Hogg, Nelson; Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float DBW87 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398442
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Further details:
WOCE deep basin experiment - RAFOS floats settings 1 - 4. wdbebgd.htm
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -27.028200 * Median Longitude: -33.680233 * South-bound Latitude: -27.185000 * West-bound Longitude: -34.016000 * North-bound Latitude: -26.914000 * East-bound Longitude: -33.421000
Date/Time Start: 1992-10-30T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-12-27T01:00:00
Event(s):
DBW87 * Latitude Start: -27.000000 * Longitude Start: -34.001000 * Latitude End: -27.145000 * Longitude End: -34.016000 * Date/Time Start: 1992-10-30T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-12-27T01:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 4000m
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 |
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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:
144 data points
Data
1 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 |
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1992-10-30T01:00 | -27.000 | -34.001 | 0.58 | 6.177 | -0.019 | 4101.56 | L | |
1992-11-01T01:00 | -27.001 | -33.893 | 0.57 | 6.257 | -0.154 | 1 | Processing method: interpolated | |
1992-11-03T01:00 | -27.002 | -33.785 | 0.58 | 6.016 | 0.250 | 4095.67 | 2 | |
1992-11-05T01:00 | -26.993 | -33.693 | 0.57 | 4.145 | 0.693 | 4086.84 | 2 | |
1992-11-07T01:00 | -26.984 | -33.645 | 0.49 | 1.532 | 0.440 | 4087.82 | 2 | |
1992-11-09T01:00 | -26.976 | -33.626 | 0.45 | 1.276 | 0.815 | 2 | ||
1992-11-11T01:00 | -26.958 | -33.597 | 0.41 | 1.637 | 1.300 | 4116.28 | 1 | Processing method: interpolated |
1992-11-13T01:00 | -26.941 | -33.569 | 0.41 | 2.003 | 0.719 | 2 | ||
1992-11-15T01:00 | -26.935 | -33.526 | 0.41 | 2.592 | 0.250 | 4130.01 | 2 | |
1992-11-17T01:00 | -26.930 | -33.487 | 0.39 | 1.768 | 0.397 | 4131.97 | 2 | |
1992-11-19T01:00 | -26.922 | -33.463 | 0.39 | 1.198 | 0.661 | 2 | ||
1992-11-21T01:00 | -26.914 | -33.441 | 0.39 | 1.370 | 0.037 | 4166.31 | 2 | |
1992-11-23T01:00 | -26.920 | -33.421 | 0.39 | 0.564 | -0.423 | 4169.25 | 2 | |
1992-11-25T01:00 | -26.927 | -33.427 | 0.39 | -1.211 | -0.845 | 2 | ||
1992-11-27T01:00 | -26.946 | -33.456 | 0.39 | -1.754 | -1.197 | 4175.14 | 2 | |
1992-11-29T01:00 | -26.962 | -33.488 | 0.37 | -2.288 | -1.098 | 4179.07 | 2 | |
1992-12-01T01:00 | -26.981 | -33.530 | 0.35 | -1.850 | -1.142 | 2 | ||
1992-12-03T01:00 | -26.999 | -33.549 | 0.35 | -0.827 | -1.452 | 4192.80 | 2 | |
1992-12-05T01:00 | -27.021 | -33.560 | 0.35 | -0.012 | -0.746 | 4187.90 | 1 | Processing method: interpolated |
1992-12-07T01:00 | -27.043 | -33.570 | 0.41 | -2.741 | -4.027 | 4191.82 | 2 | |
1992-12-09T01:00 | -27.129 | -33.667 | 0.45 | -7.449 | -3.920 | 4194.76 | 2 | |
1992-12-11T01:00 | -27.151 | -33.788 | -4.987 | -1.069 | 4193.78 | 2 | ||
1992-12-13T01:00 | -27.174 | -33.845 | 0.45 | -3.236 | -0.460 | 4196.73 | 2 | |
1992-12-15T01:00 | -27.155 | -33.901 | 0.39 | -1.512 | 2.139 | 4195.75 | 2 | |
1992-12-17T01:00 | -27.128 | -33.884 | 0.36 | 2.576 | 0.753 | 4196.73 | 2 | |
1992-12-19T01:00 | -27.130 | -33.844 | 0.35 | 1.020 | -0.342 | 4192.80 | 4 | |
1992-12-21T01:00 | -27.135 | -33.856 | 0.35 | -1.835 | -0.734 | 4195.75 | 4 | |
1992-12-23T01:00 | -27.159 | -33.903 | 0.35 | -3.835 | -2.303 | 4199.67 | 4 | |
1992-12-25T01:00 | -27.185 | -33.976 | 0.39 | -3.476 | 0.328 | 4205.56 | 4 | |
1992-12-27T01:00 | -27.145 | -34.016 | 0.000 | 0.000 | S |