Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP201 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398571
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Further details:
KAPEX RAFOS float data report 1997-1999, Part A: The Agulhas- and South Atlantic current components. Christian-Albrechts-Universität, IFM 318, kapexdr.htm
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -32.709833 * Median Longitude: 3.479208 * South-bound Latitude: -33.017000 * West-bound Longitude: 3.012000 * North-bound Latitude: -32.489000 * East-bound Longitude: 3.661000
Date/Time Start: 1997-04-03T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-04-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
KP201 * Latitude Start: -33.017000 * Longitude Start: 3.012000 * Latitude End: -32.637000 * Longitude End: 3.481000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-04-03T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-04-26T12:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 900m
Comment:
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 | Boebel, Olaf | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Boebel, Olaf | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Boebel, Olaf | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Current velocity, vertical | Cur vel W | cm/s | Boebel, Olaf | Subsurface float | |
| 8 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Boebel, Olaf | Subsurface float |
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Size:
120 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Temp [°C] | 5 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 6 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 7 Cur vel W [cm/s] | 8 Press max [dbar] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-03T12:00 | -33.017 | 3.012 | 5.476 | 10.87 | 7.62 | -0.020 | 867.3 |
| 1997-04-04T12:00 | -32.969 | 3.110 | 5.438 | 10.20 | 3.29 | 0.003 | 878.2 |
| 1997-04-05T12:00 | -32.957 | 3.201 | 5.457 | 9.72 | 2.32 | -0.001 | 870.3 |
| 1997-04-06T12:00 | -32.925 | 3.296 | 5.357 | 10.90 | 4.28 | -0.001 | 879.2 |
| 1997-04-07T12:00 | -32.898 | 3.394 | 5.438 | 9.20 | 3.29 | 0.012 | 868.3 |
| 1997-04-08T12:00 | -32.872 | 3.462 | 5.469 | 6.09 | 2.89 | -0.014 | 869.3 |
| 1997-04-09T12:00 | -32.854 | 3.518 | 5.532 | 6.56 | 2.11 | -0.001 | 881.3 |
| 1997-04-10T12:00 | -32.837 | 3.580 | 5.513 | 6.00 | 2.21 | -0.004 | 875.2 |
| 1997-04-11T12:00 | -32.815 | 3.627 | 5.551 | 4.65 | 4.15 | -0.005 | 887.3 |
| 1997-04-12T12:00 | -32.782 | 3.660 | 5.551 | 1.47 | 2.55 | 0.019 | 876.2 |
| 1997-04-13T12:00 | -32.762 | 3.660 | 5.438 | 0.08 | 5.85 | -0.014 | 870.3 |
| 1997-04-14T12:00 | -32.693 | 3.661 | 5.538 | -1.47 | 8.17 | 0.001 | 886.3 |
| 1997-04-15T12:00 | -32.647 | 3.634 | 5.507 | -2.60 | 6.06 | 0.010 | 870.3 |
| 1997-04-16T12:00 | -32.595 | 3.617 | 5.364 | -2.47 | 5.50 | 0.006 | 873.3 |
| 1997-04-17T12:00 | -32.562 | 3.590 | 5.426 | -1.57 | 4.55 | 0.005 | 859.5 |
| 1997-04-18T12:00 | -32.523 | 3.582 | 5.357 | -2.88 | 4.23 | -0.016 | 870.3 |
| 1997-04-19T12:00 | -32.502 | 3.535 | 5.370 | -4.99 | 1.96 | 0.010 | 873.3 |
| 1997-04-20T12:00 | -32.489 | 3.510 | 5.413 | -0.48 | 0.81 | 0.003 | 862.4 |
| 1997-04-21T12:00 | -32.491 | 3.508 | 5.388 | -1.99 | -1.08 | -0.007 | 869.3 |
| 1997-04-22T12:00 | -32.506 | 3.473 | 5.457 | -3.36 | -3.04 | -0.002 | 870.3 |
| 1997-04-23T12:00 | -32.535 | 3.459 | 5.426 | -0.22 | -3.77 | -0.002 | 874.2 |
| 1997-04-24T12:00 | -32.565 | 3.462 | 5.494 | 0.56 | -4.35 | -0.005 | 874.2 |
| 1997-04-25T12:00 | -32.603 | 3.469 | 5.532 | 0.95 | -5.01 | -0.013 | 884.3 |
| 1997-04-26T12:00 | -32.637 | 3.481 | 5.588 | 1.75 | -3.58 | 0.003 | 889.4 |