Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO2 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399208
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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):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 26.408307 * Median Longitude: -69.509625 * South-bound Latitude: 26.257000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.030000 * North-bound Latitude: 26.653000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.042000
Date/Time Start: 1972-09-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1972-12-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO2 * Latitude Start: 26.653000 * Longitude Start: -69.046000 * Latitude End: 26.257000 * Longitude End: -70.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1972-09-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1972-12-24T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1300m
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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
176 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-09-28T00:00 | 26.653 | -69.046 | 0.191 | -0.416 |
| 1972-09-29T00:00 | 26.650 | -69.044 | 0.309 | -0.322 |
| 1972-09-30T00:00 | 26.647 | -69.042 | -0.045 | -0.603 |
| 1972-10-01T00:00 | 26.640 | -69.045 | -0.476 | -1.113 |
| 1972-10-02T00:00 | 26.631 | -69.050 | -0.820 | -1.100 |
| 1972-10-03T00:00 | 26.623 | -69.059 | -1.085 | -1.027 |
| 1972-10-04T00:00 | 26.613 | -69.068 | -1.064 | -1.715 |
| 1972-10-05T00:00 | 26.596 | -69.079 | -1.576 | -2.500 |
| 1972-10-06T00:00 | 26.578 | -69.094 | -1.626 | -1.751 |
| 1972-10-07T00:00 | 26.568 | -69.106 | -1.262 | -1.267 |
| 1972-10-08T00:00 | 26.557 | -69.117 | -1.281 | -1.261 |
| 1972-10-09T00:00 | 26.551 | -69.128 | -1.222 | -0.230 |
| 1972-10-10T00:00 | 26.550 | -69.140 | -1.788 | -0.511 |
| 1972-10-11T00:00 | 26.540 | -69.159 | -2.350 | -1.957 |
| 1972-10-12T00:00 | 26.522 | -69.178 | -1.963 | -2.433 |
| 1972-10-13T00:00 | 26.503 | -69.194 | -1.914 | -2.544 |
| 1972-10-14T00:00 | 26.483 | -69.211 | -1.804 | -2.392 |
| 1972-10-15T00:00 | 26.464 | -69.225 | -1.600 | -2.889 |
| 1972-10-16T00:00 | 26.437 | -69.239 | -1.490 | -3.747 |
| 1972-10-17T00:00 | 26.410 | -69.250 | -1.099 | -2.896 |
| 1972-10-18T00:00 | 26.391 | -69.259 | -1.043 | -2.364 |
| 1972-10-19T00:00 | 26.371 | -69.267 | -0.618 | -2.650 |
| 1972-10-20T00:00 | 26.352 | -69.270 | -0.293 | -2.038 |
| 1972-10-21T00:00 | 26.339 | -69.275 | -0.982 | -1.508 |
| 1972-10-22T00:00 | 26.327 | -69.286 | -1.326 | -1.547 |
| 1972-10-23T00:00 | 26.316 | -69.296 | -0.992 | -1.151 |
| 1972-10-24T00:00 | 26.310 | -69.303 | -0.599 | -0.388 |
| 1972-10-25T00:00 | 26.309 | -69.307 | -0.427 | 0.012 |
| 1972-10-26T00:00 | 26.309 | -69.311 | -0.464 | -0.044 |
| 1972-10-27T00:00 | 26.308 | -69.315 | -0.491 | -0.222 |
| 1972-10-28T00:00 | 26.307 | -69.319 | -0.347 | 0.161 |
| 1972-10-29T00:00 | 26.309 | -69.322 | -0.547 | -0.037 |
| 1972-10-30T00:00 | 26.304 | -69.328 | -0.588 | -1.164 |
| 1972-10-31T00:00 | 26.294 | -69.331 | -0.222 | -1.075 |
