter
Processed CTD data from all sensors mounted on the rosette from R/V Knorr cruise KN210-04 in the Western Atlantic Ocean between Uruguay and Barbados in 2013 (Deep Atlantic DOM project)	A Benthos/Datasonics PSA-916 altimeter was equipped on the CTD rosette.	Benthos/Datasonics PSA-916 altimeter
CTD hydrographic and nutrients data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN496 in July 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)	Benthos model PSA-916	Benthos model PSA-916
CTD hydrographic and nutrient data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN509 in May-June 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)	Benthos model PSA-916	Benthos model PSA-916
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN496 in July 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)	Benthos model PSA-916	Benthos model PSA-916
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN509 in May-June 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)	Benthos model PSA-916	Benthos model PSA-916
CTD profiles from GEOTRACES cruise KN193-06 for Intercalibration of sensors aboard R/V Knorr in the Sargasso Sea (GEOTRACES IC project)		Altimeter
Nutrients and bottle oxygen measured by the Scripps ODF group on the US GEOTRACES GP17-OCE cruise on R/V Roger Revelle (RR2214) from December 2022 to January 2023 in the South Pacific and Southern Oceans		altimeter (Valeport 500)
ODF one meter-averaged downcast CTD profiles along the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic from 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)	Altimeter - Tritech LPRA-200 or Simrad 807 SIOR/30L-Niskin Rosette/CTD casts were performed with a package consisting of a 12-bottle rosette frame (SIO/STS), a 24-place carousel (SBE32) and 12 30L General Oceanics bottles with an absolute volume of 30L each. Underwater electronic components consisted of a Sea-Bird Electronics SBE9plus CTD with dual pumps (SBE5), dual temperature (SBE3plus), reference temperature (SBE35RT) dual conductivity (SBE4C), dissolved oxygen (SBE43), transmissometer (WET Labs C-Star), fluorometer (Seapoint SCF) and altimeter (Tritech LPRA-200 or Simrad 807). A second dissolved oxygen plus oxygen temperature sensor (JFE Advantech RINKO-III) was incorporated into the data stream for future sensor evaluation; it was not processed for this cruise.	Altimeter
Environmental sensor data from an underwater imaging system (ISIIS-3) collected during R/V Langseth cruise MGL2207 July 20-28 2022 and R/V Sally Ride cruise SR2317 August 10-20 2023 in the Northern California Current	Instrumentation associated with ISIIS-3.	Altimeter (ImageNex 850)
AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature Archive Web Site with data from satellites NOAA-12, NOAA-16, and NOAA-14 covering the Northeast Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska (NEP project)	gridded surface height fields from altimeters over the entire NEP and specific regions, with resolutions to be determined by requests for specific applications.	Altimeters
Hydrographic data from Niskin bottles collected by CTD profiling on two R/V Endeavor cruises, EN620 and EN642, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019		altimeter
Hydrographic data from CTD profiles conducted on two R/V Endeavor cruises, EN620 and EN642, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019		altimeter