Freeland, Howard J (2006): Current velocity from PALACE float IOS579 [dataset]. Institute of Ocean Science, British Columbia, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.397585
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Further details:
Information on PALACE float. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, fralace.htm
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 52.533409 * Median Longitude: -141.062736 * South-bound Latitude: 49.294000 * West-bound Longitude: -156.093000 * North-bound Latitude: 59.487000 * East-bound Longitude: -134.935000
Date/Time Start: 1996-03-02T00:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-05-12T13:16:00
Event(s):
IOS579 * Latitude Start: 50.000000 * Longitude Start: -145.000000 * Latitude End: 55.788000 * Longitude End: -155.729000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-03-02T00:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-05-12T13:16:00 * 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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Freeland, Howard J | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Freeland, Howard J | Subsurface float |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
1966 data points