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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD56. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399162

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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: 31.799235 * Median Longitude: -71.922309 * South-bound Latitude: 31.409000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.387000 * North-bound Latitude: 32.141000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.427000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD56 * Latitude Start: 31.472000 * Longitude Start: -69.532000 * Latitude End: 31.595000 * Longitude End: -74.387000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-07-17T00:00:00 * 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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°CRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
272 data points

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