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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD50. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399156

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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: 30.092831 * Median Longitude: -70.619377 * South-bound Latitude: 29.306000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.502000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.211000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.748000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-28T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD50 * Latitude Start: 30.884000 * Longitude Start: -69.400000 * Latitude End: 29.686000 * Longitude End: -72.502000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-28T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1300m
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
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:
308 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]
1978-05-13T00:0030.884-69.4004.7729.9268.5931299.04
1978-05-14T00:0030.936-69.1524.7622.4782.8301298.46
1978-05-15T00:0030.919-69.0004.7412.919-6.4411297.88
1978-05-16T00:0030.847-68.9124.745.502-11.3261297.29
1978-05-17T00:0030.757-68.9094.73-4.715-10.6171298.21
1978-05-18T00:0030.708-68.9924.73-13.2490.2861299.13
1978-05-19T00:0030.774-69.1214.73-12.79816.0181300.05
1978-05-20T00:0030.938-69.1884.72-0.72124.1791300.96
1978-05-21T00:0031.117-69.1264.7213.97519.3031300.58
1978-05-22T00:0031.211-68.9604.7020.3193.7031300.20
1978-05-23T00:0031.173-68.7984.6913.301-12.5561299.00
1978-05-24T00:0031.041-68.7484.70-3.360-18.9201297.80
1978-05-25T00:0030.915-68.8584.71-19.796-11.0811297.56
1978-05-26T00:0030.888-69.0684.72-23.6714.3481297.32
1978-05-27T00:0030.972-69.2444.72-13.65715.6321298.22
1978-05-28T00:0031.102-69.3054.74-0.33715.5041299.13
1978-05-29T00:0031.190-69.2704.756.3706.2731299.84
1978-05-30T00:0031.196-69.2114.755.967-4.4091300.54
1978-05-31T00:0031.126-69.1754.751.200-13.2741300.58
1978-06-01T00:0030.996-69.2004.74-7.139-19.4861300.62
1978-06-02T00:0030.834-69.3054.73-15.783-21.1881299.79
1978-06-03T00:0030.682-69.4774.75-21.767-16.6341298.96
1978-06-04T00:0030.582-69.6844.76-23.246-9.2781298.71
1978-06-05T00:0030.531-69.8854.78-21.127-4.3781298.46
1978-06-06T00:0030.509-70.0654.80-19.201-1.3081299.46
1978-06-07T00:0030.509-70.2274.82-16.0541.1441300.47
1978-06-08T00:0030.523-70.3444.83-9.5752.1231300.84
1978-06-09T00:0030.538-70.4034.85-4.3041.5271301.21
1978-06-10T00:0030.541-70.4334.87-2.865-1.3031300.59
1978-06-11T00:0030.512-70.4554.87-1.562-6.3221299.97
1978-06-12T00:0030.441-70.4584.870.784-11.9011299.17
1978-06-13T00:0030.327-70.4444.852.101-17.2821298.37
1978-06-14T00:0030.175-70.4274.831.165-21.3581297.67
1978-06-15T00:0030.000-70.4284.81-1.416-23.1481296.96
1978-06-16T00:0029.822-70.4534.78-4.223-21.9171297.04
1978-06-17T00:0029.663-70.5024.76-6.534-18.8901297.12
1978-06-18T00:0029.527-70.5684.74-8.301-16.0621297.50
1978-06-19T00:0029.414-70.6554.74-11.765-12.6941297.88
1978-06-20T00:0029.335-70.7804.74-16.080-7.0541298.84
1978-06-21T00:0029.306-70.9264.76-15.304-0.6531299.80
1978-06-22T00:0029.321-71.0404.79-10.4054.2761300.38
1978-06-23T00:0029.365-71.1154.80-6.8226.2531300.96
1978-06-24T00:0029.409-71.1624.80-3.4414.5791301.17
1978-06-25T00:0029.435-71.1794.80-0.9852.3691301.38
1978-06-26T00:0029.449-71.1864.80-0.7041.3371300.80
1978-06-27T00:0029.458-71.1924.80-0.5771.1331300.22
1978-06-28T00:0029.467-71.1984.80-1.0301.0581299.51
1978-06-29T00:0029.474-71.2104.79-1.3660.7921298.80
1978-06-30T00:0029.479-71.2214.78-1.2550.3911298.51
1978-07-01T00:0029.480-71.2344.77-1.699-0.0491298.21
1978-07-02T00:0029.479-71.2514.75-2.053-0.1961298.51
1978-07-03T00:0029.478-71.2724.74-2.8860.0631298.81
1978-07-04T00:0029.480-71.3034.74-3.9160.3281299.18
1978-07-05T00:0029.484-71.3404.72-4.3460.9351299.54
1978-07-06T00:0029.495-71.3804.71-4.6261.7071300.08
1978-07-07T00:0029.508-71.4204.70-4.0861.4731300.62
1978-07-08T00:0029.518-71.4534.68-3.6101.2521300.13
1978-07-09T00:0029.528-71.4844.70-3.0191.2171299.63
1978-07-10T00:0029.538-71.5094.72-3.1621.5781298.92
1978-07-11T00:0029.553-71.5434.73-4.1902.0911298.21
1978-07-12T00:0029.569-71.5814.74-4.3091.9881298.21
1978-07-13T00:0029.584-71.6224.72-5.1571.8861298.21
1978-07-14T00:0029.598-71.6734.69-6.0121.6281299.20
1978-07-15T00:0029.608-71.7234.66-4.7680.8401300.20
1978-07-16T00:0029.614-71.7634.63-5.1881.1691300.41
1978-07-17T00:0029.629-71.8224.64-7.7752.5651300.62
1978-07-18T00:0029.650-71.8934.65-7.4242.4261300.17
1978-07-19T00:0029.666-71.9544.68-6.9091.9721299.71
1978-07-20T00:0029.682-72.0194.71-7.2932.0001299.63
1978-07-21T00:0029.696-72.0844.75-7.6111.5721299.54
1978-07-22T00:0029.708-72.1514.78-6.6221.7201299.92
1978-07-23T00:0029.721-72.2054.81-6.5571.1731300.30
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1978-07-25T00:0029.721-72.3454.85-6.577-0.1671300.71
1978-07-26T00:0029.721-72.3924.86-4.858-0.2361300.91
1978-07-27T00:0029.712-72.4414.87-6.244-2.3521301.12
1978-07-28T00:0029.686-72.5024.88-7.127-3.8271301.32