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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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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: -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):
#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:
1590 data points

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