Data Report of Current, Temperature and Pressure Observations: Stratified Central North Sea 1980-1982

During springs, summers and autumns of 1980,1981 and 1982 a collaborative study on the seasonal stratification of the Central North Sea was performed by the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, the Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography Utrecht and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. This report lists mooring positions, local depths, meterdepths, operational periods and sampling periods of current meters, pressure gauges and thermistor chains. Additional current meter datasets on periods not covered in this data report exist with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, the periods shown here being characterized by the existence of simultaneous current, temperature and pressure records. Hydrographic surveys are described by Maas (1981) and van Aken (1981, 1983a). A description of the meteorological circumstances can be found in Kleverlaan (1982) and van Aken (1983b)