Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP517 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398628
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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: -33.197780 * Median Longitude: 28.489805 * South-bound Latitude: -35.793000 * West-bound Longitude: 25.278000 * North-bound Latitude: -30.869000 * East-bound Longitude: 30.794000
Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-04T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP517 * Latitude Start: -30.869000 * Longitude Start: 30.794000 * Latitude End: -35.793000 * Longitude End: 25.278000 * Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-04T00:00:00 * 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 |
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Size:
205 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-14T00:00 | -30.869 | 30.794 | 6.546 | -15.58 | -5.77 | -0.013 | 760.9 |
| 1998-06-14T12:00 | -30.893 | 30.722 | 6.282 | -16.66 | -7.14 | 0.053 | 757.0 |
| 1998-06-15T00:00 | -30.930 | 30.645 | 6.198 | -16.01 | -12.75 | 0.046 | 725.4 |
| 1998-06-15T12:00 | -30.978 | 30.587 | 6.032 | -8.68 | -7.52 | 0.139 | 702.7 |
| 1998-06-16T00:00 | -30.989 | 30.559 | 5.962 | -6.34 | -3.19 | 0.014 | 636.9 |
| 1998-06-16T12:00 | -31.024 | 30.526 | 6.198 | -6.19 | -15.57 | -0.137 | 694.5 |
| 1998-06-17T00:00 | -31.108 | 30.491 | 6.092 | -14.24 | -26.29 | -0.105 | 728.7 |
| 1998-06-17T12:00 | -31.224 | 30.393 | 6.246 | -24.77 | -33.58 | -0.138 | 794.6 |
| 1998-06-18T00:00 | -31.368 | 30.274 | 6.109 | -29.60 | -39.87 | -0.029 | 827.6 |
| 1998-06-18T12:00 | -31.527 | 30.141 | 6.133 | -22.82 | -40.92 | 0.029 | 827.0 |
| 1998-06-19T00:00 | -31.682 | 30.051 | 5.962 | -25.76 | -38.95 | 0.063 | 806.2 |
| 1998-06-19T12:00 | -31.820 | 29.895 | 5.879 | -35.23 | -28.94 | 0.097 | 772.7 |
| 1998-06-20T00:00 | -31.921 | 29.769 | 5.938 | -17.98 | -29.90 | 0.019 | 738.5 |
| 1998-06-20T12:00 | -32.069 | 29.699 | 6.097 | -21.23 | -43.37 | -0.113 | 764.2 |
| 1998-06-21T00:00 | -32.234 | 29.577 | 5.891 | -23.03 | -37.87 | 0.179 | 775.3 |
| 1998-06-21T12:00 | -32.359 | 29.506 | 5.885 | -13.18 | -29.51 | 0.101 | 662.8 |
| 1998-06-22T00:00 | -32.478 | 29.434 | 6.026 | -17.49 | -32.44 | -0.168 | 715.6 |
| 1998-06-22T12:00 | -32.611 | 29.340 | 6.050 | -24.68 | -35.24 | 0.013 | 743.4 |
| 1998-06-23T00:00 | -32.748 | 29.224 | 5.826 | -20.12 | -34.88 | 0.026 | 728.5 |
| 1998-06-23T12:00 | -32.885 | 29.161 | 5.932 | -10.93 | -36.57 | -0.064 | 735.7 |
| 1998-06-24T00:00 | -33.042 | 29.108 | 6.121 | -11.68 | -45.74 | -0.079 | 772.7 |
| 1998-06-24T12:00 | -33.246 | 29.044 | 6.139 | -18.20 | -58.61 | -0.059 | 798.7 |
| 1998-06-25T00:00 | -33.491 | 28.928 | 6.032 | -31.50 | -66.11 | -0.080 | 829.4 |
| 1998-06-25T12:00 | -33.749 | 28.753 | 6.009 | -43.00 | -65.56 | -0.054 | 860.8 |
| 1998-06-26T00:00 | -33.988 | 28.542 | 6.026 | -44.09 | -55.56 | -0.030 | 876.2 |
| 1998-06-26T12:00 | -34.202 | 28.288 | 6.050 | -78.13 | -61.60 | 0.014 | 883.7 |
| 1998-06-27T00:00 | -34.441 | 27.869 | 6.021 | -72.81 | -47.07 | 0.000 | 872.6 |
| 1998-06-27T12:00 | -34.556 | 27.611 | 6.074 | -61.27 | -22.87 | -0.015 | 884.0 |
| 1998-06-28T00:00 | -34.646 | 27.246 | 5.967 | -77.62 | -19.69 | 0.012 | 879.9 |
| 1998-06-28T12:00 | -34.700 | 26.931 | 6.038 | -59.84 | -10.07 | 0.003 | 879.1 |
| 1998-06-29T00:00 | -34.736 | 26.669 | 5.413 | -49.59 | -9.77 | 0.015 | 874.2 |
| 1998-06-29T12:00 | -34.789 | 26.465 | 5.488 | -37.80 | -19.28 | -0.045 | 876.2 |
| 1998-06-30T00:00 | -34.878 | 26.297 | 5.956 | -34.62 | -22.54 | -0.057 | 905.9 |
| 1998-06-30T12:00 | -34.960 | 26.140 | 5.914 | -29.41 | -22.83 | -0.071 | 925.5 |
| 1998-07-01T00:00 | -35.061 | 26.014 | 5.529 | -26.89 | -27.81 | -0.081 | 966.4 |
| 1998-07-01T12:00 | -35.174 | 25.878 | 5.879 | -28.46 | -30.45 | -0.055 | 990.4 |
| 1998-07-02T00:00 | -35.297 | 25.746 | 5.809 | -28.49 | -32.26 | -0.062 | 1019.0 |
| 1998-07-02T12:00 | -35.421 | 25.608 | 5.721 | -27.29 | -31.73 | -0.088 | 1046.9 |
| 1998-07-03T00:00 | -35.546 | 25.491 | 5.546 | -22.34 | -33.02 | -0.111 | 1094.8 |
| 1998-07-03T12:00 | -35.676 | 25.388 | 5.552 | -21.53 | -32.64 | -0.076 | 1134.3 |
| 1998-07-04T00:00 | -35.793 | 25.278 | 5.465 | -25.24 | -27.08 | -0.043 | 1160.9 |