Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP489 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398604
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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: -35.630043 * Median Longitude: 23.042936 * South-bound Latitude: -37.699000 * West-bound Longitude: 19.575000 * North-bound Latitude: -34.445000 * East-bound Longitude: 25.194000
Date/Time Start: 1997-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-12-27T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP489 * Latitude Start: -34.819000 * Longitude Start: 25.194000 * Latitude End: -36.637000 * Longitude End: 20.236000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-12-27T00:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 400m
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:
232 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-04T00:00 | -34.819 | 25.194 | 11.122 | -25.50 | 31.33 | 0.063 | 259.7 |
| 1997-12-04T12:00 | -34.691 | 25.069 | 10.803 | -28.09 | 36.18 | 0.258 | 204.3 |
| 1997-12-05T00:00 | -34.570 | 24.937 | 11.191 | -25.55 | 16.27 | 0.174 | 77.0 |
| 1997-12-05T12:00 | -34.546 | 24.836 | 10.962 | -17.77 | 10.79 | -0.025 | 70.7 |
| 1997-12-06T00:00 | -34.470 | 24.754 | 10.789 | -19.78 | 17.58 | 0.004 | 65.9 |
| 1997-12-06T12:00 | -34.445 | 24.647 | 11.219 | -23.57 | -3.16 | -0.012 | 73.8 |
| 1997-12-07T00:00 | -34.474 | 24.549 | 10.927 | -16.41 | -7.93 | -0.002 | 72.5 |
| 1997-12-07T12:00 | -34.494 | 24.500 | 11.289 | -4.15 | -2.94 | -0.018 | 79.3 |
| 1997-12-08T00:00 | -34.502 | 24.509 | 11.303 | 7.74 | -1.98 | 0.008 | 81.9 |
| 1997-12-08T12:00 | -34.515 | 24.573 | 11.247 | 19.40 | -5.16 | -0.003 | 77.5 |
| 1997-12-09T00:00 | -34.548 | 24.692 | 11.374 | 30.86 | -12.67 | -0.042 | 88.5 |
| 1997-12-09T12:00 | -34.601 | 24.832 | 11.346 | 21.78 | -10.94 | -0.073 | 112.4 |
| 1997-12-10T00:00 | -34.624 | 24.879 | 11.149 | 1.26 | -2.16 | -0.054 | 144.4 |
| 1997-12-10T12:00 | -34.627 | 24.867 | 11.059 | -4.36 | -0.01 | 0.060 | 145.5 |
| 1997-12-11T00:00 | -34.620 | 24.845 | 11.268 | -5.46 | 4.96 | 0.097 | 103.5 |
| 1997-12-11T12:00 | -34.597 | 24.810 | 11.135 | -10.28 | 3.42 | 0.037 | 75.4 |
| 1997-12-12T00:00 | -34.607 | 24.752 | 11.122 | -12.65 | -8.06 | -0.071 | 78.5 |
| 1997-12-12T12:00 | -34.660 | 24.692 | 11.282 | -14.05 | -19.68 | -0.032 | 115.8 |
| 1997-12-13T00:00 | -34.749 | 24.629 | 11.177 | -9.43 | -23.17 | -0.037 | 112.4 |
| 1997-12-13T12:00 | -34.859 | 24.583 | 11.233 | -17.56 | -41.72 | -0.164 | 165.4 |
| 1997-12-14T00:00 | -35.127 | 24.393 | 11.059 | -69.08 | -101.24 | -0.305 | 256.3 |
| 1997-12-14T12:00 | -35.588 | 23.899 | 10.679 | -137.04 | -115.75 | -0.054 | 372.6 |
| 1997-12-15T00:00 | -35.886 | 23.178 | 10.741 | -145.52 | -21.60 | 0.365 | 278.6 |
| 1997-12-15T12:00 | -35.769 | 22.651 | 11.031 | -61.78 | 62.29 | 0.249 | 134.2 |
| 1997-12-16T00:00 | -35.507 | 22.598 | 11.128 | 30.21 | 64.68 | 0.030 | 78.0 |
| 1997-12-16T12:00 | -35.305 | 22.851 | 11.254 | 67.46 | 37.11 | -0.035 | 85.9 |
| 1997-12-17T00:00 | -35.219 | 23.179 | 11.191 | 65.72 | 9.34 | -0.032 | 98.7 |
| 1997-12-17T12:00 | -35.231 | 23.409 | 11.170 | 20.86 | -17.41 | -0.095 | 123.4 |
| 1997-12-18T00:00 | -35.389 | 23.347 | 11.219 | -43.51 | -71.29 | -0.046 | 164.9 |
| 1997-12-18T12:00 | -35.761 | 23.064 | 11.052 | -63.33 | -106.30 | -0.010 | 164.9 |
| 1997-12-19T00:00 | -36.179 | 22.756 | 11.184 | -72.63 | -112.82 | -0.136 | 196.7 |
| 1997-12-19T12:00 | -36.627 | 22.323 | 10.962 | -107.46 | -110.93 | 0.034 | 240.0 |
| 1997-12-20T00:00 | -36.989 | 21.776 | 10.982 | -104.30 | -68.21 | 0.116 | 180.1 |
| 1997-12-20T12:00 | -37.142 | 21.392 | 11.122 | -49.62 | -13.02 | 0.072 | 158.1 |
| 1997-12-21T00:00 | -37.119 | 21.301 | 11.087 | 10.45 | 19.53 | 0.066 | 112.4 |
| 1997-12-21T12:00 | -37.033 | 21.452 | 11.240 | 44.76 | 19.03 | -0.034 | 114.7 |
| 1997-12-22T00:00 | -36.975 | 21.660 | 11.198 | 31.41 | 15.97 | -0.199 | 151.2 |
| 1997-12-22T12:00 | -37.007 | 21.699 | 11.087 | -18.09 | -63.01 | -0.287 | 275.7 |
| 1997-12-23T00:00 | -37.427 | 21.421 | 10.934 | -105.51 | -112.73 | -0.089 | 358.2 |
| 1997-12-23T12:00 | -37.699 | 20.719 | 10.666 | -160.10 | -19.87 | 0.096 | 354.3 |
| 1997-12-24T00:00 | -37.576 | 20.013 | 10.782 | -114.63 | 76.78 | 0.075 | 304.6 |
| 1997-12-24T12:00 | -37.180 | 19.643 | 11.052 | -38.94 | 112.93 | 0.034 | 292.3 |
| 1997-12-25T00:00 | -36.775 | 19.575 | 10.803 | 1.93 | 89.55 | 0.129 | 255.7 |
| 1997-12-25T12:00 | -36.516 | 19.628 | 10.837 | 21.88 | 41.58 | 0.125 | 195.3 |
| 1997-12-26T00:00 | -36.442 | 19.770 | 10.989 | 31.46 | 1.18 | 0.063 | 156.5 |
| 1997-12-26T12:00 | -36.489 | 19.936 | 11.261 | 43.45 | -25.49 | 0.015 | 139.2 |
| 1997-12-27T00:00 | -36.637 | 20.236 | 83.63 | -49.80 |