COARE PRELIMINARY MOORING DATA 
		     SUBJECT TO REVISION
                        28 June 1994


mooring name       : PCM N
PCM serial number  : 06

		LOCATION
latitude           :   1/15.499 S 
longitude          : 156/01.001 E

		TIMING
first profile      : 0900Z 25 OCT 92
last profile       : 1800Z  8 MAR 93
profile interval   : 3 hours
number of profiles : 1076

   TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY DEPTH BINS
top bin center     :  60.0 meters
bottom bin center  : 175.0 meters
bin width          :   5.0 meters
number of bins     :  24

	 VELOCITY DEPTH BINS
top bin center     :  60.0 meters
bottom bin center  : 195.0 meters
bin width          :   5.0 meters
number of bins     :  28

		UNITS
temperature	   :  degrees C
salinity	   :  PSU
currents           :  cm/s

            DATA FILE FORMATS

	ASCII data files were created by starting at the
top bin and writing its time series of 1076 profiles, then
the next deeper bin, and so on to the bottom bin.  Ten
values were written on each line of text using C (Fortran)
format specifier %8.3f (f8.3) for temperature and salinity
and C (Fortran) format specifier %8.2f (f8.2) for velocity.
Missing data are flagged with -999.

	NOTES ON TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY PROCESSING

	The calibration of the thermistor on PCM S/N 6 
drifted during the deployment.  Fortunately, the R/V WECOMA 
performed CTDs near PCM N almost monthly during the COARE 
IOP.  A two-parameter fit was made in T-S space from the observed
PCM profile to the WECOMA CTD profile, using thermistor
calibration drift and conductivity cell constant as
free parameters.  From these fits, an exponential curve
representing the thermistor drift and a linear conductivity
cell constant drift were determined and applied to the
PCM S/N 6 observations of temperature and conductivity.
Further information on the fitting process, quality of
fit, and error estimates are available upon request.


For further information, please contact:

Neil M. Bogue                       Office : (206) 543-4485
School of Oceanography  WB-10       FAX    : (206) 685-3354
University of Washington            email  : bogue@ocean.washington.edu
Seattle WA  98195