Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD53 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399159
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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: 29.938405 * Median Longitude: -71.236527 * South-bound Latitude: 28.004000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.874000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.977000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.841000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD53 * Latitude Start: 30.970000 * Longitude Start: -69.695000 * Latitude End: 28.004000 * Longitude End: -73.633000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-24T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
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:
296 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-12T00:00 | 30.970 | -69.695 | 10.46 | 6.302 | 2.709 | 841.50 |
| 1978-05-13T00:00 | 30.999 | -69.638 | 10.36 | 6.303 | 5.747 | 838.88 |
| 1978-05-14T00:00 | 31.062 | -69.577 | 10.26 | 7.615 | 9.720 | 836.25 |
| 1978-05-15T00:00 | 31.143 | -69.496 | 10.16 | 10.292 | 10.808 | 833.92 |
| 1978-05-16T00:00 | 31.226 | -69.393 | 10.20 | 12.142 | 10.183 | 831.58 |
| 1978-05-17T00:00 | 31.306 | -69.276 | 10.25 | 13.920 | 11.209 | 829.83 |
| 1978-05-18T00:00 | 31.405 | -69.148 | 10.30 | 13.158 | 13.892 | 828.08 |
| 1978-05-19T00:00 | 31.513 | -69.050 | 10.34 | 8.081 | 12.913 | 826.21 |
| 1978-05-20T00:00 | 31.601 | -68.993 | 10.40 | 5.654 | 9.912 | 824.34 |
| 1978-05-21T00:00 | 31.669 | -68.940 | 10.46 | 5.552 | 7.496 | 823.63 |
| 1978-05-22T00:00 | 31.720 | -68.895 | 10.55 | 4.407 | 5.918 | 822.92 |
| 1978-05-23T00:00 | 31.765 | -68.860 | 10.64 | 3.150 | 5.789 | 821.79 |
| 1978-05-24T00:00 | 31.813 | -68.841 | 10.81 | 0.755 | 6.729 | 820.67 |
| 1978-05-25T00:00 | 31.869 | -68.845 | 10.98 | -1.238 | 7.334 | 820.59 |
| 1978-05-26T00:00 | 31.921 | -68.858 | 11.15 | -1.387 | 5.514 | 820.50 |
| 1978-05-27T00:00 | 31.951 | -68.868 | 11.31 | -0.764 | 2.179 | 819.96 |
| 1978-05-28T00:00 | 31.961 | -68.874 | 11.37 | -0.808 | 1.168 | 819.41 |
| 1978-05-29T00:00 | 31.973 | -68.884 | 11.42 | -1.256 | 1.617 | 817.71 |
| 1978-05-30T00:00 | 31.977 | -68.894 | 11.43 | -0.731 | -1.476 | 816.00 |
| 1978-05-31T00:00 | 31.944 | -68.899 | 11.44 | -0.743 | -6.879 | 814.21 |
| 1978-06-01T00:00 | 31.870 | -68.913 | 11.43 | -2.539 | -12.202 | 812.41 |
| 1978-06-02T00:00 | 31.756 | -68.948 | 11.42 | -5.204 | -16.692 | 810.12 |
| 1978-06-03T00:00 | 31.613 | -69.009 | 11.44 | -8.235 | -19.973 | 807.83 |
| 1978-06-04T00:00 | 31.452 | -69.098 | 11.45 | -11.290 | -20.451 | 807.21 |
| 1978-06-05T00:00 | 31.299 | -69.212 | 11.44 | -13.610 | -19.107 | 806.58 |
| 1978-06-06T00:00 | 31.149 | -69.342 | 11.42 | -14.939 | -19.767 | 803.87 |
| 1978-06-07T00:00 | 30.989 | -69.480 | 11.41 | -15.376 | -21.163 | 801.16 |
| 1978-06-08T00:00 | 30.824 | -69.621 | 11.39 | -16.092 | -20.691 | 798.96 |
| 1978-06-09T00:00 | 30.667 | -69.772 | 11.34 | -17.266 | -20.023 | 796.75 |
| 1978-06-10T00:00 | 30.509 | -69.930 | 11.29 | -17.670 | -20.468 | 794.38 |
| 1978-06-11T00:00 | 30.350 | -70.087 | 11.23 | -17.043 | -20.126 | 792.00 |
