Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD69 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399177
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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: 31.995094 * Median Longitude: -66.975219 * South-bound Latitude: 31.262000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.665000 * North-bound Latitude: 33.252000 * East-bound Longitude: -64.757000
Date/Time Start: 1978-08-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-11-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD69 * Latitude Start: 31.262000 * Longitude Start: -69.565000 * Latitude End: 31.321000 * Longitude End: -64.757000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-08-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-11-06T00:00:00 * 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:
384 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-03T00:00 | 31.262 | -69.565 | 12.65 | -4.330 | 0.143 | 688.22 |
| 1978-08-04T00:00 | 31.265 | -69.605 | 12.65 | -4.569 | 0.870 | 688.67 |
| 1978-08-05T00:00 | 31.274 | -69.641 | 12.65 | -2.524 | 0.998 | 689.13 |
| 1978-08-06T00:00 | 31.281 | -69.652 | 12.65 | -0.874 | 1.297 | 689.58 |
| 1978-08-07T00:00 | 31.294 | -69.662 | 12.66 | -0.924 | 1.514 | 690.05 |
| 1978-08-08T00:00 | 31.301 | -69.665 | 12.66 | 0.273 | 0.345 | 690.51 |
| 1978-08-09T00:00 | 31.304 | -69.660 | 12.66 | 0.494 | 0.956 | 691.14 |
| 1978-08-10T00:00 | 31.318 | -69.655 | 12.68 | 1.059 | 2.377 | 691.76 |
| 1978-08-11T00:00 | 31.338 | -69.637 | 12.70 | 2.873 | 2.625 | 692.38 |
| 1978-08-12T00:00 | 31.358 | -69.606 | 12.71 | 3.639 | 2.523 | 692.99 |
| 1978-08-13T00:00 | 31.380 | -69.574 | 12.72 | 3.386 | 3.454 | 693.83 |
| 1978-08-14T00:00 | 31.413 | -69.542 | 12.75 | 3.955 | 4.836 | 694.67 |
| 1978-08-15T00:00 | 31.453 | -69.499 | 12.77 | 5.554 | 5.306 | 695.16 |
| 1978-08-16T00:00 | 31.495 | -69.444 | 12.80 | 6.170 | 5.509 | 695.66 |
| 1978-08-17T00:00 | 31.540 | -69.390 | 12.82 | 5.724 | 6.153 | 696.58 |
| 1978-08-18T00:00 | 31.590 | -69.337 | 12.88 | 6.218 | 6.451 | 697.50 |
| 1978-08-19T00:00 | 31.637 | -69.271 | 12.93 | 8.620 | 5.386 | 698.30 |
| 1978-08-20T00:00 | 31.675 | -69.182 | 13.00 | 10.355 | 4.728 | 699.09 |
| 1978-08-21T00:00 | 31.714 | -69.089 | 13.06 | 9.886 | 5.347 | 699.84 |
| 1978-08-22T00:00 | 31.755 | -68.995 | 13.09 | 11.644 | 4.685 | 700.59 |
| 1978-08-23T00:00 | 31.783 | -68.872 | 13.12 | 14.925 | 2.478 | 700.14 |
| 1978-08-24T00:00 | 31.797 | -68.731 | 13.17 | 15.480 | 1.573 | 699.69 |
| 1978-08-25T00:00 | 31.809 | -68.591 | 13.22 | 15.555 | 1.239 | 698.72 |
| 1978-08-26T00:00 | 31.814 | -68.443 | 13.22 | 16.992 | 0.015 | 697.75 |
