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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO43. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399226

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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: 29.101468 * Median Longitude: -70.247787 * South-bound Latitude: 28.974000 * West-bound Longitude: -71.066000 * North-bound Latitude: 29.180000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.219000
Date/Time Start: 1973-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-07-30T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO43 * Latitude Start: 28.974000 * Longitude Start: -69.228000 * Latitude End: 29.136000 * Longitude End: -71.066000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-07-30T00:00:00 * 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:
94 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-06-14T00:0028.974-69.2281.2131.500
1973-06-15T00:0028.986-69.2190.6181.617
1973-06-16T00:0029.003-69.225-2.6703.192
1973-06-17T00:0029.032-69.266-5.8373.318
1973-06-18T00:0029.053-69.320-6.1122.777
1973-06-19T00:0029.080-69.373-5.8974.045
1973-06-20T00:0029.111-69.426-6.1353.362
1973-06-21T00:0029.132-69.482-6.4042.518
1973-06-22T00:0029.152-69.540-6.7692.346
1973-06-23T00:0029.166-69.599-6.0461.184
1973-06-24T00:0029.172-69.646-4.8540.615
1973-06-25T00:0029.177-69.692-5.9500.588
1973-06-26T00:0029.180-69.752-7.1470.112
1973-06-27T00:0029.179-69.815-7.006-0.265
1973-06-28T00:0029.175-69.870-4.684-0.977
1973-06-29T00:0029.164-69.906-4.993-1.599
1973-06-30T00:0029.153-69.976-11.151-1.093
1973-07-01T00:0029.145-70.086-11.215-1.340
1973-07-02T00:0029.132-70.162-6.833-1.628
1973-07-03T00:0029.121-70.219-6.395-1.385
1973-07-04T00:0029.109-70.277-6.451-1.684
1973-07-05T00:0029.096-70.330-5.317-1.499
1973-07-06T00:0029.087-70.372-4.395-0.787
1973-07-07T00:0029.082-70.411-4.488-0.741
1973-07-08T00:0029.075-70.451-4.361-0.867
1973-07-09T00:0029.070-70.485-3.086-0.411
1973-07-10T00:0029.068-70.508-2.567-0.182
1973-07-11T00:0029.067-70.534-3.210-0.013
1973-07-12T00:0029.069-70.563-3.1900.621
1973-07-13T00:0029.076-70.590-2.9650.993
1973-07-14T00:0029.083-70.616-2.8670.794
1973-07-15T00:0029.089-70.642-3.1470.834
1973-07-16T00:0029.095-70.672-3.4750.487
1973-07-17T00:0029.096-70.703-3.576-0.090
1973-07-18T00:0029.095-70.736-3.856-0.127
1973-07-19T00:0029.093-70.770-3.646-0.555
1973-07-20T00:0029.087-70.799-2.857-0.731
1973-07-21T00:0029.084-70.822-2.5050.016
1973-07-22T00:0029.086-70.846-3.0120.282
1973-07-23T00:0029.088-70.876-3.7040.395
1973-07-24T00:0029.092-70.907-2.7910.446
1973-07-25T00:0029.095-70.926-2.0340.514
1973-07-26T00:0029.101-70.946-2.2580.960
1973-07-27T00:0029.110-70.967-2.7921.417
1973-07-28T00:0029.122-70.997-3.8101.454
1973-07-29T00:0029.131-71.032-3.9320.849
1973-07-30T00:0029.136-71.066-3.7790.537