Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float LD86 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399180
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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: 31.074797 * Median Longitude: -69.863443 * South-bound Latitude: 30.518000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.378000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.577000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.325000
Date/Time Start: 1978-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
LD86 * Latitude Start: 31.577000 * Longitude Start: -69.409000 * Latitude End: 30.518000 * Longitude End: -69.390000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-18T00:00:00 * 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:
316 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-01T00:00 | 31.577 | -69.409 | 4.82 | -1.616 | -2.759 | 1263.41 |
| 1978-08-02T00:00 | 31.555 | -69.425 | 4.83 | -2.045 | -2.952 | 1263.90 |
| 1978-08-03T00:00 | 31.531 | -69.446 | 4.83 | -2.403 | -3.143 | 1264.40 |
| 1978-08-04T00:00 | 31.507 | -69.468 | 4.83 | -2.523 | -2.956 | 1264.89 |
| 1978-08-05T00:00 | 31.485 | -69.493 | 4.83 | -3.008 | -2.742 | 1265.02 |
| 1978-08-06T00:00 | 31.463 | -69.523 | 4.84 | -3.593 | -3.014 | 1265.15 |
| 1978-08-07T00:00 | 31.439 | -69.557 | 4.84 | -3.743 | -2.912 | 1265.73 |
| 1978-08-08T00:00 | 31.418 | -69.591 | 4.84 | -3.881 | -2.660 | 1266.31 |
| 1978-08-09T00:00 | 31.397 | -69.628 | 4.84 | -4.175 | -2.615 | 1266.77 |
| 1978-08-10T00:00 | 31.378 | -69.665 | 4.85 | -3.855 | -2.279 | 1267.22 |
| 1978-08-11T00:00 | 31.361 | -69.698 | 4.85 | -3.527 | -2.127 | 1267.56 |
| 1978-08-12T00:00 | 31.344 | -69.729 | 4.85 | -3.180 | -2.303 | 1267.89 |
| 1978-08-13T00:00 | 31.326 | -69.755 | 4.85 | -2.588 | -2.136 | 1268.44 |
| 1978-08-14T00:00 | 31.312 | -69.777 | 4.86 | -2.332 | -1.472 | 1268.98 |
| 1978-08-15T00:00 | 31.302 | -69.798 | 4.86 | -2.297 | -1.215 | 1269.40 |
| 1978-08-16T00:00 | 31.293 | -69.818 | 4.87 | -2.035 | -0.984 | 1269.81 |
| 1978-08-17T00:00 | 31.287 | -69.835 | 4.87 | -1.796 | -0.622 | 1270.19 |
| 1978-08-18T00:00 | 31.283 | -69.852 | 4.87 | -2.022 | -0.376 | 1270.56 |
| 1978-08-19T00:00 | 31.281 | -69.871 | 4.87 | -2.019 | -0.186 | 1270.90 |
| 1978-08-20T00:00 | 31.279 | -69.887 | 4.88 | -1.475 | -0.422 | 1271.23 |
| 1978-08-21T00:00 | 31.275 | -69.899 | 4.88 | -1.340 | -0.434 | 1271.56 |
| 1978-08-22T00:00 | 31.274 | -69.913 | 4.89 | -1.761 | 0.236 | 1271.89 |
| 1978-08-23T00:00 | 31.278 | -69.932 | 4.89 | -2.525 | 0.646 | 1272.10 |
| 1978-08-24T00:00 | 31.283 | -69.959 | 4.89 | -3.346 | 0.644 | 1272.31 |
| 1978-08-25T00:00 | 31.287 | -69.990 | 4.89 | -3.266 | 0.241 | 1272.85 |
| 1978-08-26T00:00 | 31.285 | -70.017 | 4.89 | -2.766 | -0.839 | 1273.39 |
| 1978-08-27T00:00 | 31.274 | -70.043 | 4.90 | -3.193 | -1.890 | 1273.81 |
| 1978-08-28T00:00 | 31.257 | -70.076 | 4.91 | -3.969 | -2.379 | 1274.23 |
| 1978-08-29T00:00 | 31.237 | -70.113 | 4.91 | -4.081 | -2.837 | 1274.60 |
| 1978-08-30T00:00 | 31.213 | -70.149 | 4.91 | -3.856 | -3.211 | 1274.97 |
| 1978-08-31T00:00 | 31.188 | -70.183 | 4.92 | -3.655 | -3.181 | 1275.34 |
| 1978-09-01T00:00 | 31.163 | -70.215 | 4.93 | -3.364 | -3.313 | 1275.72 |
| 1978-09-02T00:00 | 31.137 | -70.244 | 4.95 | -3.085 | -3.200 | 1276.09 |
| 1978-09-03T00:00 | 31.114 | -70.271 | 4.97 | -2.844 | -2.751 | 1276.47 |