| 1978-08-27T00:00 | 31.811 | -68.288 | 13.21 | 16.096 | -0.527 | 699.00 |
| 1978-08-28T00:00 | 31.807 | -68.154 | 13.19 | 13.641 | -0.600 | 700.25 |
| 1978-08-29T00:00 | 31.800 | -68.034 | 13.17 | 12.856 | -1.309 | 700.09 |
| 1978-08-30T00:00 | 31.787 | -67.918 | 13.20 | 12.536 | -1.864 | 699.92 |
| 1978-08-31T00:00 | 31.773 | -67.807 | 13.23 | 11.651 | -1.629 | 699.96 |
| 1978-09-01T00:00 | 31.765 | -67.710 | 13.19 | 9.271 | -0.088 | 700.00 |
| 1978-09-02T00:00 | 31.772 | -67.636 | 13.16 | 7.510 | 1.598 | 702.33 |
| 1978-09-03T00:00 | 31.787 | -67.568 | 13.16 | 7.394 | 2.168 | 704.66 |
| 1978-09-04T00:00 | 31.805 | -67.502 | 13.17 | 6.982 | 2.437 | 703.63 |
| 1978-09-05T00:00 | 31.823 | -67.440 | 13.23 | 6.765 | 1.945 | 702.59 |
| 1978-09-06T00:00 | 31.835 | -67.377 | 13.28 | 7.051 | 1.335 | 700.38 |
| 1978-09-07T00:00 | 31.848 | -67.316 | 13.34 | 5.788 | 2.342 | 698.16 |
| 1978-09-08T00:00 | 31.872 | -67.275 | 13.40 | 3.317 | 3.543 | 698.20 |
| 1978-09-09T00:00 | 31.898 | -67.249 | 13.40 | 2.958 | 2.737 | 698.24 |
| 1978-09-10T00:00 | 31.913 | -67.220 | 13.39 | 2.918 | 1.295 | 700.58 |
| 1978-09-11T00:00 | 31.920 | -67.197 | 13.38 | 2.450 | 0.552 | 702.92 |
| 1978-09-12T00:00 | 31.923 | -67.171 | 13.36 | 3.376 | 0.348 | 704.21 |
| 1978-09-13T00:00 | 31.925 | -67.134 | 13.36 | 4.733 | -0.018 | 705.49 |
| 1978-09-14T00:00 | 31.923 | -67.091 | 13.35 | 3.960 | -0.278 | 705.46 |
| 1978-09-15T00:00 | 31.922 | -67.066 | 13.39 | 1.758 | -0.027 | 705.42 |
| 1978-09-16T00:00 | 31.921 | -67.051 | 13.42 | 2.145 | -0.387 | 705.13 |
| 1978-09-17T00:00 | 31.914 | -67.022 | 13.45 | 4.113 | -1.508 | 704.83 |
| 1978-09-18T00:00 | 31.899 | -66.981 | 13.48 | 4.394 | -2.052 | 704.34 |
| 1978-09-19T00:00 | 31.882 | -66.941 | 13.51 | 4.919 | -2.605 | 703.84 |
| 1978-09-20T00:00 | 31.859 | -66.889 | 13.53 | 6.156 | -2.929 | 703.05 |
| 1978-09-21T00:00 | 31.838 | -66.829 | 13.53 | 7.261 | -2.619 | 702.25 |
| 1978-09-22T00:00 | 31.818 | -66.752 | 13.54 | 9.831 | -2.379 | 701.04 |
| 1978-09-23T00:00 | 31.802 | -66.646 | 13.51 | 13.576 | -1.725 | 699.83 |
| 1978-09-24T00:00 | 31.797 | -66.513 | 13.47 | 14.447 | 1.193 | 699.08 |
| 1978-09-25T00:00 | 31.823 | -66.391 | 13.40 | 12.483 | 5.039 | 698.33 |
| 1978-09-26T00:00 | 31.862 | -66.271 | 13.32 | 15.171 | 3.676 | 698.62 |
| 1978-09-27T00:00 | 31.880 | -66.115 | 13.20 | 17.527 | 2.203 | 698.91 |
| 1978-09-28T00:00 | 31.911 | -65.973 | 13.08 | 12.624 | 6.377 | 700.21 |
| 1978-09-29T00:00 | 31.980 | -65.885 | 12.99 | 7.514 | 10.791 | 701.51 |
| 1978-09-30T00:00 | 32.070 | -65.821 | 12.89 | 7.205 | 11.676 | 700.30 |
| 1978-10-01T00:00 | 32.163 | -65.754 | 12.86 | 6.617 | 12.962 | 699.09 |
