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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 GU170C [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398551

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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: 30.454000 * Median Longitude: -72.318667 * South-bound Latitude: 30.432000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.387000 * North-bound Latitude: 30.478000 * East-bound Longitude: -72.248000
Date/Time Start: 1983-06-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-06-13T00:00:00
Event(s):
GU170C * Latitude Start: 30.432000 * Longitude Start: -72.248000 * Latitude End: 30.478000 * Longitude End: -72.387000 * Date/Time Start: 1983-06-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-06-13T00:00:00 * 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
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
12 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]
1983-06-11T00:0030.432-72.2483.59-7.8662.6292067.11
1983-06-12T00:0030.452-72.3213.57-6.8722.9722067.00
1983-06-13T00:0030.478-72.3873.57-7.9694.5062066.91