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Richardson, Philip L (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float MD136 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398639

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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:
Richardson, Philip L; Tychensky, A: Meddy trajectories in the canary basin measured during the Semaphore experiment. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, semmed.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 35.590372 * Median Longitude: -14.083819 * South-bound Latitude: 30.996000 * West-bound Longitude: -17.360000 * North-bound Latitude: 38.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.832000
Date/Time Start: 1994-01-08T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-07-01T08:00:00
Event(s):
MD136 * Latitude Start: 38.253000 * Longitude Start: -9.832000 * Latitude End: 30.996000 * Longitude End: -15.775000 * Date/Time Start: 1994-01-08T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-07-01T08:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1000m
Comment:
Processing method: interpolated, velocity algorithm: backward differencing. 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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°CRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
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