| 1978-10-02T00:00 | 32.277 | -65.703 | 12.82 | 4.975 | 16.176 | 698.92 |
| 1978-10-03T00:00 | 32.414 | -65.660 | 12.85 | 4.234 | 18.979 | 698.75 |
| 1978-10-04T00:00 | 32.566 | -65.625 | 12.87 | 3.569 | 19.183 | 700.05 |
| 1978-10-05T00:00 | 32.707 | -65.595 | 12.87 | 2.689 | 17.107 | 701.34 |
| 1978-10-06T00:00 | 32.832 | -65.576 | 12.87 | 1.633 | 14.813 | 703.47 |
| 1978-10-07T00:00 | 32.937 | -65.565 | 13.01 | 0.535 | 12.204 | 705.59 |
| 1978-10-08T00:00 | 33.024 | -65.562 | 13.15 | 0.775 | 10.303 | 705.34 |
| 1978-10-09T00:00 | 33.098 | -65.547 | 13.27 | 2.204 | 8.582 | 705.08 |
| 1978-10-10T00:00 | 33.158 | -65.525 | 13.38 | 2.400 | 6.971 | 705.46 |
| 1978-10-11T00:00 | 33.207 | -65.504 | 13.44 | 2.126 | 5.507 | 705.83 |
| 1978-10-12T00:00 | 33.241 | -65.481 | 13.49 | 3.340 | 2.962 | 706.46 |
| 1978-10-13T00:00 | 33.252 | -65.440 | 13.58 | 5.222 | -0.029 | 707.08 |
| 1978-10-14T00:00 | 33.241 | -65.394 | 13.67 | 3.923 | -2.848 | 707.75 |
| 1978-10-15T00:00 | 33.203 | -65.367 | 13.76 | 2.711 | -7.448 | 708.42 |
| 1978-10-16T00:00 | 33.126 | -65.343 | 13.84 | 1.743 | -11.645 | 708.38 |
| 1978-10-17T00:00 | 33.027 | -65.338 | 13.94 | -0.289 | -13.747 | 708.33 |
| 1978-10-18T00:00 | 32.919 | -65.352 | 14.03 | -3.511 | -13.079 | 709.17 |
| 1978-10-19T00:00 | 32.822 | -65.398 | 14.02 | -5.163 | -12.878 | 710.00 |
| 1978-10-20T00:00 | 32.712 | -65.432 | 14.00 | -1.848 | -15.117 | 709.59 |
| 1978-10-21T00:00 | 32.593 | -65.433 | 14.02 | 1.172 | -14.830 | 709.17 |
| 1978-10-22T00:00 | 32.486 | -65.424 | 14.03 | -0.230 | -12.583 | 708.63 |
| 1978-10-23T00:00 | 32.396 | -65.443 | 14.01 | -3.522 | -10.690 | 708.09 |
| 1978-10-24T00:00 | 32.311 | -65.464 | 13.99 | 1.254 | -12.040 | 707.63 |
| 1978-10-25T00:00 | 32.205 | -65.418 | 13.99 | 6.692 | -14.692 | 707.16 |
| 1978-10-26T00:00 | 32.090 | -65.363 | 13.99 | 5.045 | -14.283 | 706.29 |
| 1978-10-27T00:00 | 31.985 | -65.305 | 13.82 | 10.170 | -12.881 | 705.42 |
| 1978-10-28T00:00 | 31.891 | -65.172 | 13.66 | 16.967 | -10.810 | 703.16 |
| 1978-10-29T00:00 | 31.823 | -65.031 | 13.57 | 11.968 | -6.251 | 700.91 |
| 1978-10-30T00:00 | 31.791 | -64.960 | 13.47 | 4.841 | -2.686 | 699.53 |
| 1978-10-31T00:00 | 31.772 | -64.926 | 13.25 | 3.194 | -2.641 | 698.16 |
| 1978-11-01T00:00 | 31.740 | -64.897 | 13.03 | 3.105 | -6.384 | 695.46 |
| 1978-11-02T00:00 | 31.671 | -64.870 | 12.85 | 2.811 | -10.708 | 692.75 |
| 1978-11-03T00:00 | 31.585 | -64.846 | 12.66 | 2.443 | -10.458 | 690.58 |
| 1978-11-04T00:00 | 31.508 | -64.822 | 12.47 | 3.236 | -10.215 | 688.41 |
| 1978-11-05T00:00 | 31.420 | -64.788 | 12.27 | 3.743 | -12.206 | 686.24 |
| 1978-11-06T00:00 | 31.321 | -64.757 | 12.08 | 3.249 | -12.953 | 684.07 |