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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from RAFOS float SY181 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.398901

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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:
Anderson-Fontana, S; Rossby, H Thomas: RAFOS floats in the SYNOP Experiment 1988-1990. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 91-7, synop.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.278417 * Median Longitude: -71.965583 * South-bound Latitude: 36.314000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.505000 * North-bound Latitude: 38.180000 * East-bound Longitude: -70.145000
Date/Time Start: 1989-04-07T16:04:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-04-11T07:55:00
Event(s):
SY181 * Latitude Start: 36.314000 * Longitude Start: -73.505000 * Latitude End: 38.180000 * Longitude End: -70.145000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-04-07T16:04:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-04-11T07:55:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: RAFOS float (RAFOS) * Comment: Nominal depth: 450m
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
Size:
44 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]
1989-04-07T16:0436.314-73.50514.136548.4
1989-04-08T00:0036.489-73.38213.93844.3870.68528.6
1989-04-08T07:5536.681-73.21913.93860.2274.18493.1
1989-04-08T16:0436.874-72.99313.92787.2172.84454.4
1989-04-09T00:0037.059-72.65314.059118.9257.79423.3
1989-04-09T07:5537.173-72.21914.370129.9346.77437.4
1989-04-09T16:0437.302-71.80714.158124.8858.93491.4
1989-04-10T00:0037.479-71.40514.236109.5281.69499.2
1989-04-10T07:5537.726-71.09114.037102.4087.46430.1
1989-04-10T16:0437.933-70.73314.07099.5978.12403.6
1989-04-11T00:0038.131-70.43514.14789.0647.52337.2
1989-04-11T07:5538.180-70.14514.147332.6