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Freeland, Howard J (2006): Current velocity from PALACE float IOS578A [dataset]. Institute of Ocean Science, British Columbia, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.397583

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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
Further details:
Information on PALACE float. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, fralace.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 50.626827 * Median Longitude: -140.742488 * South-bound Latitude: 49.926000 * West-bound Longitude: -145.019000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.409000 * East-bound Longitude: -138.407000
Date/Time Start: 1995-09-03T01:10:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-09-01T23:45:00
Event(s):
IOS578A * Latitude Start: 50.009000 * Longitude Start: -145.019000 * Latitude End: 50.833000 * Longitude End: -139.917000 * Date/Time Start: 1995-09-03T01:10:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-09-01T23:45:00 * Location: North Pacific Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: Profiling auto. lagrangian circulation explorer (PALACE) * Comment: Nominal depth: 800m
Comment:
Velocity algorithm: backward differencing. 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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sFreeland, Howard JSubsurface float
5Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sFreeland, Howard JSubsurface float
Size:
890 data points

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