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Bower, Amy S (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float AM121A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.397298

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Related to:
WOCE (2002): World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Global Data, Version 3.0. WOCE International Project Office, WOCE Report, Southampton, UK; published by U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, 180/02, DVD-ROM
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.481250 * Median Longitude: -8.559000 * South-bound Latitude: 36.429000 * West-bound Longitude: -8.639000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.524000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.488000
Date/Time Start: 1994-01-04T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1994-01-06T09:00:00
Event(s):
AM121A * Latitude Start: 36.520000 * Longitude Start: -8.490000 * Latitude End: 36.430000 * Longitude End: -8.640000 * Date/Time Start: 1994-01-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1994-01-06T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1400m
Comment:
Data have been checked by the WOCE Subsurface Float Data Assembly Center. See hdl:10013/epic.32931.d001 for further information.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Temperature, waterTemp°CBower, Amy SSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sBower, Amy SSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sBower, Amy SSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarBower, Amy SSubsurface float
Positioning type/detailsPos typeBower, Amy SSubsurface floatPosition validity: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
CommentCommentBower, Amy S
Size:
24 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]

Pos type

Comment
1994-01-04T17:0036.524-8.48812.271149.282
1994-01-05T00:5936.510-8.52412.79-15.065-11.9801319.432
1994-01-05T09:0036.462-8.58512.66-17.872-15.6521341.512
1994-01-05T17:0036.429-8.63912.551371.402
1994-01-06T01:0012.511391.241no position
1994-01-06T09:0012.351374.201no position