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Boebel, Olaf; Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float KP522 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398631

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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: -33.044310 * Median Longitude: 28.639345 * South-bound Latitude: -34.324000 * West-bound Longitude: 26.915000 * North-bound Latitude: -31.331000 * East-bound Longitude: 30.473000
Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-06-30T00:00:00
Event(s):
KP522 * Latitude Start: -31.330000 * Longitude Start: 30.470000 * Latitude End: -34.000000 * Longitude End: 27.230000 * Date/Time Start: 1998-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-06-30T00:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 500m
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:
161 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
1998-06-14T00:009.8500.083478.9no position
1998-06-14T12:00-31.33130.4739.678-93.85-21.130.163431.5
1998-06-15T00:00-31.40730.1119.747-51.09-16.200.102358.3
1998-06-15T12:00-31.47230.01510.066-3.29-22.89-0.060357.8
1998-06-16T00:00-31.58929.9859.968-18.09-32.13-0.052385.4
1998-06-16T12:00-31.71829.8509.637-33.14-38.260.115379.6
1998-06-17T00:00-31.89929.7199.521-24.44-54.660.013324.9
1998-06-17T12:00-32.14029.5919.934-38.24-68.41-0.158378.3
1998-06-18T00:00-32.37829.3759.453-47.29-41.220.148392.8
1998-06-18T12:00-32.43229.2289.754-9.527.880.134296.5
1998-06-19T00:00-32.42529.2629.89911.68-26.75-0.199322.8
1998-06-19T12:00-32.66829.2359.934-32.56-82.86-0.105406.7
1998-06-20T00:00-32.95829.0079.555-46.73-52.620.153389.7
1998-06-20T12:00-33.05028.8809.196-10.74-1.990.122316.0
1998-06-21T00:00-33.00128.8829.7209.0027.040.057289.1
1998-06-21T12:00-32.89428.9669.76830.4214.22-0.059273.9
1998-06-22T00:00-32.98929.0649.878-13.07-74.38-0.251351.2
1998-06-22T12:00-33.36928.8479.589-54.57-83.010.034422.2
1998-06-23T00:00-33.53928.6679.480-24.50-18.080.253331.4
1998-06-23T12:009.5070.123253.9no position
1998-06-24T00:009.555-0.015226.3no position
1998-06-24T12:009.720-0.186271.9no position
1998-06-25T00:00-33.86228.1209.747-88.70-73.49-0.209365.9
1998-06-25T12:00-34.14727.6459.692-97.92-47.880.039413.6
1998-06-26T00:00-34.16827.3089.466-38.6828.950.185346.9
1998-06-26T12:00-34.01127.2839.61021.1637.600.135282.1
1998-06-27T00:00-33.92027.4859.66567.6511.51-0.027246.3
1998-06-27T12:00-33.95927.7529.6718.52-43.87-0.152300.3
1998-06-28T00:00-34.20627.5129.788-83.98-56.56-0.032342.6
1998-06-28T12:00-34.32427.1279.562-71.18-11.390.075329.7
1998-06-29T00:00-34.30126.9159.521-11.8928.470.130285.1
1998-06-29T12:00-34.12827.0049.64440.6448.340.097229.9
1998-06-30T00:00-34.00027.2339.60352.1610.39-0.081222.0