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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD36. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399143

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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:
Spain, D L; O'Gara, R; Rossby, H Thomas: SOFAR float data report of the POLYMODE local dynamics experiment. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 80-1, lde.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 31.403580 * Median Longitude: -69.934971 * South-bound Latitude: 29.919000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.523000 * North-bound Latitude: 32.275000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.465000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-09-28T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD36 * Latitude Start: 30.358000 * Longitude Start: -69.801000 * Latitude End: 31.910000 * Longitude End: -70.405000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-09-28T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1500m
Comment:
Processing method: splined, velocity algorithm: splined. 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
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
276 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1978-05-14T00:0030.358-69.8012.5062.009
1978-05-15T00:0030.377-69.7753.6673.296
1978-05-16T00:0030.412-69.7364.5195.593
1978-05-17T00:0030.462-69.6974.2817.048
1978-05-18T00:0030.520-69.6584.3697.786
1978-05-19T00:0030.587-69.6184.5719.924
1978-05-20T00:0030.674-69.5783.98811.797
1978-05-21T00:0030.763-69.5473.10310.635
1978-05-22T00:0030.841-69.5212.5529.945
1978-05-23T00:0030.921-69.5031.30710.403
1978-05-24T00:0031.001-69.4950.85310.032
1978-05-25T00:0031.077-69.4860.9189.521
1978-05-26T00:0031.150-69.4790.7779.244
1978-05-27T00:0031.221-69.4710.9418.938
1978-05-28T00:0031.288-69.4650.0938.128
1978-05-29T00:0031.345-69.469-0.6526.287
1978-05-30T00:0031.385-69.475-0.7904.068
1978-05-31T00:0031.410-69.484-1.1412.464
1978-06-01T00:0031.423-69.494-0.9220.706
1978-06-02T00:0031.423-69.504-1.772-0.282
1978-06-03T00:0031.422-69.532-4.5350.037
1978-06-04T00:0031.419-69.582-5.843-1.407
1978-06-05T00:0031.397-69.635-6.104-4.034
1978-06-06T00:0031.359-69.695-7.060-5.555
1978-06-07T00:0031.310-69.759-6.624-7.238
1978-06-08T00:0031.248-69.818-7.102-8.224
1978-06-09T00:0031.183-69.892-8.958-8.755
1978-06-10T00:0031.108-69.975-9.030-10.649
1978-06-11T00:0031.019-70.055-8.917-11.782
1978-06-12T00:0030.927-70.137-9.015-11.899
1978-06-13T00:0030.832-70.214-7.788-12.606
1978-06-14T00:0030.731-70.279-7.001-13.124
1978-06-15T00:0030.630-70.343-7.106-12.657
1978-06-16T00:0030.533-70.405-6.517-12.465
1978-06-17T00:0030.434-70.457-4.811-12.927
1978-06-18T00:0030.333-70.491-2.920-12.810
1978-06-19T00:0030.237-70.511-1.538-11.660
1978-06-20T00:0030.153-70.520-0.619-9.831
1978-06-21T00:0030.083-70.5230.000-8.289
1978-06-22T00:0030.023-70.5171.624-7.047
1978-06-23T00:0029.977-70.5001.208-4.320
1978-06-24T00:0029.955-70.4960.580-1.844
1978-06-25T00:0029.940-70.4725.858-2.544
1978-06-26T00:0029.919-70.3959.851-1.835
1978-06-27T00:0029.924-70.3176.7073.725
1978-06-28T00:0029.974-70.2753.5518.104
1978-06-29T00:0030.041-70.2404.8938.890
1978-06-30T00:0030.114-70.1876.34610.221
1978-07-01T00:0030.200-70.1296.86411.425
1978-07-02T00:0030.289-70.0637.65311.438
1978-07-03T00:0030.382-69.9995.95212.877
1978-07-04T00:0030.492-69.9612.58715.192
1978-07-05T00:0030.612-69.9442.03914.885
