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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO16 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399195

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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: 28.120314 * Median Longitude: -68.645674 * South-bound Latitude: 27.345000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.058000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.964000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.467000
Date/Time Start: 1973-03-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-06-13T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO16 * Latitude Start: 27.561000 * Longitude Start: -68.510000 * Latitude End: 28.964000 * Longitude End: -69.058000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-03-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-06-13T00:00:00 * 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:
172 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-03-20T00:0027.561-68.510-2.089-3.361
1973-03-21T00:0027.534-68.526-1.308-3.667
1973-03-22T00:0027.505-68.533-0.567-3.518
1973-03-23T00:0027.480-68.539-0.885-3.036
1973-03-24T00:0027.457-68.548-1.040-2.804
1973-03-25T00:0027.438-68.557-1.133-1.909
1973-03-26T00:0027.426-68.568-1.296-1.489
1973-03-27T00:0027.413-68.578-0.896-1.753
1973-03-28T00:0027.399-68.584-0.615-1.888
1973-03-29T00:0027.384-68.589-0.419-1.853
1973-03-30T00:0027.371-68.592-0.457-1.474
1973-03-31T00:0027.360-68.598-0.844-1.484
1973-04-01T00:0027.349-68.605-0.632-1.053
1973-04-02T00:0027.345-68.609-0.408-0.074
1973-04-03T00:0027.347-68.612-0.1420.581
1973-04-04T00:0027.354-68.6110.2871.214
1973-04-05T00:0027.366-68.6090.0241.874
1973-04-06T00:0027.383-68.610-0.0402.448
1973-04-07T00:0027.404-68.6090.1372.955
1973-04-08T00:0027.429-68.6080.1773.429
1973-04-09T00:0027.458-68.6050.5264.105
1973-04-10T00:0027.492-68.6000.4644.391
1973-04-11T00:0027.526-68.5970.3634.494
1973-04-12T00:0027.562-68.5930.4854.566
1973-04-13T00:0027.597-68.5890.4404.561
1973-04-14T00:0027.633-68.5850.4974.506
1973-04-15T00:0027.667-68.5800.6534.346
1973-04-16T00:0027.701-68.5740.6594.273
1973-04-17T00:0027.733-68.5690.4783.955
1973-04-18T00:0027.763-68.5650.5103.762
1973-04-19T00:0027.792-68.5590.9073.696
1973-04-20T00:0027.821-68.5500.9963.768
1973-04-21T00:0027.851-68.5420.9243.934
1973-04-22T00:0027.884-68.5340.7834.737
1973-04-23T00:0027.924-68.5280.7295.206
1973-04-24T00:0027.963-68.5201.0854.835
1973-04-25T00:0028.001-68.5101.0795.083
1973-04-26T00:0028.042-68.5011.0875.232
1973-04-27T00:0028.082-68.4911.0635.157
1973-04-28T00:0028.123-68.4830.8035.307
1973-04-29T00:0028.164-68.4760.8415.168
1973-04-30T00:0028.204-68.4690.6065.188
1973-05-01T00:0028.245-68.467-0.2005.246
1973-05-02T00:0028.284-68.470-0.1484.611
1973-05-03T00:0028.319-68.471-0.5704.786
1973-05-04T00:0028.357-68.479-0.6354.335
1973-05-05T00:0028.386-68.481-0.2943.656
1973-05-06T00:0028.416-68.487-0.9123.743
1973-05-07T00:0028.442-68.496-1.1612.921
1973-05-08T00:0028.462-68.508-1.5892.274
1973-05-09T00:0028.478-68.524-2.0051.838
1973-05-10T00:0028.491-68.544-2.6291.533
1973-05-11T00:0028.502-68.569-2.7771.266
1973-05-12T00:0028.511-68.592-2.5831.101
1973-05-13T00:0028.519-68.616-2.8670.873
1973-05-14T00:0028.525-68.642-2.9400.796
1973-05-15T00:0028.531-68.666-2.3660.561
1973-05-16T00:0028.533-68.685-2.2100.040
1973-05-17T00:0028.533-68.704-1.7080.049
1973-05-18T00:0028.534-68.715-1.1510.149
1973-05-19T00:0028.535-68.726-1.1620.126
1973-05-20T00:0028.536-68.736-1.3400.117
1973-05-21T00:0028.537-68.747-0.6170.177
1973-05-22T00:0028.539-68.7470.0680.332
1973-05-23T00:0028.542-68.750-0.6740.421
1973-05-24T00:0028.546-68.757-0.7690.679
1973-05-25T00:0028.553-68.763-0.6661.097
1973-05-26T00:0028.563-68.769-0.6431.474
1973-05-27T00:0028.576-68.774-0.5001.857
1973-05-28T00:0028.592-68.779-0.7532.255
1973-05-29T00:0028.611-68.787-0.9012.589
1973-05-30T00:0028.632-68.794-0.7342.780
1973-05-31T00:0028.654-68.801-0.9142.835
1973-06-01T00:0028.676-68.810-1.0392.810
1973-06-02T00:0028.698-68.819-1.0362.858
1973-06-03T00:0028.720-68.829-1.2642.691
1973-06-04T00:0028.740-68.842-1.7102.539
1973-06-05T00:0028.760-68.859-2.0692.546
1973-06-06T00:0028.781-68.879-2.5573.055
1973-06-07T00:0028.807-68.903-2.6203.318
1973-06-08T00:0028.832-68.924-2.2203.297
1973-06-09T00:0028.859-68.945-2.7333.505
1973-06-10T00:0028.886-68.972-3.1093.464
1973-06-11T00:0028.913-68.999-3.1233.419
1973-06-12T00:0028.939-69.028-3.3643.256
1973-06-13T00:0028.964-69.058-3.3953.183