Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float RGS4 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398833
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Further details:
Bower, A S; O'Gara, R; Rossby, H Thomas: RAFOS float pilot studies in the Gulf Stream 1984-1985. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 86-7, rgs.htm
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.994262 * Median Longitude: -67.134476 * South-bound Latitude: 36.233000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.327000 * North-bound Latitude: 39.489000 * East-bound Longitude: -62.639000
Date/Time Start: 1984-01-17T07:55:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-01-31T16:04:00
Event(s):
RGS4 * Latitude Start: 36.030000 * Longitude Start: -73.550000 * Latitude End: 39.480000 * Longitude End: -64.010000 * Date/Time Start: 1984-01-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-01-31T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic 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):
| # | 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 | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Rossby, H Thomas |
License:
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Size:
170 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 Press max [dbar] | 8 Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-01-17T07:55 | 36.233 | -73.327 | 16.14 | 426 | |||
| 1984-01-17T16:04 | 36.362 | -72.984 | 15.98 | 111.09 | 45.24 | 425 | |
| 1984-01-18T00:00 | 36.468 | -72.611 | 16.11 | 107.47 | 48.45 | 443 | |
| 1984-01-18T07:55 | 36.613 | -72.291 | 15.92 | 85.84 | 46.20 | 445 | |
| 1984-01-18T16:04 | 36.707 | -72.056 | 16.05 | 55.93 | 37.21 | 455 | |
| 1984-01-19T00:00 | 36.806 | -71.929 | 15.99 | 46.03 | 60.61 | 451 | |
| 1984-01-19T07:55 | 37.022 | -71.757 | 15.69 | 54.07 | 88.38 | 428 | |
| 1984-01-19T16:04 | 37.265 | -71.577 | 15.74 | 53.45 | 92.99 | 431 | |
| 1984-01-20T00:00 | 37.504 | -71.409 | 15.65 | 68.70 | 88.97 | 421 | |
| 1984-01-20T07:55 | 37.726 | -71.128 | 15.65 | 93.89 | 81.48 | 417 | |
| 1984-01-20T16:04 | 37.927 | -70.793 | 15.73 | 118.15 | 67.30 | 410 | |
| 1984-01-21T00:00 | 38.076 | -70.351 | 15.64 | 144.98 | 36.35 | 399 | |
| 1984-01-21T07:55 | 38.116 | -69.837 | 15.72 | 155.60 | 7.93 | 406 | |
| 1984-01-21T16:04 | 38.117 | -69.325 | 15.86 | 155.86 | -3.69 | 424 | |
| 1984-01-22T00:00 | 38.097 | -68.809 | 15.85 | 154.33 | -9.14 | 424 | |
| 1984-01-22T07:55 | 38.069 | -68.307 | 15.94 | 145.34 | -5.63 | 442 | |
| 1984-01-22T16:04 | 38.067 | -67.851 | 15.84 | 129.96 | 12.96 | 445 | |
| 1984-01-23T00:00 | 38.137 | -67.450 | 15.89 | 103.70 | 20.50 | 447 | |
| 1984-01-23T07:55 | 38.174 | -67.167 | 15.66 | 71.87 | 24.92 | 432 | |
| 1984-01-23T16:04 | 38.266 | -66.976 | 15.66 | 62.15 | 33.72 | 419 | |
| 1984-01-24T00:00 | 38.349 | -66.756 | 15.88 | 60.42 | 23.76 | 425 | |
| 1984-01-24T07:55 | 38.389 | -66.576 | 15.76 | 59.68 | 5.20 | 413 | |
| 1984-01-24T16:04 | 38.376 | -66.361 | 15.65 | 77.58 | -24.71 | 406 | |
| 1984-01-25T00:00 | 38.261 | -66.063 | 15.81 | 84.73 | -41.82 | 420 | |
| 1984-01-25T07:55 | 38.159 | -65.801 | 15.79 | 112.60 | -36.91 | 428 | |
| 1984-01-25T16:04 | 38.070 | -65.320 | 15.92 | 159.19 | -47.21 | 453 | |
| 1984-01-26T00:00 | 37.914 | -64.752 | 16.16 | 159.10 | -38.94 | 503 | |
| 1984-01-26T07:55 | 37.867 | -64.273 | 15.85 | 136.41 | -11.42 | 492 | |
| 1984-01-26T16:04 | 37.854 | -63.855 | 16.07 | 156.79 | -2.19 | 507 | |
| 1984-01-27T00:00 | 37.856 | -63.243 | 15.75 | 143.56 | 13.75 | 494 | |
| 1984-01-27T07:55 | 37.926 | -62.912 | 16.04 | 83.50 | 18.87 | 500 | |
| 1984-01-27T16:04 | 37.954 | -62.693 | 15.62 | 36.51 | 37.68 | 473 | |
| 1984-01-28T00:00 | 38.121 | -62.672 | 15.84 | 8.16 | 48.29 | 470 | |
| 1984-01-28T07:55 | 38.205 | -62.639 | 15.69 | -23.62 | 71.41 | 443 | |
| 1984-01-28T16:04 | 38.492 | -62.828 | 15.37 | -56.04 | 97.59 | 390 | |
| 1984-01-29T00:00 | 38.711 | -63.011 | 15.74 | -61.06 | 83.96 | 393 | |
| 1984-01-29T07:55 | 38.928 | -63.234 | 15.49 | -61.72 | 71.64 | 389 | |
| 1984-01-29T16:04 | 39.083 | -63.423 | 15.64 | -55.72 | 56.29 | 385 | |
| 1984-01-30T00:00 | 39.220 | -63.606 | 15.60 | -56.44 | 57.15 | 394 | |
| 1984-01-30T07:55 | 39.379 | -63.801 | 15.37 | -40.36 | 35.47 | 381 | |
| 1984-01-30T16:04 | 39.404 | -63.877 | 15.78 | -32.20 | 21.15 | 400 | |
| 1984-01-31T00:00 | 39.489 | -64.017 | 15.42 | 383 | |||
| 1984-01-31T07:55 | 15.68 | 393 | no position | ||||
| 1984-01-31T16:04 | 15.46 | 385 | no position |