Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP506 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398619
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Published: 2006-03-08 • DOI registered: 2006-04-05
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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: -33.696529 * Median Longitude: 28.228078 * South-bound Latitude: -35.538000 * West-bound Longitude: 26.236000 * North-bound Latitude: -30.566000 * East-bound Longitude: 31.404000
Date/Time Start: 1998-06-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-11T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP506 * Latitude Start: -30.566000 * Longitude Start: 31.404000 * Latitude End: -35.538000 * Longitude End: 26.236000 * Date/Time Start: 1998-06-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-11T00:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1000m
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 |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
262 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] | 9 Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-15T12:00 | -30.566 | 31.404 | 5.941 | -21.30 | -11.77 | -0.001 | 1043.4 | |
| 1998-06-16T00:00 | -30.635 | 31.296 | 5.697 | -29.39 | -29.20 | -0.045 | 1050.0 | |
| 1998-06-16T12:00 | -30.780 | 31.135 | 5.669 | -39.85 | -36.63 | -0.009 | 1070.5 | |
| 1998-06-17T00:00 | -30.903 | 30.940 | 5.462 | -46.95 | -31.37 | 0.094 | 1047.9 | |
| 1998-06-17T12:00 | -31.053 | 30.708 | 5.395 | -54.74 | -48.17 | 0.080 | 1006.1 | |
| 1998-06-18T00:00 | -31.279 | 30.458 | 5.523 | -53.00 | -66.37 | -0.002 | 988.9 | |
| 1998-06-18T12:00 | -31.550 | 30.235 | 5.384 | -45.28 | -69.79 | 0.018 | 993.4 | |
| 1998-06-19T00:00 | -31.814 | 30.033 | 5.339 | -45.02 | -67.28 | 0.035 | 973.7 | |
| 1998-06-19T12:00 | -32.073 | 29.837 | 5.323 | -35.65 | -65.17 | -0.030 | 974.7 | |
| 1998-06-20T00:00 | -32.333 | 29.707 | 5.495 | -25.81 | -72.68 | -0.031 | 990.1 | |
| 1998-06-20T12:00 | -32.639 | 29.576 | 5.579 | -31.27 | -80.81 | 0.021 | 993.9 | |
| 1998-06-21T00:00 | -32.952 | 29.418 | 5.636 | -36.93 | -81.54 | -0.002 | 983.0 | |
| 1998-06-21T12:00 | -33.266 | 29.213 | 5.636 | -55.91 | -76.50 | 0.018 | 989.6 | |
| 1998-06-22T00:00 | -33.524 | 28.907 | 5.113 | -69.21 | -53.56 | 0.262 | 935.1 | |
| 1998-06-22T12:00 | -33.667 | 28.623 | 5.323 | -47.19 | -18.75 | 0.422 | 775.2 | |
| 1998-06-23T00:00 | -33.666 | 28.527 | 5.720 | 13.85 | 19.07 | 0.302 | 610.9 | Position doubtful |
| 1998-06-23T12:00 | -33.573 | 28.641 | 5.703 | 3.39 | 14.52 | 0.069 | 530.5 | Position doubtful |
| 1998-06-24T00:00 | -33.602 | 28.525 | 5.941 | -28.54 | -27.67 | -0.213 | 558.1 | Position doubtful |
| 1998-06-24T12:00 | 5.964 | -0.331 | 690.8 | no position | ||||
