Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD51 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399157
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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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 29.962310 * Median Longitude: -70.729662 * South-bound Latitude: 28.939000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.639000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.179000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.663000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD51 * Latitude Start: 30.812000 * Longitude Start: -69.433000 * Latitude End: 28.939000 * Longitude End: -72.639000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-24T00:00:00 * 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):
| # | 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 |
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Size:
284 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-15T00:00 | 30.812 | -69.433 | 5.08 | 7.759 | 14.638 | 1244.45 |
| 1978-05-16T00:00 | 30.926 | -69.353 | 5.07 | 11.051 | 14.607 | 1245.07 |
| 1978-05-17T00:00 | 31.035 | -69.230 | 5.05 | 15.399 | 12.775 | 1245.69 |
| 1978-05-18T00:00 | 31.118 | -69.084 | 5.04 | 16.525 | 8.204 | 1246.32 |
| 1978-05-19T00:00 | 31.164 | -68.938 | 5.02 | 15.220 | 4.070 | 1246.91 |
| 1978-05-20T00:00 | 31.179 | -68.810 | 4.99 | 13.311 | -1.001 | 1247.49 |
| 1978-05-21T00:00 | 31.144 | -68.704 | 4.95 | 8.997 | -7.765 | 1248.36 |
| 1978-05-22T00:00 | 31.066 | -68.663 | 4.94 | -0.630 | -11.441 | 1249.24 |
| 1978-05-23T00:00 | 30.976 | -68.713 | 4.93 | -9.475 | -11.145 | 1249.41 |
| 1978-05-24T00:00 | 30.898 | -68.820 | 4.94 | -13.558 | -8.652 | 1249.57 |
| 1978-05-25T00:00 | 30.843 | -68.949 | 4.95 | -14.639 | -5.446 | 1250.69 |
| 1978-05-26T00:00 | 30.814 | -69.081 | 4.96 | -14.578 | -1.900 | 1251.81 |
| 1978-05-27T00:00 | 30.811 | -69.210 | 4.97 | -13.766 | 0.727 | 1252.61 |
| 1978-05-28T00:00 | 30.822 | -69.329 | 4.97 | -12.759 | 2.074 | 1253.40 |
| 1978-05-29T00:00 | 30.845 | -69.440 | 4.98 | -11.612 | 4.067 | 1253.98 |
| 1978-05-30T00:00 | 30.889 | -69.537 | 4.99 | -9.880 | 7.451 | 1254.56 |
| 1978-05-31T00:00 | 30.958 | -69.614 | 5.00 | -6.637 | 9.630 | 1255.06 |
| 1978-06-01T00:00 | 31.028 | -69.653 | 5.02 | -2.061 | 7.538 | 1255.56 |
| 1978-06-02T00:00 | 31.071 | -69.658 | 5.04 | 0.291 | 3.719 | 1256.40 |
| 1978-06-03T00:00 | 31.086 | -69.657 | 5.06 | -0.429 | -0.085 | 1257.23 |
| 1978-06-04T00:00 | 31.068 | -69.669 | 5.07 | -2.219 | -4.531 | 1257.90 |
| 1978-06-05T00:00 | 31.017 | -69.696 | 5.08 | -3.621 | -8.351 | 1258.57 |
| 1978-06-06T00:00 | 30.942 | -69.735 | 5.09 | -5.184 | -10.569 | 1259.23 |
| 1978-06-07T00:00 | 30.852 | -69.790 | 5.08 | -6.837 | -12.889 | 1259.90 |
| 1978-06-08T00:00 | 30.739 | -69.855 | 5.07 | -7.326 | -16.017 | 1259.69 |
| 1978-06-09T00:00 | 30.604 | -69.922 | 5.05 | -7.751 | -18.505 | 1259.48 |
| 1978-06-10T00:00 | 30.453 | -69.999 | 5.03 | -9.622 | -20.054 | 1259.65 |
| 1978-06-11T00:00 | 30.294 | -70.092 | 5.02 | -10.461 | -20.605 | 1259.81 |
| 1978-06-12T00:00 | 30.135 | -70.181 | 5.01 | -9.328 | -19.925 | 1260.10 |
