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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float RGS5. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398839

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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:
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
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.442100 * Median Longitude: -73.282725 * South-bound Latitude: 36.340000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.425000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.595000 * East-bound Longitude: -73.084000
Date/Time Start: 1984-06-06T16:04:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-06-20T07:55:00
Event(s):
RGS5 * Latitude Start: 36.560000 * Longitude Start: -73.490000 * Latitude End: 36.590000 * Longitude End: -73.080000 * Date/Time Start: 1984-06-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-06-20T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1800m
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°CRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
CommentCommentRossby, H Thomas
Size:
162 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]

Comment
1984-06-06T16:044.051802no position
1984-06-07T00:0036.504-73.4254.101811
1984-06-07T07:5536.473-73.3874.097.57-11.241814
1984-06-07T16:0436.446-73.3764.14-0.04-6.471823
1984-06-08T00:0036.440-73.3874.110.79-3.161820
1984-06-08T07:5536.430-73.3714.111.31-2.801826
1984-06-08T16:0436.425-73.3794.114.42-1.841832
1984-06-09T00:0036.420-73.3434.095.48-3.751832
1984-06-09T07:5536.406-73.3434.161.16-0.901829
1984-06-09T16:0436.416-73.3354.111.99-2.171832
1984-06-10T00:0036.394-73.3314.16-0.97-3.161832
1984-06-10T07:5536.399-73.3414.18-1.37-2.891836
1984-06-10T16:0436.379-73.3394.110.83-5.421832
1984-06-11T00:0036.371-73.3364.16-0.18-2.811836
1984-06-11T07:5536.365-73.3404.092.22-5.901836
1984-06-11T16:0436.340-73.3224.146.04-4.291839
1984-06-12T00:0036.343-73.3024.16-2.170.561839
1984-06-12T07:5536.343-73.3364.15-6.030.241839
1984-06-12T16:0436.344-73.3404.160.421.171842
1984-06-13T00:0036.349-73.3334.112.681.561842
1984-06-13T07:5536.352-73.3234.141.924.981848
1984-06-13T16:0436.375-73.3214.140.746.371842
1984-06-14T00:0036.385-73.3184.160.636.461848
1984-06-14T07:5536.409-73.3164.142.6610.771845
1984-06-14T16:0436.441-73.3014.143.196.841845
1984-06-15T00:0036.444-73.2964.153.104.141845
1984-06-15T07:5536.462-73.2814.063.644.921842
1984-06-15T16:0436.470-73.2724.111.063.871845
1984-06-16T00:0036.482-73.2744.139.070.461845
1984-06-16T07:5536.472-73.2144.118.830.281851
1984-06-16T16:0436.484-73.2184.150.534.711848
1984-06-17T00:0036.497-73.2104.160.130.301854
1984-06-17T07:5536.485-73.2174.183.870.011851
1984-06-17T16:0436.497-73.1854.165.665.811854
1984-06-18T00:0036.516-73.1804.155.841.911854
1984-06-18T07:5536.507-73.1484.175.662.871854
1984-06-18T16:0436.531-73.1444.160.447.771854
1984-06-19T00:0036.547-73.1454.168.275.871854
1984-06-19T07:5536.561-73.0904.166.057.251858
1984-06-19T16:0436.585-73.1064.160.886.581854
1984-06-20T00:0036.595-73.0844.161858
1984-06-20T07:554.161861no position