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Rees, J G; Dickson, Andrew G (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float IB24 [dataset]. Fisheries Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Burnham-on-Crouch, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398555

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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:
Rees, J M; Gmitrowicz, E M: Hydrographic observations on the MAFF SOFAR float site. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Lowestoft, Suffolk, sofarib.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.986292 * Median Longitude: -14.636146 * South-bound Latitude: 37.762000 * West-bound Longitude: -15.881000 * North-bound Latitude: 41.738000 * East-bound Longitude: -12.856000
Date/Time Start: 1984-10-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1988-06-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
IB24 * Latitude Start: 41.366000 * Longitude Start: -14.681000 * Latitude End: 39.733000 * Longitude End: -15.529000 * Date/Time Start: 1984-10-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1988-06-17T00:00:00 * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2150m
Comment:
Processing method: interpolated, velocity algorithm: backward differencing. 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°CRees, J GSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRees, J GSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRees, J GSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRees, J GSubsurface float
8CommentCommentRees, J G
Size:
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