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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 GU165A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398534

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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: 39.275442 * Median Longitude: -55.355930 * South-bound Latitude: 37.424000 * West-bound Longitude: -56.384000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.007000 * East-bound Longitude: -54.790000
Date/Time Start: 1981-08-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1981-09-19T00:00:00
Event(s):
GU165A * Latitude Start: 37.424000 * Longitude Start: -55.164000 * Latitude End: 40.007000 * Longitude End: -55.478000 * Date/Time Start: 1981-08-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1981-09-19T00:00:00 * Location: South 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
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
Size:
123 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1981-08-08T00:0037.424-55.164-7.64914.849
1981-08-09T00:0037.549-55.257-10.10717.070
1981-08-10T00:0037.684-55.388-11.73117.712
1981-08-11T00:0037.823-55.502-9.33419.259
1981-08-12T00:0037.980-55.609-10.07121.414
1981-08-13T00:0038.159-55.722-10.59623.419
1981-08-14T00:0038.357-55.8223.65-7.72726.892
1981-08-15T00:0038.583-55.9373.64-10.99230.523
1981-08-16T00:0038.823-56.0683.63-10.67232.471
1981-08-17T00:0039.084-56.2123.62-13.92632.870
1981-08-18T00:0039.325-56.3203.61-7.89229.918
1981-08-19T00:0039.569-56.3843.590.26626.978
1981-08-20T00:0039.743-56.3483.5813.64912.832
1981-08-21T00:0039.799-56.1573.5619.4406.628
1981-08-22T00:0039.852-55.9623.5519.2986.908
1981-08-23T00:0039.905-55.7683.5419.1776.570
1981-08-24T00:0039.950-55.5683.5318.5775.353
1981-08-25T00:0039.960-55.3603.5224.335-6.147
1981-08-26T00:0039.849-55.1333.5219.962-15.327
1981-08-27T00:0039.726-54.9663.5312.740-15.687
1981-08-28T00:0039.618-54.8613.547.029-9.699
1981-08-29T00:0039.541-54.8013.551.888-8.460
1981-08-30T00:0039.476-54.7943.56-0.452-6.041
1981-08-31T00:0039.434-54.7963.56-0.786-4.715
1981-09-01T00:0039.404-54.7993.570.949-3.190
1981-09-02T00:0039.378-54.7903.58-1.919-2.905
1981-09-03T00:0039.357-54.8073.57-1.719-1.927
1981-09-04T00:0039.341-54.8243.55-2.075-2.097
1981-09-05T00:0039.326-54.8473.53-3.527-1.225
1981-09-06T00:0039.325-54.9013.54-4.0880.996
1981-09-07T00:0039.332-54.9413.55-4.9182.629
1981-09-08T00:0039.360-55.0033.54-4.2554.592
1981-09-09T00:0039.408-55.0613.53-5.4576.126
1981-09-10T00:0039.471-55.1213.51-4.4706.521
1981-09-11T00:0039.536-55.1493.49-2.3558.664
1981-09-12T00:0039.594-55.1693.47-2.0976.667
1981-09-13T00:0039.647-55.1853.45-1.3716.649
1981-09-14T00:0039.703-55.2013.43-1.6877.270
1981-09-15T00:0039.762-55.2193.40-2.0339.742
1981-09-16T00:0039.827-55.2523.38-2.3688.915
1981-09-17T00:0039.896-55.2913.37-8.61210.166
1981-09-18T00:0039.957-55.3683.36-7.6978.346
1981-09-19T00:0040.007-55.4783.35-13.9725.766