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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO44A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399227

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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: 23.886053 * Median Longitude: -69.888589 * South-bound Latitude: 21.538000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.806000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.185000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.017000
Date/Time Start: 1973-06-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-03-07T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO44A * Latitude Start: 27.165000 * Longitude Start: -70.043000 * Latitude End: 22.384000 * Longitude End: -69.648000 * Date/Time Start: 1973-06-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-03-07T00:00:00 * 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:
526 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1973-06-18T00:0027.165-70.0430.2311.355
1973-06-19T00:0027.175-70.0410.2271.137
1973-06-20T00:0027.182-70.0380.5820.637
1973-06-21T00:0027.185-70.0320.5440.164
1973-06-22T00:0027.183-70.030-0.006-0.906
1973-06-23T00:0027.170-70.0300.166-2.309
1973-06-24T00:0027.150-70.0280.031-2.553
1973-06-25T00:0027.130-70.030-0.290-2.867
1973-06-26T00:0027.104-70.032-0.246-3.677
1973-06-27T00:0027.075-70.034-0.101-3.586
1973-06-28T00:0027.047-70.034-0.039-3.909
1973-06-29T00:0027.013-70.035-0.090-4.632
1973-06-30T00:0026.977-70.0340.398-4.493
1973-07-01T00:0026.942-70.0290.569-4.712
1973-07-02T00:0026.902-70.0250.427-5.511
1973-07-03T00:0026.860-70.0200.827-4.791
1973-07-04T00:0026.826-70.0120.750-4.563
1973-07-05T00:0026.787-70.0070.658-5.039
1973-07-06T00:0026.751-69.9991.109-4.134
1973-07-07T00:0026.720-69.9891.127-4.200
1973-07-08T00:0026.685-69.9800.946-4.456
1973-07-09T00:0026.653-69.9711.308-3.750
1973-07-10T00:0026.625-69.9581.427-3.626
1973-07-11T00:0026.596-69.9471.283-3.674
1973-07-12T00:0026.570-69.9341.741-2.837
1973-07-13T00:0026.550-69.9191.440-2.675
1973-07-14T00:0026.527-69.9100.801-3.004
1973-07-15T00:0026.506-69.9021.240-2.234
1973-07-16T00:0026.490-69.8901.164-2.292
1973-07-17T00:0026.469-69.8830.682-2.832
1973-07-18T00:0026.449-69.8760.956-2.152
1973-07-19T00:0026.434-69.8680.692-2.025
1973-07-20T00:0026.416-69.8650.087-2.444
1973-07-21T00:0026.399-69.865-0.003-1.665
1973-07-22T00:0026.388-69.866-0.422-1.669
1973-07-23T00:0026.371-69.873-1.083-2.431
1973-07-24T00:0026.353-69.882-0.792-2.070
1973-07-25T00:0026.337-69.888-0.949-2.370
1973-07-26T00:0026.315-69.900-1.652-3.069
1973-07-27T00:0026.291-69.914-1.460-3.050
1973-07-28T00:0026.266-69.927-1.874-3.579
1973-07-29T00:0026.234-69.947-2.492-4.560
1973-07-30T00:0026.198-69.968-2.385-4.341
1973-07-31T00:0026.165-69.990-2.893-4.619
1973-08-01T00:0026.124-70.019-3.748-5.649
1973-08-02T00:0026.080-70.052-3.648-5.482
1973-08-03T00:0026.037-70.083-3.897-5.890
1973-08-04T00:0025.987-70.120-4.399-6.732
1973-08-05T00:0025.935-70.156-3.888-6.416
1973-08-06T00:0025.886-70.189-4.048-6.453
1973-08-07T00:0025.833-70.227-4.625-7.008
1973-08-08T00:0025.780-70.266-4.256-6.288
1973-08-09T00:0025.733-70.301-4.126-6.306
1973-08-10T00:0025.680-70.338-4.326-6.953
1973-08-11T00:0025.628-70.373-3.667-6.270
1973-08-12T00:0025.580-70.402-3.323-6.432
1973-08-13T00:0025.527-70.431-3.273-6.851
1973-08-14T00:0025.476-70.456-2.431-6.166
1973-08-15T00:0025.428-70.474-2.015-6.565
1973-08-16T00:0025.373-70.492-2.080-7.193
1973-08-17T00:0025.320-70.508-1.546-6.202
1973-08-18T00:0025.275-70.517-0.476-5.693
1973-08-19T00:0025.229-70.5170.306-6.027
1973-08-20T00:0025.182-70.515-0.047-5.968
1973-08-21T00:0025.136-70.5140.933-5.869
1973-08-22T00:0025.091-70.4962.969-5.557
1973-08-23T00:0025.050-70.4683.304-4.982
1973-08-24T00:0025.011-70.4403.436-5.284
1973-08-25T00:0024.967-70.4093.632-5.804
1973-08-26T00:0024.924-70.3764.478-4.961
