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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 GU159 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398527

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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: 41.751390 * Median Longitude: -38.943216 * South-bound Latitude: 40.858000 * West-bound Longitude: -39.730000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.671000 * East-bound Longitude: -37.385000
Date/Time Start: 1980-09-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1981-07-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
GU159 * Latitude Start: 41.761000 * Longitude Start: -37.391000 * Latitude End: 42.259000 * Longitude End: -38.833000 * Date/Time Start: 1980-09-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1981-07-17T00:00:00 * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2000m
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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°COwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
1168 data points

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