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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO37B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399217

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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: 26.562875 * Median Longitude: -74.763513 * South-bound Latitude: 24.700000 * West-bound Longitude: -75.908000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.481000 * East-bound Longitude: -74.020000
Date/Time Start: 1976-01-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-03-31T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO37B * Latitude Start: 24.700000 * Longitude Start: -74.980000 * Latitude End: 26.243000 * Longitude End: -75.671000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-01-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-03-31T00:00:00 * 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:
160 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1976-01-12T00:0024.700-74.98012.82916.470
1976-01-13T00:0025.017-74.82717.67843.434
1976-01-14T00:0025.257-74.71011.10224.023
1976-01-15T00:0025.430-74.6277.89719.322
1976-01-16T00:0025.560-74.5706.22215.231
1976-01-17T00:0025.670-74.5281.76712.068
1976-01-18T00:0025.744-74.555-8.0507.273
1976-01-19T00:0025.799-74.641-8.9298.462
1976-01-20T00:0025.885-74.6751.97113.118
1976-01-21T00:0025.988-74.6189.03311.768
1976-01-22T00:0026.061-74.5495.7017.510
1976-01-23T00:0026.116-74.5240.8277.427
1976-01-24T00:0026.182-74.524-0.3239.324
1976-01-25T00:0026.257-74.528-0.9239.514
1976-01-26T00:0026.334-74.5301.93211.090
1976-01-27T00:0026.435-74.4858.09214.599
1976-01-28T00:0026.551-74.4049.33313.993
1976-01-29T00:0026.645-74.3346.82410.215
1976-01-30T00:0026.705-74.2931.7514.389
1976-01-31T00:0026.718-74.294-0.0050.310
1976-02-01T00:0026.728-74.2725.5213.219
1976-02-02T00:0026.766-74.2049.0105.281
1976-02-03T00:0026.805-74.1249.5515.280
1976-02-04T00:0026.855-74.0486.6457.839
1976-02-05T00:0026.920-74.020-0.2377.606
1976-02-06T00:0026.964-74.039-2.5893.672
1976-02-07T00:0026.986-74.054-1.1313.098
1976-02-08T00:0027.022-74.067-2.5396.249
1976-02-09T00:0027.075-74.103-5.5956.148
1976-02-10T00:0027.109-74.159-6.7652.631
1976-02-11T00:0027.124-74.210-4.1872.181
1976-02-12T00:0027.152-74.230-0.9325.189
1976-02-13T00:0027.201-74.240-2.4086.687
1976-02-14T00:0027.248-74.279-6.2884.996
1976-02-15T00:0027.278-74.335-5.1082.954
1976-02-16T00:0027.303-74.358-0.4434.348
1976-02-17T00:0027.351-74.357-0.6857.740
1976-02-18T00:0027.418-74.386-6.4348.937
1976-02-19T00:0027.478-74.477-14.7735.375
1976-02-20T00:0027.481-74.628-17.523-6.198
1976-02-21T00:0027.378-74.736-4.019-19.057
1976-02-22T00:0027.219-74.68813.022-18.375
1976-02-23T00:0027.117-74.54916.272-7.858
1976-02-24T00:0027.084-74.43110.363-2.131
1976-02-25T00:0027.072-74.3674.954-0.932
1976-02-26T00:0027.071-74.3372.1980.857
1976-02-27T00:0027.090-74.331-1.3484.430
1976-02-28T00:0027.140-74.375-9.8877.969
1976-02-29T00:0027.197-74.500-17.2674.858
1976-03-01T00:0027.198-74.650-15.660-5.088
1976-03-02T00:0027.123-74.766-11.612-12.976
1976-03-03T00:0027.008-74.863-11.220-16.106
1976-03-04T00:0026.878-74.968-13.126-16.855
1976-03-05T00:0026.753-75.083-12.181-14.577
1976-03-06T00:0026.652-75.175-9.641-11.782
1976-03-07T00:0026.564-75.257-9.402-11.005
1976-03-08T00:0026.482-75.333-7.408-9.598
1976-03-09T00:0026.413-75.385-5.276-8.691
1976-03-10T00:0026.340-75.428-4.396-10.263
1976-03-11T00:0026.258-75.451-0.012-9.881
1976-03-12T00:0026.194-75.4255.491-6.375
1976-03-13T00:0026.150-75.3667.552-6.163
1976-03-14T00:0026.095-75.2988.399-7.055
1976-03-15T00:0026.056-75.2228.869-1.778
1976-03-16T00:0026.066-75.1536.5023.009
1976-03-17T00:0026.093-75.1161.9523.973
1976-03-18T00:0026.124-75.124-4.2343.411
1976-03-19T00:0026.156-75.177-6.1976.617
1976-03-20T00:0026.230-75.219-3.95810.897
1976-03-21T00:0026.314-75.252-3.99310.576
1976-03-22T00:0026.398-75.286-3.29911.428
1976-03-23T00:0026.482-75.319-6.0218.341
1976-03-24T00:0026.529-75.398-11.3895.601
1976-03-25T00:0026.572-75.511-14.8663.877
1976-03-26T00:0026.575-75.653-17.365-3.413
1976-03-27T00:0026.515-75.800-15.655-12.155
1976-03-28T00:0026.396-75.903-6.539-16.828
1976-03-29T00:0026.274-75.9084.415-13.241
1976-03-30T00:0026.213-75.82117.336-0.603
1976-03-31T00:0026.243-75.6718.4773.730