| 1972-11-01T00:00 | 26.289 | -69.333 | -0.255 | -0.307 |
| 1972-11-02T00:00 | 26.287 | -69.336 | -0.491 | -0.392 |
| 1972-11-03T00:00 | 26.284 | -69.342 | -0.904 | -0.050 |
| 1972-11-04T00:00 | 26.287 | -69.351 | -1.097 | 0.591 |
| 1972-11-05T00:00 | 26.290 | -69.360 | -0.951 | -0.005 |
| 1972-11-06T00:00 | 26.288 | -69.368 | -0.993 | -0.188 |
| 1972-11-07T00:00 | 26.288 | -69.377 | -0.972 | -0.014 |
| 1972-11-08T00:00 | 26.288 | -69.385 | -1.015 | 0.245 |
| 1972-11-09T00:00 | 26.292 | -69.395 | -1.208 | 0.572 |
| 1972-11-10T00:00 | 26.295 | -69.406 | -1.435 | 0.158 |
| 1972-11-11T00:00 | 26.296 | -69.419 | -1.374 | 0.335 |
| 1972-11-12T00:00 | 26.302 | -69.430 | -1.390 | 1.195 |
| 1972-11-13T00:00 | 26.313 | -69.445 | -2.082 | 1.427 |
| 1972-11-14T00:00 | 26.323 | -69.464 | -2.071 | 1.178 |
| 1972-11-15T00:00 | 26.332 | -69.480 | -1.770 | 1.172 |
| 1972-11-16T00:00 | 26.341 | -69.496 | -1.943 | 1.059 |
| 1972-11-17T00:00 | 26.348 | -69.513 | -1.896 | 0.748 |
| 1972-11-18T00:00 | 26.354 | -69.528 | -1.565 | 0.949 |
| 1972-11-19T00:00 | 26.363 | -69.541 | -1.549 | 1.227 |
| 1972-11-20T00:00 | 26.372 | -69.557 | -2.289 | 1.066 |
| 1972-11-21T00:00 | 26.380 | -69.579 | -2.464 | 1.048 |
| 1972-11-22T00:00 | 26.388 | -69.599 | -2.407 | 0.896 |
| 1972-11-23T00:00 | 26.393 | -69.623 | -3.151 | 0.370 |
| 1972-11-24T00:00 | 26.395 | -69.651 | -3.006 | 0.316 |
| 1972-11-25T00:00 | 26.399 | -69.674 | -2.495 | 0.676 |
| 1972-11-26T00:00 | 26.405 | -69.696 | -2.603 | 0.828 |
| 1972-11-27T00:00 | 26.410 | -69.719 | -2.682 | 0.243 |
| 1972-11-28T00:00 | 26.409 | -69.742 | -2.604 | -0.262 |
| 1972-11-29T00:00 | 26.408 | -69.764 | -2.491 | 0.037 |
| 1972-11-30T00:00 | 26.409 | -69.785 | -2.330 | 0.115 |
| 1972-12-01T00:00 | 26.410 | -69.804 | -2.047 | 0.271 |
| 1972-12-02T00:00 | 26.413 | -69.822 | -2.299 | 0.341 |
| 1972-12-03T00:00 | 26.417 | -69.844 | -2.613 | 1.060 |
| 1972-12-04T00:00 | 26.428 | -69.865 | -2.142 | 1.191 |
| 1972-12-05T00:00 | 26.431 | -69.881 | -1.633 | -0.437 |
| 1972-12-06T00:00 | 26.426 | -69.894 | -1.369 | -0.213 |
| 1972-12-07T00:00 | 26.429 | -69.905 | -1.203 | 0.520 |
| 1972-12-08T00:00 | 26.431 | -69.916 | -1.441 | 0.056 |
| 1972-12-09T00:00 | 26.432 | -69.929 | -1.348 | 0.409 |
| 1972-12-10T00:00 | 26.438 | -69.939 | -1.134 | 1.001 |
| 1972-12-11T00:00 | 26.446 | -69.950 | -1.387 | 0.974 |
| 1972-12-12T00:00 | 26.453 | -69.963 | -1.629 | 0.874 |
| 1972-12-13T00:00 | 26.459 | -69.978 | -1.793 | 0.530 |
| 1972-12-14T00:00 | 26.461 | -69.993 | -1.586 | 0.085 |
| 1972-12-15T00:00 | 26.460 | -70.005 | -1.211 | -0.484 |
| 1972-12-16T00:00 | 26.453 | -70.014 | -0.842 | -1.226 |
| 1972-12-17T00:00 | 26.442 | -70.020 | -0.615 | -1.537 |
| 1972-12-18T00:00 | 26.429 | -70.026 | -0.856 | -1.860 |
| 1972-12-19T00:00 | 26.414 | -70.030 | 0.574 | -1.797 |
| 1972-12-20T00:00 | 26.399 | -70.017 | 1.680 | -2.495 |
| 1972-12-21T00:00 | 26.373 | -70.009 | -0.018 | -3.995 |
| 1972-12-22T00:00 | 26.339 | -70.013 | -0.222 | -4.606 |
| 1972-12-23T00:00 | 26.301 | -70.009 | 0.905 | -5.279 |
| 1972-12-24T00:00 | 26.257 | -70.000 | 1.109 | -5.824 |