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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD66. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399174

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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: 32.517050 * Median Longitude: -67.769050 * South-bound Latitude: 30.958000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.429000 * North-bound Latitude: 33.860000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.709000
Date/Time Start: 1978-08-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-11-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD66 * Latitude Start: 30.958000 * Longitude Start: -69.415000 * Latitude End: 33.770000 * Longitude End: -67.402000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-08-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-11-10T00:00:00 * 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
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
Size:
303 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1978-08-02T00:0030.958-69.415736.95-1.3905.082
1978-08-03T00:0031.002-69.426736.16-0.8696.775
1978-08-04T00:0031.062-69.429735.370.2247.855
1978-08-05T00:0031.121-69.424734.580.6367.616
1978-08-06T00:0031.185-69.417733.241.2059.032
1978-08-07T00:0031.258-69.400731.912.4878.995
1978-08-08T00:0031.321-69.375730.632.7387.343
1978-08-09T00:0031.377-69.351729.342.7577.447
1978-08-10T00:0031.437-69.323727.673.4117.528
1978-08-11T00:0031.491-69.289726.004.0656.327
1978-08-12T00:0031.539-69.249725.094.7416.431
1978-08-13T00:0031.594-69.203724.185.3287.604
1978-08-14T00:0031.654-69.152723.515.9127.426
1978-08-15T00:0031.708-69.096722.846.2636.581
1978-08-16T00:0031.758-69.037722.346.8856.290
1978-08-17T00:0031.804-68.968721.848.3025.220
1978-08-18T00:0031.839-68.885721.099.8854.016
1978-08-19T00:0031.872-68.789720.3410.9914.897
1978-08-20T00:0031.913-68.684719.3012.1904.886
1978-08-21T00:0031.943-68.564718.2614.1422.894
1978-08-22T00:0031.961-68.426716.0915.9442.019
1978-08-23T00:0031.979-68.276713.9216.6182.891
1978-08-24T00:0032.005-68.126711.7516.0403.357
1978-08-25T00:0032.027-67.985709.5814.6992.163
1978-08-26T00:0032.040-67.859709.2112.7441.468
1978-08-27T00:0032.053-67.751708.8311.0681.975
1978-08-28T00:0032.068-67.655705.999.8801.413
1978-08-29T00:0032.075-67.570703.168.7560.844
1978-08-30T00:0032.087-67.494701.757.8772.526
1978-08-31T00:0032.112-67.427700.346.6093.298
1978-09-01T00:0032.137-67.373699.295.3393.534
1978-09-02T00:0032.171-67.327698.244.7955.283
1978-09-03T00:0032.219-67.285697.834.3016.906
1978-09-04T00:0032.272-67.250697.423.2085.978
1978-09-05T00:0032.309-67.227698.131.8443.833
1978-09-06T00:0032.338-67.216698.830.5344.104
1978-09-07T00:0032.377-67.217699.42-0.7105.935
1978-09-08T00:0032.427-67.229700.00-1.9366.424
1978-09-09T00:0032.476-67.253700.30-3.2996.491
1978-09-10T00:0032.531-67.288700.59-4.1277.658
1978-09-11T00:0032.593-67.328700.38-4.6587.924
1978-09-12T00:0032.654-67.373700.17-4.9498.005
1978-09-13T00:0032.718-67.418700.16-4.8658.186
1978-09-14T00:0032.780-67.462700.16-4.5647.767
1978-09-15T00:0032.841-67.501699.99-3.8788.108
1978-09-16T00:0032.908-67.533699.83-3.0039.090
1978-09-17T00:0032.980-67.557700.99-2.3029.055
1978-09-18T00:0033.048-67.577702.16-2.0748.600
1978-09-19T00:0033.115-67.597702.79-2.3768.532
1978-09-20T00:0033.180-67.622703.42-3.0048.101
1978-09-21T00:0033.242-67.652703.09-3.4177.968
1978-09-22T00:0033.305-67.684702.75-3.3908.161
1978-09-23T00:0033.373-67.711703.92-2.1039.834
1978-09-24T00:0033.459-67.720705.080.16711.808
1978-09-25T00:0033.549-67.708705.422.40010.712
1978-09-26T00:0033.622-67.676705.764.4178.116
1978-09-27T00:0033.679-67.624705.346.9936.890
1978-09-28T00:0033.731-67.544704.9110.1116.302
1978-09-29T00:0033.775-67.437704.8312.7404.876
1978-09-30T00:0033.808-67.307704.7515.1573.849
1978-10-01T00:0033.836-67.157704.9216.6533.218
1978-10-02T00:0033.856-67.001705.0816.5821.766
1978-10-03T00:0033.860-66.856701.5013.741-1.038
1978-10-04T00:0033.840-66.754697.927.821-3.774
1978-10-05T00:0033.803-66.709696.412.219-5.816
1978-10-06T00:0033.748-66.709694.91-2.232-8.393
1978-10-07T00:0033.673-66.751693.04-6.810-10.677
1978-10-08T00:0033.584-66.832691.17-10.146-12.059
1978-10-09T00:0033.487-66.934689.79-11.602-12.717
1978-10-10T00:0033.385-67.052688.41-14.449-13.709
1978-10-11T00:0033.272-67.206689.08-18.493-15.242
1978-10-12T00:0033.150-67.387689.75-19.959-15.819
1978-10-13T00:0033.025-67.569690.80-19.265-16.597
1978-10-14T00:0032.887-67.742691.84-18.142-19.069
1978-10-15T00:0032.729-67.898691.63-15.059-21.108
1978-10-16T00:0032.563-68.013691.41-9.817-21.257
1978-10-17T00:0032.402-68.077688.88-4.021-19.775
1978-10-18T00:0032.262-68.086686.342.076-15.539
1978-10-19T00:0032.157-68.040685.297.839-12.402
1978-10-20T00:0032.063-67.948684.2411.781-11.472
1978-10-21T00:0031.987-67.832683.5413.240-7.163
1978-10-22T00:0031.952-67.711682.8413.026-2.612
1978-10-23T00:0031.936-67.595683.4712.455-2.022
1978-10-24T00:0031.923-67.485684.0911.357-0.463
1978-10-25T00:0031.935-67.389684.969.7603.490
1978-10-26T00:0031.971-67.306685.838.3734.984
1978-10-27T00:0032.007-67.236687.666.9644.294
1978-10-28T00:0032.041-67.179689.495.4374.792
1978-10-29T00:0032.090-67.136689.874.0848.494
1978-10-30T00:0032.172-67.102690.253.46911.669
1978-10-31T00:0032.264-67.072692.993.00011.824
1978-11-01T00:0032.361-67.047695.742.52413.803
1978-11-02T00:0032.486-67.026694.081.93818.439
1978-11-03T00:0032.641-67.012692.421.14720.251
1978-11-04T00:0032.793-67.005693.160.32118.768
1978-11-05T00:0032.946-67.016693.91-3.72322.120
1978-11-06T00:0033.137-67.074694.99-7.81725.215
1978-11-07T00:0033.317-67.141696.08-5.50619.884
1978-11-08T00:0033.453-67.183696.92-5.41116.938
1978-11-09T00:0033.598-67.263697.76-12.22320.578
1978-11-10T00:0033.770-67.402698.60-16.25522.831