| 1978-09-04T00:00 | 31.094 | -70.295 | 4.99 | -2.429 | -2.350 | 1277.22 |
| 1978-09-05T00:00 | 31.076 | -70.315 | 5.01 | -2.017 | -2.478 | 1277.97 |
| 1978-09-06T00:00 | 31.056 | -70.332 | 5.02 | -1.764 | -2.367 | 1278.47 |
| 1978-09-07T00:00 | 31.041 | -70.348 | 5.04 | -1.865 | -1.526 | 1278.98 |
| 1978-09-08T00:00 | 31.030 | -70.364 | 5.05 | -1.384 | -1.536 | 1279.44 |
| 1978-09-09T00:00 | 31.016 | -70.372 | 5.07 | -0.556 | -1.954 | 1279.89 |
| 1978-09-10T00:00 | 31.001 | -70.376 | 5.09 | -0.372 | -1.813 | 1280.27 |
| 1978-09-11T00:00 | 30.989 | -70.378 | 5.12 | 0.054 | -1.187 | 1280.64 |
| 1978-09-12T00:00 | 30.982 | -70.374 | 5.15 | 0.817 | -0.754 | 1281.06 |
| 1978-09-13T00:00 | 30.976 | -70.364 | 5.18 | 1.320 | -0.802 | 1281.47 |
| 1978-09-14T00:00 | 30.971 | -70.350 | 5.20 | 1.863 | -0.274 | 1281.72 |
| 1978-09-15T00:00 | 30.973 | -70.331 | 5.22 | 2.173 | 0.741 | 1281.97 |
| 1978-09-16T00:00 | 30.981 | -70.312 | 5.24 | 2.051 | 1.159 | 1282.56 |
| 1978-09-17T00:00 | 30.989 | -70.292 | 5.26 | 2.559 | 0.782 | 1283.14 |
| 1978-09-18T00:00 | 30.994 | -70.265 | 5.27 | 3.299 | 0.716 | 1283.73 |
| 1978-09-19T00:00 | 31.001 | -70.234 | 5.28 | 3.479 | 0.971 | 1284.31 |
| 1978-09-20T00:00 | 31.008 | -70.201 | 5.29 | 4.009 | 0.789 | 1284.85 |
| 1978-09-21T00:00 | 31.013 | -70.162 | 5.30 | 4.358 | 0.494 | 1285.38 |
| 1978-09-22T00:00 | 31.016 | -70.123 | 5.31 | 4.420 | 0.314 | 1285.68 |
| 1978-09-23T00:00 | 31.018 | -70.082 | 5.31 | 4.488 | 0.175 | 1285.97 |
| 1978-09-24T00:00 | 31.020 | -70.042 | 5.31 | 4.485 | 0.528 | 1286.47 |
| 1978-09-25T00:00 | 31.025 | -69.999 | 5.31 | 5.092 | 0.409 | 1286.97 |
| 1978-09-26T00:00 | 31.025 | -69.950 | 5.30 | 5.649 | -0.239 | 1287.14 |
| 1978-09-27T00:00 | 31.020 | -69.897 | 5.29 | 6.126 | -1.375 | 1287.30 |
| 1978-09-28T00:00 | 31.001 | -69.840 | 5.27 | 6.318 | -3.497 | 1287.68 |
| 1978-09-29T00:00 | 30.973 | -69.785 | 5.25 | 5.741 | -2.728 | 1288.05 |
| 1978-09-30T00:00 | 30.957 | -69.735 | 5.23 | 5.543 | -2.529 | 1288.39 |
| 1978-10-01T00:00 | 30.930 | -69.685 | 5.21 | 5.264 | -3.708 | 1288.72 |
| 1978-10-02T00:00 | 30.903 | -69.640 | 5.19 | 4.927 | -3.426 | 1288.96 |
| 1978-10-03T00:00 | 30.875 | -69.595 | 5.16 | 4.903 | -3.762 | 1289.21 |
| 1978-10-04T00:00 | 30.845 | -69.552 | 5.14 | 4.681 | -3.854 | 1289.68 |
| 1978-10-05T00:00 | 30.816 | -69.511 | 5.11 | 4.275 | -3.533 | 1290.14 |
| 1978-10-06T00:00 | 30.790 | -69.475 | 5.08 | 3.805 | -3.186 | 1290.39 |
| 1978-10-07T00:00 | 30.762 | -69.441 | 5.06 | 3.768 | -4.512 | 1290.63 |
| 1978-10-08T00:00 | 30.719 | -69.408 | 5.04 | 3.395 | -6.099 | 1290.63 |
| 1978-10-09T00:00 | 30.676 | -69.382 | 5.03 | 2.272 | -4.196 | 1290.63 |
| 1978-10-10T00:00 | 30.654 | -69.366 | 5.02 | 1.489 | -2.139 | 1290.92 |
| 1978-10-11T00:00 | 30.636 | -69.353 | 5.01 | 1.424 | -2.646 | 1291.21 |
| 1978-10-12T00:00 | 30.614 | -69.340 | 5.00 | 1.469 | -2.673 | 1291.55 |
| 1978-10-13T00:00 | 30.596 | -69.328 | 5.00 | 1.021 | -2.060 | 1291.88 |
| 1978-10-14T00:00 | 30.581 | -69.325 | 5.00 | -0.558 | -1.789 | 1292.71 |
| 1978-10-15T00:00 | 30.568 | -69.338 | 4.99 | -2.117 | -1.560 | 1293.55 |
| 1978-10-16T00:00 | 30.556 | -69.359 | 4.99 | -2.300 | -1.593 | 1294.38 |
| 1978-10-17T00:00 | 30.541 | -69.377 | 4.99 | -1.675 | -2.459 | 1295.21 |
| 1978-10-18T00:00 | 30.518 | -69.390 | 4.99 | -1.329 | -3.197 | 1296.04 |