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Freeland, Howard J (2006): Current velocity from PALACE float IOS89 [dataset]. Institute of Ocean Science, British Columbia, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.397587

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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: 17.957684 * Median Longitude: -163.352697 * South-bound Latitude: 13.801000 * West-bound Longitude: -172.998000 * North-bound Latitude: 20.954000 * East-bound Longitude: -155.184000
Date/Time Start: 1997-06-22T17:44:00 * Date/Time End: 2000-01-06T02:03:00
Event(s):
IOS89 * Latitude Start: 18.908000 * Longitude Start: -155.266000 * Latitude End: 17.759000 * Longitude End: -172.998000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-06-22T17:44:00 * Date/Time End: 2000-01-06T02:03:00 * Location: North Pacific Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: Profiling auto. lagrangian circulation explorer (PALACE) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1000m
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:
456 data points

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