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Hogg, Nelson; Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float DBW187B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398321

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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
Project(s):
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -3.086217 * Median Longitude: -18.076783 * South-bound Latitude: -3.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -18.271000 * North-bound Latitude: -2.751000 * East-bound Longitude: -17.924000
Date/Time Start: 1996-05-14T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-06-27T01:00:00
Event(s):
DBW187B * Latitude Start: -2.953000 * Longitude Start: -18.271000 * Latitude End: -2.751000 * Longitude End: -18.130000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-05-14T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-06-27T01:00:00 * 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
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 Temperature, waterTemp°CHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
5 Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
6 Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
7 Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarHogg, NelsonSubsurface float
8 Positioning type/detailsPos typeHogg, NelsonSubsurface floatPosition validity: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
9 CommentCommentHogg, Nelson
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
111 data points

Data

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Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Temp [°C]		5 
Cur vel U [cm/s]		6 
Cur vel V [cm/s]		7 
Press max [dbar]		8 
Pos type		9 
Comment
1996-05-14T01:00-2.953-18.2712.783.430-2.6193287.992
1996-05-16T01:00-3.000-18.2262.821.826-3.7843287.992
1996-05-18T01:00-3.068-18.2162.80-0.118-4.3213288.972
1996-05-20T01:00-3.138-18.2112.801.542-5.4223288.972
1996-05-22T01:00-3.224-18.1652.793.790-3.9383289.942
1996-05-24T01:00-3.249-18.1162.811.629-0.1323291.892
1996-05-26T01:00-3.251-18.1092.790.500-0.7153294.822
1996-05-28T01:00-3.275-18.0902.811.388-1.9993290.921Processing method: interpolated
1996-05-30T01:00-3.300-18.0712.801.279-0.6963291.892
1996-06-01T01:00-3.299-18.0492.801.4050.1743289.942
1996-06-03T01:00-3.287-18.0372.80-0.3392.4943292.872
1996-06-05T01:00-3.230-18.0512.80-0.4333.0963293.842
1996-06-07T01:00-3.202-18.0412.791.3011.4403288.972
1996-06-09T01:00-3.165-18.0192.801.4063.6233290.922
1996-06-11T01:00-3.103-18.0002.800.9873.0733289.942
1996-06-13T01:00-3.074-17.9882.790.6291.5523294.822
1996-06-15T01:00-3.038-17.9770.9383.1952
1996-06-17T01:00-2.979-17.9512.7623.9032
1996-06-19T01:00-2.920-17.924-1.7583.8433291.892
1996-06-21T01:00-2.863-17.9972.79-4.6092.9913292.872
1996-06-23T01:00-2.826-18.0412.79-2.3902.2373294.821Processing method: interpolated
1996-06-25T01:00-2.788-18.0862.79-3.0132.4603294.821Processing method: interpolated
1996-06-27T01:00-2.751-18.1300.0000.000S