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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO25. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399203

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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: 28.229000 * Median Longitude: -68.473200 * South-bound Latitude: 28.212000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.476000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.249000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.472000
Date/Time Start: 1973-04-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-04-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO25 * Latitude Start: 28.212000 * Longitude Start: -68.476000 * Latitude End: 28.249000 * Longitude End: -68.472000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-04-10T00:00:00 * 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
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:
10 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-04-10T00:0028.212-68.4760.4420.630
1973-04-11T00:0028.218-68.4730.1381.049
1973-04-12T00:0028.228-68.4730.0281.331
1973-04-13T00:0028.238-68.4720.0891.324
1973-04-14T00:0028.249-68.472-0.0451.454