| 1978-06-12T00:00 | 30.197 | -70.236 | 11.16 | -16.310 | -19.120 | 791.46 |
| 1978-06-13T00:00 | 30.051 | -70.383 | 11.14 | -16.688 | -18.479 | 790.91 |
| 1978-06-14T00:00 | 29.912 | -70.535 | 11.11 | -17.062 | -16.660 | 790.53 |
| 1978-06-15T00:00 | 29.795 | -70.686 | 11.22 | -16.661 | -13.414 | 790.16 |
| 1978-06-16T00:00 | 29.698 | -70.834 | 11.33 | -16.669 | -12.048 | 790.58 |
| 1978-06-17T00:00 | 29.602 | -70.984 | 11.46 | -16.804 | -12.673 | 791.00 |
| 1978-06-18T00:00 | 29.504 | -71.132 | 11.59 | -16.352 | -11.922 | 789.33 |
| 1978-06-19T00:00 | 29.419 | -71.277 | 11.68 | -16.434 | -10.067 | 787.66 |
| 1978-06-20T00:00 | 29.343 | -71.426 | 11.77 | -16.979 | -9.772 | 786.28 |
| 1978-06-21T00:00 | 29.267 | -71.576 | 11.82 | -16.477 | -9.341 | 784.91 |
| 1978-06-22T00:00 | 29.201 | -71.719 | 11.86 | -15.987 | -7.510 | 784.41 |
| 1978-06-23T00:00 | 29.149 | -71.863 | 11.94 | -16.487 | -6.029 | 783.92 |
| 1978-06-24T00:00 | 29.106 | -72.011 | 12.03 | -16.717 | -4.934 | 784.09 |
| 1978-06-25T00:00 | 29.070 | -72.157 | 12.07 | -16.014 | -4.637 | 784.25 |
| 1978-06-26T00:00 | 29.034 | -72.295 | 12.12 | -15.247 | -4.226 | 784.92 |
| 1978-06-27T00:00 | 29.007 | -72.430 | 12.18 | -15.331 | -2.702 | 785.59 |
| 1978-06-28T00:00 | 28.985 | -72.566 | 12.23 | -15.112 | -3.824 | 784.38 |
| 1978-06-29T00:00 | 28.942 | -72.697 | 12.13 | -14.571 | -7.017 | 783.17 |
| 1978-06-30T00:00 | 28.880 | -72.825 | 12.02 | -14.283 | -8.516 | 779.79 |
| 1978-07-01T00:00 | 28.815 | -72.949 | 11.95 | -13.655 | -7.792 | 776.41 |
| 1978-07-02T00:00 | 28.761 | -73.066 | 11.88 | -12.782 | -6.108 | 774.20 |
| 1978-07-03T00:00 | 28.720 | -73.174 | 11.87 | -11.519 | -4.334 | 771.99 |
| 1978-07-04T00:00 | 28.693 | -73.269 | 11.86 | -10.007 | -2.722 | 770.66 |
| 1978-07-05T00:00 | 28.676 | -73.352 | 11.85 | -8.852 | -1.708 | 769.33 |
| 1978-07-06T00:00 | 28.665 | -73.426 | 11.83 | -7.871 | -1.220 | 767.62 |
| 1978-07-07T00:00 | 28.656 | -73.492 | 11.82 | -7.181 | -1.109 | 765.91 |
| 1978-07-08T00:00 | 28.646 | -73.554 | 11.81 | -6.854 | -1.657 | 764.33 |
| 1978-07-09T00:00 | 28.629 | -73.613 | 11.85 | -6.482 | -2.653 | 762.75 |
| 1978-07-10T00:00 | 28.606 | -73.667 | 11.88 | -5.584 | -3.123 | 760.50 |
| 1978-07-11T00:00 | 28.580 | -73.710 | 11.89 | -4.123 | -3.709 | 758.25 |
| 1978-07-12T00:00 | 28.547 | -73.743 | 11.90 | -3.738 | -4.745 | 757.21 |
| 1978-07-13T00:00 | 28.508 | -73.778 | 11.93 | -4.032 | -5.018 | 756.16 |
| 1978-07-14T00:00 | 28.469 | -73.812 | 11.96 | -3.590 | -5.200 | 755.88 |
| 1978-07-15T00:00 | 28.425 | -73.841 | 11.99 | -3.032 | -6.123 | 755.59 |
| 1978-07-16T00:00 | 28.375 | -73.864 | 12.02 | -1.971 | -6.481 | 754.71 |
| 1978-07-17T00:00 | 28.326 | -73.874 | 12.08 | -0.313 | -6.048 | 753.83 |
| 1978-07-18T00:00 | 28.279 | -73.868 | 12.13 | 1.865 | -6.268 | 753.83 |
| 1978-07-19T00:00 | 28.226 | -73.843 | 12.17 | 3.415 | -7.360 | 753.83 |
| 1978-07-20T00:00 | 28.169 | -73.811 | 12.21 | 3.904 | -6.618 | 751.92 |
| 1978-07-21T00:00 | 28.124 | -73.774 | 12.20 | 4.499 | -5.414 | 750.00 |
| 1978-07-22T00:00 | 28.080 | -73.733 | 12.18 | 4.708 | -5.972 | 748.51 |
| 1978-07-23T00:00 | 28.035 | -73.689 | 12.17 | 5.678 | -4.945 | 747.01 |
| 1978-07-24T00:00 | 28.004 | -73.633 | 12.15 | 6.723 | -3.492 | 745.52 |