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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO15. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399194

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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:
Dow, D L; Rossby, H Thomas; Signorini, Sergio R: SOFAR floats in MODE: Final report of the float trajectory data. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 77-3, mode.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 27.344959 * Median Longitude: -69.939020 * South-bound Latitude: 27.140000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.763000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.472000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.193000
Date/Time Start: 1973-03-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-05-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO15 * Latitude Start: 27.227000 * Longitude Start: -69.193000 * Latitude End: 27.140000 * Longitude End: -70.763000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-03-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-05-05T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1500m
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
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
98 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-03-18T00:0027.227-69.193-1.6973.094
1973-03-19T00:0027.250-69.206-1.0782.660
1973-03-20T00:0027.269-69.214-1.2112.423
1973-03-21T00:0027.290-69.229-1.9843.037
1973-03-22T00:0027.316-69.247-2.1983.513
1973-03-23T00:0027.343-69.268-2.6293.302
1973-03-24T00:0027.367-69.292-2.7462.902
1973-03-25T00:0027.389-69.316-2.8762.788
1973-03-26T00:0027.411-69.342-2.9232.874
1973-03-27T00:0027.432-69.367-2.9442.261
1973-03-28T00:0027.446-69.394-3.1511.549
1973-03-29T00:0027.457-69.422-3.3311.163
1973-03-30T00:0027.464-69.453-3.7780.727
1973-03-31T00:0027.469-69.488-4.2120.546
1973-04-01T00:0027.472-69.526-4.4290.165
1973-04-02T00:0027.470-69.565-4.501-0.822
1973-04-03T00:0027.460-69.605-4.681-1.494
1973-04-04T00:0027.448-69.646-4.576-1.665
1973-04-05T00:0027.434-69.685-4.475-1.848
1973-04-06T00:0027.420-69.725-4.643-1.714
1973-04-07T00:0027.408-69.766-4.765-1.297
1973-04-08T00:0027.399-69.808-4.800-1.177
1973-04-09T00:0027.390-69.849-4.539-0.922
1973-04-10T00:0027.386-69.888-4.521-0.138
1973-04-11T00:0027.387-69.929-4.8540.320
1973-04-12T00:0027.390-69.972-4.9150.397
1973-04-13T00:0027.393-70.014-4.6810.400
1973-04-14T00:0027.396-70.054-4.5240.313
1973-04-15T00:0027.398-70.093-4.3550.274
1973-04-16T00:0027.400-70.131-4.4960.132
1973-04-17T00:0027.400-70.172-4.788-0.031
1973-04-18T00:0027.398-70.214-4.856-0.777
1973-04-19T00:0027.387-70.256-4.636-1.861
1973-04-20T00:0027.371-70.294-4.078-2.166
1973-04-21T00:0027.354-70.329-4.129-2.169
1973-04-22T00:0027.337-70.367-4.485-2.237
1973-04-23T00:0027.319-70.406-4.389-2.348
1973-04-24T00:0027.301-70.443-4.079-2.222
1973-04-25T00:0027.284-70.477-3.698-2.231
1973-04-26T00:0027.266-70.508-3.475-2.320
1973-04-27T00:0027.248-70.538-3.376-2.338
1973-04-28T00:0027.230-70.567-3.308-2.177
1973-04-29T00:0027.214-70.596-3.338-2.033
1973-04-30T00:0027.198-70.625-3.291-2.003
1973-05-01T00:0027.183-70.654-3.450-1.882
1973-05-02T00:0027.170-70.684-3.208-1.241
1973-05-03T00:0027.164-70.707-1.956-0.465
1973-05-04T00:0027.158-70.725-3.079-1.516
1973-05-05T00:0027.140-70.763-5.000-2.705