| 1998-06-25T00:00 | -34.019 | 28.309 | 6.038 | -53.69 | -67.29 | -0.154 | 801.6 | |
| 1998-06-25T12:00 | -34.252 | 27.968 | 5.952 | -77.53 | -45.04 | -0.021 | 830.2 | |
| 1998-06-26T00:00 | -34.363 | 27.640 | 5.873 | -62.84 | -17.97 | -0.018 | 838.6 | |
| 1998-06-26T12:00 | -34.407 | 27.377 | 5.850 | -47.60 | -2.12 | 0.051 | 836.0 | |
| 1998-06-27T00:00 | -34.364 | 27.212 | 5.754 | -19.72 | 25.40 | 0.219 | 780.0 | |
| 1998-06-27T12:00 | -34.222 | 27.201 | 5.805 | 14.65 | 42.82 | 0.231 | 669.2 | |
| 1998-06-28T00:00 | -34.052 | 27.337 | 5.782 | 41.00 | 44.38 | 0.051 | 607.9 | |
| 1998-06-28T12:00 | -33.886 | 27.567 | 5.748 | 55.57 | 39.30 | -0.016 | 608.9 | |
| 1998-06-29T00:00 | -33.779 | 27.831 | 5.754 | 53.19 | 8.98 | -0.097 | 623.8 | |
| 1998-06-29T12:00 | -33.830 | 28.032 | 5.856 | 29.91 | -31.97 | -0.173 | 691.8 | |
| 1998-06-30T00:00 | -34.003 | 28.105 | 5.771 | 3.13 | -54.02 | -0.147 | 758.5 | |
| 1998-06-30T12:00 | -34.231 | 28.072 | 5.793 | -16.90 | -61.97 | -0.165 | 824.9 | |
| 1998-07-01T00:00 | -34.470 | 27.945 | 5.765 | -37.88 | -58.57 | -0.136 | 894.3 | |
| 1998-07-01T12:00 | -34.664 | 27.728 | 5.805 | -50.51 | -37.63 | -0.038 | 932.6 | |
| 1998-07-02T00:00 | -34.757 | 27.483 | 5.822 | -53.43 | -12.59 | 0.034 | 931.1 | |
| 1998-07-02T12:00 | -34.779 | 27.229 | 5.362 | -52.40 | -0.82 | 0.053 | 910.8 | |
| 1998-07-03T00:00 | -34.767 | 26.994 | 5.135 | -46.96 | 8.51 | 0.055 | 887.8 | |
| 1998-07-03T12:00 | -34.711 | 26.795 | 5.256 | -34.79 | 19.37 | 0.099 | 857.3 | |
| 1998-07-04T00:00 | -34.623 | 26.672 | 5.295 | -17.75 | 24.91 | 0.114 | 806.6 | |
| 1998-07-04T12:00 | -34.514 | 26.638 | 5.507 | 6.63 | 33.03 | 0.192 | 749.8 | |
| 1998-07-05T00:00 | -34.369 | 26.745 | 5.462 | 37.71 | 39.18 | 0.128 | 661.4 | |
| 1998-07-05T12:00 | -34.226 | 26.967 | 5.619 | 51.78 | 32.23 | -0.017 | 651.0 | |
| 1998-07-06T00:00 | -34.136 | 27.211 | 5.624 | 52.55 | 11.60 | -0.087 | 665.2 | |
| 1998-07-06T12:00 | -34.150 | 27.438 | 5.675 | 38.66 | -19.41 | -0.201 | 732.4 | |
| 1998-07-07T00:00 | -34.276 | 27.563 | 5.692 | 17.37 | -42.09 | -0.212 | 824.1 | |
| 1998-07-07T12:00 | -34.463 | 27.612 | 5.697 | 3.33 | -54.25 | -0.222 | 915.1 | |
| 1998-07-08T00:00 | -34.691 | 27.582 | 5.726 | -18.31 | -60.83 | -0.198 | 1010.7 | |
| 1998-07-08T12:00 | -34.916 | 27.445 | 5.602 | -36.37 | -51.61 | -0.068 | 1070.7 | |
| 1998-07-09T00:00 | -35.094 | 27.252 | 5.557 | -44.92 | -44.22 | -0.047 | 1085.2 | |
| 1998-07-09T12:00 | -35.259 | 27.015 | 5.546 | -55.54 | -36.22 | -0.022 | 1111.0 | |
| 1998-07-10T00:00 | -35.372 | 26.743 | 5.501 | -53.78 | -25.29 | -0.017 | 1107.2 | |
| 1998-07-10T12:00 | -35.465 | 26.505 | 5.540 | -50.28 | -21.54 | -0.049 | 1131.0 | |
| 1998-07-11T00:00 | -35.538 | 26.236 | 5.501 | -63.60 | -16.49 | 0.096 | 1124.2 |