RVSMDC Ships: Melville

RVSMDC (Research Vessel Surface Meteorology Data Center)


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The United States' R/V Melville, a Scripps Institute of Oceanography sponsored ship, provided automated weather observations taken every minute on some cruises and every six hours on other cruises. The IMET automated weather system was located at the bow of the vessel. The variables available are:

Platform Course	Platform Speed
Earth Relative Wind Direction	Earth Relative Wind Speed
Sea Temperature	Atmospheric Pressure
Air Temperature	Wet Bulb Temperature
Dewpoint Temperature	Relative Humidity
Precipitation	Atmospheric Radiation
Cloud Data

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

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Download	WOCE Line	Date Public	WHPO Start Date	WHPO End Date	Data Start Date	Data End Date
Download	Cruise Track Code	Expocode	Chief Scientist	Other WOCE Lines	Other Expocodes	Time Resolution
Data Not Available	A16C	10/31/96	13/3/1989	19/4/1989	14/3/1989	19/4/1989
Data Not Available	A__16C/00	318MHYDROS4	Talley			360
Data Not Available	A16S	10/31/96	23/1/1989	8/3/1989	23/1/1989	6/3/1989
Data Not Available	A__16S/00	318MSAVE5	Smethie			360
Data Not Available	P21E	11/01/96	27/3/1994	15/5/1994	27/3/1994	14/5/1994
Data Not Available	P__21E/00	318MWESTWARD_4	McCartney			1
Data Not Available	P21W	11/01/96	19/5/1994	25/6/1995	19/5/1994	20/6/1994
Data Not Available	P__21W/00	318MWESTWARD_5	Bryden			1

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