Surveyed salinity and temperature data for a cyclonic eddy located in KE region

A cyclonic eddy field observation experiment was conducted from June 26 to 30, 2014 with a totally cruising distance of about 1674 km. Expendable conductivity-temperature-depth (XCTD) probes were deployed at 78 temperature and salinity measurement sites along the routes, which were stationed at zonal intervals of 15’ (approximately 28 km) and meridional intervals of 20’ (approximately 37 km). The campaign was settled on 6 zonal routes from south to north, and the routes closest to the eddy center are named S3 and S4. The surveyed salinity and temperature data corresponding to S3 and S4 are provided.