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Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP518 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398629

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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: -33.689547 * Median Longitude: 27.968264 * South-bound Latitude: -34.981000 * West-bound Longitude: 26.288000 * North-bound Latitude: -31.074000 * East-bound Longitude: 30.609000
Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-11T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP518 * Latitude Start: -31.074000 * Longitude Start: 30.609000 * Latitude End: -34.938000 * Longitude End: 26.390000 * Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-11T00:00:00 * 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:
273 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
1998-06-14T00:00-31.07430.60910.559-41.09-35.070.173336.6
1998-06-14T12:00-31.21530.42510.361-39.06-38.570.045280.4
1998-06-15T00:00-31.37430.24810.368-41.00-42.83-0.024289.3
1998-06-15T12:00-31.56830.05810.559-38.67-62.88-0.100302.2
1998-06-16T00:00-31.87129.87110.463-52.13-88.70-0.133369.3
1998-06-16T12:00-32.18129.57510.333-69.70-55.470.202363.9
1998-06-17T00:00-32.25729.32910.422-23.3112.360.237237.8
1998-06-17T12:00-32.13429.39110.64943.2842.26-0.026202.2
1998-06-18T00:00-32.05229.58610.53918.45-23.27-0.234252.7
1998-06-18T12:00-32.33929.50310.601-43.61-107.10-0.227373.8
1998-06-19T00:00-32.74629.24410.137-66.52-83.590.267379.0
1998-06-19T12:00-32.91428.97510.511-33.13-2.610.325205.7
1998-06-20T00:00-32.84028.95810.71813.6421.70-0.063162.1
1998-06-20T12:00-32.79429.04810.80825.878.640.004194.3
1998-06-21T00:00-32.76729.16210.78715.26-0.380.001168.8
1998-06-21T12:00-32.85929.15810.732-15.52-57.35-0.261230.9
1998-06-22T00:00-33.18029.02510.456-41.66-88.99-0.075329.7
1998-06-22T12:00-33.46828.76110.470-73.99-56.700.244276.7
1998-06-23T00:0010.4910.157177.5no position
1998-06-23T12:0010.5460.034146.0no position
1998-06-24T00:00-33.77227.91610.72525.41-23.72-0.152156.9
1998-06-24T12:00-33.90428.07310.621-2.88-45.78-0.114245.0
1998-06-25T00:00-34.08627.81510.429-78.82-35.240.143224.0
1998-06-25T12:00-34.12327.54110.552-21.6617.830.078167.8
1998-06-26T00:00-33.99827.60710.63532.7431.49-0.009159.9
1998-06-26T12:00-33.93927.76710.71135.24-1.700.000161.6
1998-06-27T00:00-34.03027.85610.690-14.58-48.99-0.092174.2
1998-06-27T12:00-34.25927.61410.559-74.90-49.10-0.045221.0
1998-06-28T00:00-34.35627.26110.573-65.23-6.580.088200.5
1998-06-28T12:00-34.31127.07710.518-5.9634.970.059168.1
1998-06-29T00:00-34.12127.18210.76039.4148.650.095140.1
1998-06-29T12:00-33.98927.39710.69752.4319.10-0.052112.4
1998-06-30T00:00-34.00227.63710.80141.76-33.36-0.118173.5
1998-06-30T12:00-34.21927.72710.760-8.40-62.91-0.004188.6
1998-07-01T00:00-34.42327.56610.683-53.16-40.100.039187.4
1998-07-01T12:00-34.51427.29710.697-52.60-4.180.027163.1
1998-07-02T00:00-34.48127.09610.794-35.3512.04-0.025170.0
1998-07-02T12:00-34.42326.97810.773-8.5425.890.028169.8
1998-07-03T00:00-34.29627.02510.58024.3427.700.072147.0
1998-07-03T12:00-34.23727.18310.62841.616.60-0.077135.7
1998-07-04T00:00-34.26827.37210.78730.16-32.60-0.077192.3
1998-07-04T12:00-34.49727.41210.635-15.90-76.60-0.055198.8
1998-07-05T00:00-34.77827.21710.559-64.64-55.15-0.031239.3
1998-07-05T12:00-34.86726.86910.388-69.6811.380.148203.2
1998-07-06T00:00-34.72926.63610.532-24.6547.500.090145.3
1998-07-06T12:00-34.54226.65310.56631.5349.800.028125.8
1998-07-07T00:00-34.38926.89410.62162.7715.90-0.036121.3
1998-07-07T12:00-34.47927.13510.53223.88-64.43-0.134161.6
1998-07-08T00:00-34.80227.04610.504-61.53-77.18-0.030208.2
1998-07-08T12:00-34.98126.63710.525-92.99-14.400.093184.9
1998-07-09T00:00-34.92826.30110.491-37.4337.940.081147.0
1998-07-09T12:00-34.75826.28810.57322.1434.820.051117.3
1998-07-10T00:00-34.70326.42610.62128.19-3.52-0.009107.5
1998-07-10T12:00-34.77126.50110.6630.11-31.10-0.083127.0
1998-07-11T00:00-34.93826.39010.683-51.65-53.72-0.166180.4