Rees, J G; Dickson, Andrew G (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float IB63 [dataset]. Fisheries Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Burnham-on-Crouch, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398558
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Rees, J M; Gmitrowicz, E M: Hydrographic observations on the MAFF SOFAR float site. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Lowestoft, Suffolk, sofarib.htm
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 41.548653 * Median Longitude: -13.941789 * South-bound Latitude: 40.548000 * West-bound Longitude: -14.726000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.241000 * East-bound Longitude: -13.059000
Date/Time Start: 1985-02-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1986-01-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
IB63 * Latitude Start: 41.253000 * Longitude Start: -14.703000 * Latitude End: 42.091000 * Longitude End: -13.822000 * Date/Time Start: 1985-02-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1986-01-06T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2325m
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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Rees, J G | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rees, J G | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rees, J G | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rees, J G | Subsurface float |
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