| 1978-06-13T00:00 | 29.987 | -70.261 | 5.00 | -8.765 | -17.859 | 1260.39 |
| 1978-06-14T00:00 | 29.857 | -70.341 | 4.98 | -9.222 | -15.640 | 1260.31 |
| 1978-06-15T00:00 | 29.740 | -70.426 | 4.97 | -9.706 | -14.647 | 1260.23 |
| 1978-06-16T00:00 | 29.628 | -70.515 | 4.96 | -10.401 | -13.910 | 1260.19 |
| 1978-06-17T00:00 | 29.525 | -70.614 | 4.95 | -11.910 | -12.461 | 1260.14 |
| 1978-06-18T00:00 | 29.438 | -70.729 | 4.94 | -13.995 | -9.371 | 1260.69 |
| 1978-06-19T00:00 | 29.384 | -70.861 | 4.96 | -15.323 | -4.322 | 1261.23 |
| 1978-06-20T00:00 | 29.367 | -70.991 | 4.98 | -13.021 | -0.667 | 1262.27 |
| 1978-06-21T00:00 | 29.367 | -71.086 | 5.01 | -8.445 | 0.449 | 1263.31 |
| 1978-06-22T00:00 | 29.372 | -71.147 | 5.03 | -5.793 | 0.796 | 1263.40 |
| 1978-06-23T00:00 | 29.378 | -71.193 | 5.02 | -4.455 | 0.601 | 1263.48 |
| 1978-06-24T00:00 | 29.380 | -71.226 | 5.00 | -3.016 | -0.122 | 1263.73 |
| 1978-06-25T00:00 | 29.376 | -71.250 | 4.99 | -2.695 | -0.883 | 1263.98 |
| 1978-06-26T00:00 | 29.369 | -71.278 | 4.99 | -3.735 | -0.581 | 1264.27 |
| 1978-06-27T00:00 | 29.367 | -71.316 | 4.98 | -4.618 | -0.258 | 1264.56 |
| 1978-06-28T00:00 | 29.362 | -71.358 | 4.97 | -4.767 | -1.082 | 1264.77 |
| 1978-06-29T00:00 | 29.352 | -71.401 | 4.97 | -4.973 | -1.187 | 1264.97 |
| 1978-06-30T00:00 | 29.345 | -71.446 | 4.97 | -5.013 | -0.712 | 1265.43 |
| 1978-07-01T00:00 | 29.341 | -71.491 | 4.97 | -5.322 | -0.198 | 1265.89 |
| 1978-07-02T00:00 | 29.341 | -71.542 | 4.97 | -6.072 | -0.037 | 1266.02 |
| 1978-07-03T00:00 | 29.339 | -71.596 | 4.98 | -5.799 | -0.425 | 1266.14 |
| 1978-07-04T00:00 | 29.336 | -71.648 | 4.99 | -6.477 | -0.189 | 1266.18 |
| 1978-07-05T00:00 | 29.336 | -71.714 | 4.99 | -8.084 | 0.025 | 1266.22 |
| 1978-07-06T00:00 | 29.334 | -71.787 | 5.00 | -8.064 | -0.681 | 1266.76 |
| 1978-07-07T00:00 | 29.328 | -71.857 | 5.00 | -7.887 | -0.380 | 1267.31 |
| 1978-07-08T00:00 | 29.327 | -71.927 | 5.00 | -7.605 | -0.494 | 1267.85 |
| 1978-07-09T00:00 | 29.320 | -71.994 | 5.00 | -7.899 | -0.723 | 1268.39 |
| 1978-07-10T00:00 | 29.318 | -72.068 | 5.00 | -8.356 | -0.076 | 1268.56 |
| 1978-07-11T00:00 | 29.314 | -72.136 | 4.99 | -6.573 | -1.281 | 1268.73 |
| 1978-07-12T00:00 | 29.298 | -72.185 | 4.98 | -4.817 | -2.497 | 1268.77 |
| 1978-07-13T00:00 | 29.277 | -72.227 | 4.97 | -4.857 | -2.969 | 1268.81 |
| 1978-07-14T00:00 | 29.252 | -72.274 | 4.96 | -5.789 | -3.328 | 1268.93 |
| 1978-07-15T00:00 | 29.225 | -72.327 | 4.94 | -5.741 | -3.730 | 1269.05 |
| 1978-07-16T00:00 | 29.193 | -72.375 | 4.92 | -5.344 | -4.457 | 1269.01 |
| 1978-07-17T00:00 | 29.157 | -72.425 | 4.90 | -5.980 | -4.611 | 1268.97 |
| 1978-07-18T00:00 | 29.121 | -72.478 | 4.88 | -5.531 | -4.809 | 1269.39 |
| 1978-07-19T00:00 | 29.081 | -72.518 | 4.85 | -3.321 | -5.401 | 1269.81 |
| 1978-07-20T00:00 | 29.039 | -72.543 | 4.81 | -3.158 | -5.144 | 1268.85 |
| 1978-07-21T00:00 | 29.003 | -72.576 | 4.78 | -3.663 | -4.041 | 1267.89 |
| 1978-07-22T00:00 | 28.974 | -72.603 | 4.75 | -2.489 | -3.708 | 1267.77 |
| 1978-07-23T00:00 | 28.948 | -72.622 | 4.72 | -1.949 | -2.294 | 1267.64 |
| 1978-07-24T00:00 | 28.939 | -72.639 | 4.69 | -1.903 | -0.585 | 1267.52 |