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Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP516 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398627

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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: -33.565510 * Median Longitude: 28.034122 * South-bound Latitude: -34.944000 * West-bound Longitude: 26.107000 * North-bound Latitude: -31.053000 * East-bound Longitude: 30.574000
Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-09T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP516 * Latitude Start: -31.053000 * Longitude Start: 30.574000 * Latitude End: -34.376000 * Longitude End: 26.775000 * Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-09T00:00:00 * 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):
#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:
253 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Cur vel W [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]

Comment
1998-06-14T00:00-31.05330.57410.714-37.69-37.740.126353.8
1998-06-14T12:00-31.20530.39810.402-40.71-41.490.045311.0
1998-06-15T00:00-31.37430.20810.524-40.61-43.710.009308.4
1998-06-15T12:00-31.56430.04210.707-31.20-60.46-0.062308.2
1998-06-16T00:00-31.85629.87910.544-50.97-86.63-0.093356.3
1998-06-16T12:00-32.16329.58710.551-62.86-55.350.152348.6
1998-06-17T00:00-32.24029.38510.429-20.7711.650.177256.4
1998-06-17T12:00-32.12129.41310.43631.7441.200.003224.5
1998-06-18T00:00-32.03829.57210.65316.12-20.51-0.203258.5
1998-06-18T12:00-32.31329.50010.776-38.88-107.75-0.231374.1
1998-06-19T00:00-32.73229.27210.382-55.65-84.030.235386.7
1998-06-19T12:00-32.88929.05510.442-27.67-0.140.292229.9
1998-06-20T00:00-32.81729.01410.598-1.2519.24-0.042190.6
1998-06-20T12:00-32.78029.02010.63210.096.810.011210.4
1998-06-21T00:00-32.75329.10310.68018.642.66-0.035195.4
1998-06-21T12:00-32.82629.13910.639-7.20-52.80-0.221261.1
1998-06-22T00:00-33.14829.01210.646-48.36-96.32-0.059336.5
1998-06-22T12:00-33.44828.75510.510-47.23-42.080.214295.8
1998-06-23T00:00-33.50428.58910.395-35.14-9.620.152199.6
1998-06-23T12:0010.4830.026173.8no position
1998-06-24T00:0010.680-0.157185.1no position
1998-06-24T12:00-33.94527.97010.605-30.68-38.64-0.108275.7
1998-06-25T00:00-34.06827.80510.409-56.14-26.240.150248.2
1998-06-25T12:00-34.11227.52410.449-29.9314.830.066195.2
1998-06-26T00:00-33.97427.59310.55740.0839.030.008187.2
1998-06-26T12:00-33.89327.78610.67337.12-1.860.000181.0
1998-06-27T00:00-34.00127.85610.714-19.62-52.21-0.090198.8
1998-06-27T12:00-34.24127.59610.625-79.77-57.89-0.037238.2
1998-06-28T00:00-34.37627.22510.517-63.87-5.590.093219.9
1998-06-28T12:00-34.29327.06410.456-3.9740.380.049183.1
1998-06-29T00:00-34.11227.16410.65340.5647.550.033173.6
1998-06-29T12:00-33.98127.37510.67340.4110.01-0.009158.1
1998-06-30T00:00-34.04227.53510.63235.38-33.14-0.061182.8
1998-06-30T12:00-34.20427.66810.6875.75-49.78-0.017197.2
1998-07-01T00:00-34.40027.54910.605-49.47-43.93-0.020204.2
1998-07-01T12:00-34.51027.27310.598-59.30-10.050.011209.8
1998-07-02T00:00-34.49827.02610.530-46.068.180.007199.8
1998-07-02T12:00-34.46426.84910.673-26.1212.34-0.023207.5
1998-07-03T00:00-34.37726.80510.46310.1635.940.053204.4
1998-07-03T12:00-34.21326.94110.53744.0837.620.039174.6
1998-07-04T00:00-34.14027.17310.48348.45-3.38-0.070184.4
1998-07-04T12:00-34.25727.34810.63921.95-57.90-0.124227.3
1998-07-05T00:00-34.56327.33610.741-32.25-91.32-0.154288.3
1998-07-05T12:00-34.87527.04710.680-83.62-54.03-0.027338.0
1998-07-06T00:00-34.94426.61610.402-88.8312.900.138306.4
1998-07-06T12:00-34.83226.27110.314-52.1435.720.111246.6
1998-07-07T00:00-34.70726.12210.402-15.7927.120.014220.7
1998-07-07T12:00-34.61326.10710.57111.3025.24-0.004223.2
1998-07-08T00:00-34.49826.24110.34146.3833.670.076209.8
1998-07-08T12:00-34.37726.51510.50362.7621.480.039174.3
1998-07-09T00:00-34.37626.77510.53042.95-25.43-0.242211.1