Hogg, Nelson; Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float DBW59 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398424
Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.
Related to:
Further details:
WOCE deep basin experiment - RAFOS floats settings 1 - 4. wdbebgd.htm
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -16.282644 * Median Longitude: -25.813376 * South-bound Latitude: -16.519000 * West-bound Longitude: -26.347000 * North-bound Latitude: -16.047000 * East-bound Longitude: -25.200000
Date/Time Start: 1992-10-22T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-05-10T01:00:00
Event(s):
DBW59 * Latitude Start: -16.500000 * Longitude Start: -25.336000 * Latitude End: -16.188000 * Longitude End: -26.344000 * Date/Time Start: 1992-10-22T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-05-10T01:00:00 * 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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Hogg, Nelson | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Hogg, Nelson | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Hogg, Nelson | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Hogg, Nelson | Subsurface float | |
| 8 | Positioning type/details | Pos type | Hogg, Nelson | Subsurface float | Position validity: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) | |
| 9 | Comment | Comment | Hogg, Nelson |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
521 data points