1978-07-06T00:0030.722-69.9193.23913.802
1978-07-07T00:0030.835-69.8951.30415.749
1978-07-08T00:0030.963-69.8920.51715.975
1978-07-09T00:0031.077-69.8782.26413.511
1978-07-10T00:0031.181-69.8601.02713.902
1978-07-11T00:0031.294-69.862-1.07214.417
1978-07-12T00:0031.400-69.874-1.36412.738
1978-07-13T00:0031.496-69.886-1.39912.397
1978-07-14T00:0031.596-69.901-1.94613.131
1978-07-15T00:0031.696-69.918-1.36112.075
1978-07-16T00:0031.781-69.924-0.1869.791
1978-07-17T00:0031.852-69.926-0.5308.822
1978-07-18T00:0031.921-69.938-2.2958.821
1978-07-19T00:0031.986-69.961-1.7827.485
1978-07-20T00:0032.040-69.972-1.7357.056
1978-07-21T00:0032.099-69.997-3.0867.799
1978-07-22T00:0032.155-70.018-0.9966.025
1978-07-23T00:0032.192-70.0170.5193.910
1978-07-24T00:0032.220-70.015-0.0983.362
1978-07-25T00:0032.245-70.017-0.1253.048
1978-07-26T00:0032.265-70.0131.2531.771
1978-07-27T00:0032.272-69.9971.6550.263
1978-07-28T00:0032.273-69.9880.3070.258
1978-07-29T00:0032.275-69.9841.369-0.137
1978-07-30T00:0032.270-69.9622.723-0.864
1978-07-31T00:0032.265-69.9421.479-0.258
1978-08-01T00:0032.263-69.9292.155-0.801
1978-08-02T00:0032.249-69.8984.297-2.700
1978-08-03T00:0032.229-69.8651.600-1.490
1978-08-04T00:0032.225-69.866-0.225-0.580
1978-08-05T00:0032.210-69.8542.900-3.505
1978-08-06T00:0032.176-69.8232.703-4.267
1978-08-07T00:0032.147-69.8091.023-3.684
1978-08-08T00:0032.116-69.8010.410-4.097
1978-08-09T00:0032.083-69.802-0.372-4.569
1978-08-10T00:0032.044-69.8030.421-5.350
1978-08-11T00:0032.002-69.7950.985-5.218
1978-08-12T00:0031.964-69.7890.232-4.578
1978-08-13T00:0031.928-69.7861.039-4.959
1978-08-14T00:0031.888-69.7701.854-4.847
1978-08-15T00:0031.856-69.7590.417-3.372
1978-08-16T00:0031.832-69.7580.421-3.226
1978-08-17T00:0031.805-69.7481.516-3.360
1978-08-18T00:0031.782-69.7341.406-2.585
1978-08-19T00:0031.767-69.7260.096-0.930
1978-08-20T00:0031.765-69.7280.184-0.240
1978-08-21T00:0031.760-69.7191.470-0.804
1978-08-22T00:0031.755-69.7061.172-0.392
1978-08-23T00:0031.753-69.6980.752-0.321
1978-08-24T00:0031.750-69.6920.424-0.250
1978-08-25T00:0031.748-69.6880.838-0.607
1978-08-26T00:0031.741-69.6800.172-0.789
1978-08-27T00:0031.737-69.689-1.855-0.471
1978-08-28T00:0031.732-69.710-2.623-0.792
1978-08-29T00:0031.724-69.735-2.790-1.367
1978-08-30T00:0031.711-69.760-2.672-1.825
1978-08-31T00:0031.697-69.783-2.318-1.727
1978-09-01T00:0031.685-69.803-2.212-1.277
1978-09-02T00:0031.678-69.825-2.661-0.481
1978-09-03T00:0031.676-69.849-2.287-0.264
1978-09-04T00:0031.673-69.867-2.020-0.388
1978-09-05T00:0031.672-69.888-2.4730.277
1978-09-06T00:0031.678-69.912-2.9061.205
1978-09-07T00:0031.690-69.942-3.6841.831
1978-09-08T00:0031.705-69.973-2.4391.864
1978-09-09T00:0031.719-69.988-1.7021.875
1978-09-10T00:0031.735-70.009-2.6012.184
1978-09-11T00:0031.752-70.031-2.0432.093
1978-09-12T00:0031.770-70.050-2.7182.918
1978-09-13T00:0031.798-70.080-3.2053.945
1978-09-14T00:0031.827-70.101-1.2313.248
1978-09-15T00:0031.849-70.109-1.4062.700
1978-09-16T00:0031.872-70.131-3.0043.277
1978-09-17T00:0031.899-70.160-3.3343.443
1978-09-18T00:0031.922-70.188-2.3842.201
1978-09-19T00:0031.934-70.203-1.2521.227
1978-09-20T00:0031.944-70.218-2.4581.360
1978-09-21T00:0031.953-70.244-2.3760.646
1978-09-22T00:0031.955-70.262-2.4810.290
1978-09-23T00:0031.959-70.292-3.4550.504
1978-09-24T00:0031.960-70.321-3.067-0.381
1978-09-25T00:0031.954-70.351-3.645-0.906
1978-09-26T00:0031.946-70.385-3.362-1.385
1978-09-27T00:0031.931-70.406-0.962-2.409
1978-09-28T00:0031.910-70.4050.645-2.838