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Hogg, Nelson; Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float DBW187A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398320

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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:
WOCE deep basin experiment - RAFOS floats settings 1 - 4. wdbebgd.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -2.807751 * Median Longitude: -20.052011 * South-bound Latitude: -3.892000 * West-bound Longitude: -24.801000 * North-bound Latitude: -1.456000 * East-bound Longitude: -17.550000
Date/Time Start: 1994-04-21T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-05-12T01:00:00
Event(s):
DBW187A * Latitude Start: -3.402000 * Longitude Start: -18.999000 * Latitude End: -2.865000 * Longitude End: -18.294000 * Date/Time Start: 1994-04-21T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-05-12T01:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2500m
Comment:
Velocity algorithm: splined. 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
4Temperature, waterTemp°CHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
8Positioning type/detailsPos typeHogg, NelsonSubsurface floatPosition validity: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
9CommentCommentHogg, Nelson
Size:
1731 data points

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