RVSMDC (Research Vessel Surface Meteorology Data Center)
Research Vessel Surface Meteorology Data Center

The British R/V Discovery, a Southampton Oceanography Centre and BODC sponsored ship, provided automated weather observations averaged once every minute. The MULTIMET automated weather system was located at the center of the vessel. The variables available are:

  • Platform Heading
  • Platform Course
  • Platform Speed
  • Earth Relative Wind Direction
  • Earth Relative Wind Speed
  • Sea Temperature
  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Air Temperature
  • Wet Bulb Temperature
  • Atmospheric Radiation

Note: All variables may not be available in all cruises.

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DownloadWOCE LineDate PublicWHPO Start DateWHPO End DateData Start DateData End Date
Cruise Track CodeExpocodeChief ScientistOther WOCE LinesOther ExpocodesTime Resolution
Data Not AvailableAR121/14/0028/9/199618/11/199628/9/199617/11/1996
AR_12_/0774DI223Pollard  1
Data Not AvailableAR215/7/0124/4/199830/5/199824/4/199831/5/1998
AR_21_/0374DI233_1Smythe-Wright  1
Data Not AvailableA1112/08/9722/12/19921/2/199322/12/199231/1/1993
A__11_/0074DI199_1Saunders  1
Data Not AvailableA255/7/017/8/199717/9/19977/8/199715/9/1997
A__25_/0074DI230_1Bacon  1
Data Not AvailableISS011/31/006/2/199318/3/19936/2/199318/3/1993
ISS01_/0374DI200_1Dickson  1
Data Not AvailableISS011/31/0023/3/19933/5/199323/3/19931/5/1993
ISS01_/0474DI201_1Pollard  1
Data Not AvailableISS011/14/0019/2/199430/3/199420/2/199429/3/1994
ISS01_/0774DI207Dickson  1
Data Not AvailableISS011/14/006/1/199521/2/19957/1/199520/2/1995
ISS01_/0874DI213_1Pollard  1
Data Not AvailableISS011/14/0026/2/199522/3/199525/2/19957/3/1995
ISS01_/1074DI214_1Bryden  1
Data Not AvailableSR0111/01/9611/11/199217/12/199211/11/199214/12/1992
SR_01_/0274DI198_1Turner  1
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