Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP493 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398608
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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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -36.740333 * Median Longitude: 21.425321 * South-bound Latitude: -38.288000 * West-bound Longitude: 18.136000 * North-bound Latitude: -34.538000 * East-bound Longitude: 25.828000
Date/Time Start: 1997-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-01-15T12:00:00
Event(s):
KP493 * Latitude Start: -34.540000 * Longitude Start: 25.830000 * Latitude End: -38.230000 * Longitude End: 18.140000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-01-16T00:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 200m
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 | |
| 9 | Comment | Comment | Boebel, Olaf |
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