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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO23 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399201

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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
Project(s):
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 27.935571 * Median Longitude: -69.679000 * South-bound Latitude: 27.870000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.766000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.009000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.591000
Date/Time Start: 1973-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-04-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO23 * Latitude Start: 28.009000 * Longitude Start: -69.591000 * Latitude End: 27.870000 * Longitude End: -69.766000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-04-14T00:00:00 * 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
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
5 Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
14 data points

Data

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Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Cur vel U [cm/s]		5 
Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-04-08T00:0028.009-69.591-3.111-3.851
1973-04-09T00:0027.979-69.618-2.997-3.842
1973-04-10T00:0027.951-69.645-3.345-3.098
1973-04-11T00:0027.931-69.677-3.786-2.236
1973-04-12T00:0027.914-69.711-4.068-2.195
1973-04-13T00:0027.895-69.745-3.184-2.836
1973-04-14T00:0027.870-69.766-1.997-3.392