PEACH
The overarching goal of PEACH is to understand the dynamics controlling exchange of waters between the continental shelf and deep ocean in the region near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
As part of PEACH, Spray gliders surveyed along the upper continental slope and across the outer continental shelf for more than two years during a series of missions from spring 2017 to spring 2019. Typical sampling was to a maximum depth of 500 m or to within a few meters of the seafloor in shallower water; occasional deeper sampling occurred if gliders encountered adverse currents.
Time Span
APR 2017 - MAY 2019
Observations
Temperature, Salinity, Currents
- Region: Cape Hatteras
- PI(s): Robert E. Todd
- Funded by: National Science Foundation
Project Dataset Files
Cleaned, post-processed and vertically binned to meet user needs
Project Dataset Processing
- Averaged to 10-m vertical bins
- Bins improve ease of use
- Bins allow for easy integration of ADCP acoustic backscatter and velocity data
- Filtered using QC flags
- Only high-quality data are represented in each bin
How to Cite
When using this dataset, please cite the data as:
Todd, R. E. (2020). Spray glider observations in support of PEACH [Data set]. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Instrument Development Group. doi: 10.21238/S8SPRAY0880