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X _ Introduction 
This volume is a graphical and statistical presentation of 
moored current measurements carried out jointly by the Bundesamt 
für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) and the Institut für 
Meereskunde (IFM) in Hamburg. The data are part of the German 
contribution to the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). 
They cover the period 1991 to 1995. The mooring locations (see 
map) are in line with the WOCE-Hydrographic section Al/E, which 
was repeated four times during the mooring period. 
The mooring design was according to the institutions deep 
ocean standard, all current meters were Aanderaa ROM 4/5 or 7/8, 
sampling interval was one hour. The moorings were replaced annu 
ally. Four moorings were lost completely (Dl, El, D2, and F3). 
Acknowledgements 
This work would have not been possible without the skilled 
assistence of U. Drübbisch, H. Giese, H. May, and H. Wüllner in 
the field work and M. Nesemann in the data analysis. This is 
also true for the experienced help we found from crews of R/V's 
'Meteor', 'Valdivia', and 'Walther Herwig' during the deployment 
and recovery operations. Supporting funds were available from 
the Bundesministerium für Forschung and Technologie under grants 
03F0121B (BSH) and 03F0121A (IFM) and from the Deutsche For 
schungsgemeinschaft for financing the ship-time for R/V 'Mete 
or' . 
Hamburg, December 1995 
Dr. Ekkehard Mittelstaedt 
Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt 
und Hydrographie 
Prof. Dr. Jens Meincke 
Institut für Meereskunde