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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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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:
KAPEX RAFOS float data report 1997-1999, Part A: The Agulhas- and South Atlantic current components. Christian-Albrechts-Universität, IFM 318, kapexdr.htm
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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Temperature, waterTemp°CBoebel, OlafSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sBoebel, OlafSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sBoebel, OlafSubsurface float
Current velocity, verticalCur vel Wcm/sBoebel, OlafSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarBoebel, OlafSubsurface float
CommentCommentBoebel, Olaf
Size:
413 data points

Data

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Longitude

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Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Cur vel W [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]

Comment
1997-12-04T00:000.062no position
1997-12-04T12:00118.7no position
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1997-12-06T12:00-34.64225.46711.000-11.509.69-0.07191.5
1997-12-07T00:00-34.73025.37410.868-27.82-40.430.081117.0
1997-12-07T12:00-34.88125.17110.736-64.79-32.220.018130.3
1997-12-08T00:00-34.95424.80410.736-74.13-3.72-0.036133.6
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1997-12-10T12:00-35.02824.46510.840-19.79-7.030.020109.0
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1997-12-13T12:00-35.24423.97810.73630.742.480.014112.0
1997-12-14T00:00-35.29724.04510.875-11.62-35.900.029124.7
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1997-12-17T12:00-36.14022.82210.812-16.745.41-0.029124.2
1997-12-18T00:00-36.12322.75510.854-12.53-0.30-0.022113.4
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1997-12-19T00:00-36.42322.51810.840-44.83-65.620.043168.7
1997-12-19T12:00-36.64322.26410.868-55.93-47.14-0.047151.3
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1997-12-20T12:00-36.91221.84310.771-22.97-22.05-0.014143.6
1997-12-21T00:00-36.96021.79210.8541.63-2.71-0.015137.8
1997-12-21T12:00-36.97721.82610.8615.69-17.230.053140.2
1997-12-22T00:00-37.13321.78710.861-27.40-61.160.092179.3
1997-12-22T12:00-37.41621.54110.798-70.88-76.400.003201.1
1997-12-23T00:00-37.67221.134-89.13-49.75
1997-12-23T12:00-37.75820.72910.736-68.6111.40-0.091145.5
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1997-12-27T00:00-37.25619.94210.85419.2415.45-0.024100.9
1997-12-27T12:00-37.24220.06210.87528.49-3.93-0.00491.0
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1997-12-28T12:00-37.25020.32910.78424.38-3.280.00493.8
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1998-01-12T00:00-37.26819.54210.84024.02-45.23-0.013126.1
1998-01-12T12:00-37.44519.64610.90214.50-40.790.024118.4
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1998-01-13T12:00-37.73919.568-30.50-52.72
1998-01-14T00:00-37.98519.356-57.20-67.840.010195.0
1998-01-14T12:00-38.21319.00210.826-85.09-41.33-0.021192.0
1998-01-15T00:00-38.28818.54810.805-92.51-0.43-0.020181.2
1998-01-15T12:00-38.22718.13610.861-69.5731.810.024180.6