Benchmark datasets for shear probes

We compiled a collection of five benchmark data sets described in Scientific Data: Fer et al. (2024)

These datasets can be accessed from the BODC center.

We provide a number of Matlab routines to read in and compare data from grouped NetCDF files that follow our recommended structure on our GitHub repository. The Matlab function ATOMIX_load.m there can be used to load a benchmark data file.

Link	Region	Instrument	Platform	PI (ATOMIX)	Comment
[1]	Haro Strait	VMP-250	Ship	Lueck	Intense turbulence. Large up/down drafts. Most estimates require fitting to the inertial subrange.
[2]	Rockall Trough	Epsilometer	Ship	Le Boyer	Strong turbulence in a canyon in the North Atlantic (West of Ireland)
[3]	Faroe Bank Channel (North Atlantic)	VMP-2000	Ship	Fer	Ranging from quiescent mid-water to turbulent, deep gravity current
[4]	Baltic Sea	MSS	Ship	Holtermann	Non-tidal, low turbulence with increased mixing at the Baltic Sea halocline and bottom boundary turbulence
[5]	Minas Passage (Bay of Fundy, NS)	MicroRider	Mooring	Lueck	A swift tidal channel. All dissipation estimated from the inertial subrange

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ATOMIX members: see also tentative benchmarks for testers