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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO24. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399202

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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: 27.850556 * Median Longitude: -69.244889 * South-bound Latitude: 27.754000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.335000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.957000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.169000
Date/Time Start: 1973-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-04-16T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO24 * Latitude Start: 27.957000 * Longitude Start: -69.169000 * Latitude End: 27.754000 * Longitude End: -69.335000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-04-16T00:00:00 * 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:
18 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-04-08T00:0027.957-69.169-1.765-4.330
1973-04-09T00:0027.924-69.184-1.596-4.039
1973-04-10T00:0027.895-69.198-1.762-3.372
1973-04-11T00:0027.871-69.216-2.298-2.867
1973-04-12T00:0027.849-69.238-2.726-2.859
1973-04-13T00:0027.826-69.263-2.874-3.010
1973-04-14T00:0027.802-69.288-2.885-3.185
1973-04-15T00:0027.777-69.313-2.696-3.102
1973-04-16T00:0027.754-69.335-2.417-2.874