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Owens, W Brechner; Price, James F; Richardson, Philip L; Rossby, H Thomas; Schmitz, W J (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float GU116B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398508

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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:
Kennelly, M A; McKee, T K: Gulf Stream recirculation experiment (GUSREX) and line experiment SOFAR float data 1980-1982. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 84-45, gurilr.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.059735 * Median Longitude: -37.163618 * South-bound Latitude: 36.403000 * West-bound Longitude: -37.811000 * North-bound Latitude: 37.908000 * East-bound Longitude: -36.763000
Date/Time Start: 1983-07-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-08-23T00:00:00
Event(s):
GU116B * Latitude Start: 36.589000 * Longitude Start: -37.811000 * Latitude End: 37.908000 * Longitude End: -37.569000 * Date/Time Start: 1983-07-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-08-23T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
Comment:
Processing method: splined, 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
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Temperature, waterTemp°COwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
135 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]
1983-07-21T00:0036.589-37.8119.9612.178-0.597689.73
1983-07-22T00:0036.506-37.6919.859.645-13.346687.36
1983-07-23T00:0036.450-37.6189.756.037-4.743685.67
1983-07-24T00:0036.403-37.5729.712.393-11.724684.58
1983-07-25T00:0036.408-37.5449.705.9541.804684.51
1983-07-26T00:0036.410-37.4939.682.9212.246685.35
1983-07-27T00:0036.437-37.4479.653.8145.081685.03
1983-07-28T00:0036.475-37.4039.644.2365.200683.70
1983-07-29T00:0036.518-37.3599.635.5555.374682.63
1983-07-30T00:0036.563-37.3139.625.4796.631681.80
1983-07-31T00:0036.611-37.2629.615.1746.997681.37
1983-08-01T00:0036.674-37.2119.615.0839.846681.28
1983-08-02T00:0036.716-37.1569.614.3074.682681.28
1983-08-03T00:0036.759-37.1079.615.4616.729681.37
1983-08-04T00:0036.817-37.0629.613.7837.247681.87
1983-08-05T00:0036.873-37.0269.618.8484.827682.75
1983-08-06T00:0036.926-36.9509.619.8306.443683.36
1983-08-07T00:0036.984-36.8779.606.2778.100683.73
1983-08-08T00:0037.052-36.8219.595.9829.332684.02
1983-08-09T00:0037.145-36.7829.592.38016.406684.22
1983-08-10T00:0037.322-36.7939.60-1.98120.754684.12
1983-08-11T00:0037.395-36.7899.601.8200.317683.75
1983-08-12T00:0037.406-36.7739.591.3762.085683.77
1983-08-13T00:0037.429-36.7639.580.3764.525684.14
1983-08-14T00:0037.503-36.7789.57-3.4398.897684.28
1983-08-15T00:0037.560-36.8119.58-3.9128.002684.19
1983-08-16T00:0037.612-36.8619.59-5.7713.926684.11
1983-08-17T00:0037.644-36.9219.61-8.7297.497684.03
1983-08-18T00:0037.704-37.0049.62-8.3096.272684.17
1983-08-19T00:0037.747-37.0759.61-7.5205.138684.50
1983-08-20T00:0037.787-37.1759.60-12.8985.138684.50
1983-08-21T00:0037.829-37.3079.61-13.6405.142684.21
1983-08-22T00:0037.869-37.4399.62-13.3104.951684.27
1983-08-23T00:0037.908-37.569-12.8634.475684.64