Hogg, Nelson; Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float DBW79 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398434
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Further details:
WOCE deep basin experiment - RAFOS floats settings 1 - 4. wdbebgd.htm
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -24.863317 * Median Longitude: -31.681308 * South-bound Latitude: -25.863000 * West-bound Longitude: -35.395000 * North-bound Latitude: -24.033000 * East-bound Longitude: -26.622000
Date/Time Start: 1996-01-29T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-04-06T01:00:00
Event(s):
DBW79 * Latitude Start: -24.496000 * Longitude Start: -35.395000 * Latitude End: -24.532000 * Longitude End: -27.597000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-01-29T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-04-06T01:00:00 * 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 |
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Size:
1590 data points