Tentative benchmarks for shear probes

Please follow the Filename convention for testing if changing the filename prefix supplied in this table.

File name when testing

FilenamePrefix_II_YYYYMMDD.nc​ where:

• II is your initials (use as many letters as needed)​
• YYYYMMDD is the year, month and date using the ISO standard date.

The table should include only prefix, not the full testing filename

Filename Prefix	Platform	Instrument	Region	PI (ATOMIX)	Comment	Volunteer testers
VMP250_TidalChannel_024_cs	Ship	VMP-250	Haro Strait	Lueck	Large up/down drafts affecting fall rate; this one processed using a constant speed of [math]\displaystyle{ 0.75\, \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} }[/math]; some estimates require fitting to the inertial subrange.	Bluteau
VMP250_TidalChannel_024	Ship	VMP-250	Haro Strait	Lueck	Large up/down drafts affecting fall rate; this one processed using a speed equal to [math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{d}P/\mathrm{d}t }[/math]; some estimates require fitting to the inertial subrange.
VMP250_KZN_AgulhasCurrent_048	Ship	VMP-250	Agulhas Current	Lueck	Moderately intense turbulence. Two sections: one good, the other has descent glitches
CPF_MR1000_Monterey_Bay_19_8	Uprising float	MR-1000	Monterey Bay	Lueck	Example of a float rising at [math]\displaystyle{ 0.20\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} }[/math]; some wave orbital interference.
mCTD_VL_StJohns_River_070	Small boat	mCTD	St. Jons River, Florida	Lueck	Example of multiple shallow profiles in an estuary.
MicroCTD_UQAM_Malaysia_047_10	Small boat	mCTD	Freshwater reservoir in Malaysia	Lueck	Example of poor data that looks good in a vertical profile of shear.
VMP2000_Test_HaroStrait	Small ship	VMP-2000	Haro Strait, tidal channel	Lueck	Example of profiler with several narrow banded vibrations.
EPSILOMETER_RockallTrough	Ship	Epsilometer	Rockall Trough	Le Boyer	Strong turbulence in a canyon	Lueck, Bluteau
AUV_MicroRider_BarentsSea	AUV	MicroRider	Barents Sea (Arctic)	Fer	Propelled vehicle
Glider_MicroRider_BarentsSea	Glider	MicroRider	Barents Sea (Arctic)	Fer
VMP6000_OgasawaraRidge	Ship	VMP-6000	Ogasawara Ridge (western Pacific)	Hibiya	Untethered; >3000 m profile
Glider_MicroRider_Shelf_Peru	Glider	MicroRider	Continental slope off Peru, eastern tropical Pacific	Dengler	Electromagnetic current meter; strong tidal currents
MSS_BalticSea	Ship	MSS	Baltic Sea	Holtermann	One good profile, one corrupted by jellyfish
MSS_ArcticOcean	Ice	MSS	Arctic Ocean	Meyer		Lueck
VMP6000_NorwegianSea	Ship	VMP-6000	Norwegian Sea	Fer	In a strong & deep anticyclone, full depth (>3000 m)
Ice_VMP250upriser_ArcticOcean	Ice	VMP-250 upriser	Arctic Ocean	Fer	One good and bad profile to highlight challenges with an upriser	Bluteau
Moored_MicroRider_TidalChannel	Mooring	MicroRider		Lueck	Time series from a fixed point; strong tidal flow	Bluteau

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