Abstract
Abstract. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) conducted meteorological buoy measurements in the central Iceland Sea in the time period 2007–2009, specifically in the northern Dreki area on the southern segment of the Jan Mayen Ridge. Due to difficulties in deployment and operations, in situ measurements in this region are sparse. Here the buoy, deployment and measurements are described with the aim of giving a future user of the data set information that is as comprehensive as possible. The data set has been quality-checked, suspect data removed and the data set made publicly available from PANGAEA Data Publisher (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.876206).
Highlights
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) conducted measurements in the central Iceland Sea in the time period 2007– 2009, in the northern Dreki area on the southern segment of the Jan Mayen Ridge
The measurement time period was 23 November 2007 03:00 UTC–21 August 2009 20:00 UTC and Table 3 contains a list of times when some or all of the measurements were missing and the reason when known
Air pressure was measured with a Vaisala PTB220A digital barometer designed to operate over a wide pressure and temperature range (Fugro OCEANOR AS, 2007)
Summary
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) conducted measurements in the central Iceland Sea in the time period 2007– 2009, in the northern Dreki area on the southern segment of the Jan Mayen Ridge. Harden et al (2015) used the buoy data presented here to examine the surface meteorological condition in the central. The buoy measurements are unique due to the sparsity of in situ observations over the ocean, especially in this region, and Dukhovskoy et al (2017) used it in an evaluation of ocean surface winds from reanalysis data sets and scatterometer-derived gridded products. Measurements from the data set have been used in both Harden et al (2015) and Dukhovskoy et al (2017) they have not been made publicly available earlier. The purpose of this article is to give a full description of the buoy, deployment and measurements for any future users of the data set. There is a description of the buoy, parameters measured and the deployment. ±0.15 hPa ±0.1 ◦C ±2–3 % ±2 % ±3 % ±0.05 m ±0.15 s ±1◦ ±1 % ±5–7.5 % ±0.16 ◦C ±5 m ±1◦
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