1973-08-27T00:0024.888-70.3344.762-4.735
1973-08-28T00:0024.849-70.2974.191-4.945
1973-08-29T00:0024.814-70.2614.094-3.946
1973-08-30T00:0024.786-70.2283.657-3.503
1973-08-31T00:0024.759-70.1973.753-3.195
1973-09-01T00:0024.738-70.1643.807-2.176
1973-09-02T00:0024.722-70.1352.797-2.332
1973-09-03T00:0024.701-70.1171.519-2.727
1973-09-04T00:0024.683-70.1051.669-1.757
1973-09-05T00:0024.671-70.0901.295-1.781
1973-09-06T00:0024.656-70.0840.533-1.502
1973-09-07T00:0024.648-70.0780.787-1.056
1973-09-08T00:0024.638-70.0720.538-1.195
1973-09-09T00:0024.630-70.0690.225-1.088
1973-09-10T00:0024.620-70.0670.319-1.376
1973-09-11T00:0024.610-70.065-0.095-1.100
1973-09-12T00:0024.602-70.0670.062-1.146
1973-09-13T00:0024.593-70.065-0.152-0.853
1973-09-14T00:0024.588-70.073-1.561-0.826
1973-09-15T00:0024.578-70.087-1.338-1.612
1973-09-16T00:0024.565-70.096-1.178-1.571
1973-09-17T00:0024.552-70.109-1.691-2.102
1973-09-18T00:0024.531-70.123-1.557-3.096
1973-09-19T00:0024.506-70.135-1.228-3.205
1973-09-20T00:0024.480-70.144-0.919-3.697
1973-09-21T00:0024.447-70.151-0.727-4.696
1973-09-22T00:0024.409-70.156-0.397-4.825
1973-09-23T00:0024.371-70.1570.203-5.234
1973-09-24T00:0024.327-70.1530.641-5.775
1973-09-25T00:0024.284-70.1461.107-5.125
1973-09-26T00:0024.246-70.1331.980-4.877
1973-09-27T00:0024.206-70.1142.258-5.366
1973-09-28T00:0024.167-70.0933.097-4.041
1973-09-29T00:0024.143-70.0594.761-2.698
1973-09-30T00:0024.121-70.0184.329-2.855
1973-10-01T00:0024.102-69.9844.395-1.647
1973-10-02T00:0024.094-69.9415.271-0.939
1973-10-03T00:0024.084-69.8984.882-1.519
1973-10-04T00:0024.073-69.8574.861-1.061
1973-10-05T00:0024.066-69.8164.631-1.158
1973-10-06T00:0024.053-69.7794.161-1.997
1973-10-07T00:0024.038-69.7444.152-1.620
1973-10-08T00:0024.027-69.7093.956-1.522
1973-10-09T00:0024.013-69.6783.340-1.906
1973-10-10T00:0023.999-69.6513.175-1.622
1973-10-11T00:0023.987-69.6243.038-1.604
1973-10-12T00:0023.974-69.6002.693-1.576
1973-10-13T00:0023.963-69.5772.797-1.323
1973-10-14T00:0023.954-69.5532.729-0.825
1973-10-15T00:0023.949-69.5302.902-0.761
1973-10-16T00:0023.940-69.5033.338-1.515
1973-10-17T00:0023.926-69.4753.188-2.024
1973-10-18T00:0023.910-69.4502.645-1.927
1973-10-19T00:0023.898-69.4292.494-1.036
1973-10-20T00:0023.890-69.4072.584-1.619
1973-10-21T00:0023.872-69.3862.376-2.486
1973-10-22T00:0023.855-69.3662.413-1.897
1973-10-23T00:0023.840-69.3452.474-2.232
1973-10-24T00:0023.819-69.3232.901-3.020
1973-10-25T00:0023.795-69.2963.258-2.994
1973-10-26T00:0023.773-69.2731.759-2.695
1973-10-27T00:0023.752-69.2641.032-2.763
1973-10-28T00:0023.727-69.2502.255-3.943
1973-10-29T00:0023.691-69.2301.984-4.923
1973-10-30T00:0023.652-69.2161.849-5.204
1973-10-31T00:0023.609-69.1972.314-5.794
1973-11-01T00:0023.563-69.1782.363-5.845
1973-11-02T00:0023.517-69.1562.767-6.203
1973-11-03T00:0023.465-69.1351.817-7.027
1973-11-04T00:0023.408-69.1241.315-7.601
1973-11-05T00:0023.348-69.1082.505-7.557
1973-11-06T00:0023.292-69.0852.515-6.774
1973-11-07T00:0023.241-69.0681.645-6.489
1973-11-08T00:0023.190-69.0561.209-6.489
1973-11-09T00:0023.140-69.0451.697-6.391
1973-11-10T00:0023.090-69.0291.605-6.397
1973-11-11T00:0023.041-69.0200.776-6.087
1973-11-12T00:0022.996-69.017-0.438-5.399
1973-11-13T00:0022.959-69.027-1.518-3.847
1973-11-14T00:0022.936-69.0330.812-2.283
1973-11-15T00:0022.917-69.0220.050-3.170
1973-11-16T00:0022.886-69.041-3.865-4.264
1973-11-17T00:0022.857-69.075-3.473-2.846
1973-11-18T00:0022.840-69.099-2.913-2.039
1973-11-19T00:0022.821-69.126-3.053-2.842
1973-11-20T00:0022.797-69.149-2.698-3.128
1973-11-21T00:0022.776-69.173-2.911-1.949
1973-11-22T00:0022.767-69.197-2.771-0.610
1973-11-23T00:0022.763-69.220-2.766-0.608
1973-11-24T00:0022.758-69.243-2.566-0.418
1973-11-25T00:0022.758-69.265-3.0160.357
1973-11-26T00:0022.763-69.295-3.9150.915
1973-11-27T00:0022.770-69.327-3.4370.599
1973-11-28T00:0022.773-69.354-3.3770.533
1973-11-29T00:0022.780-69.388-4.8051.113
1973-11-30T00:0022.788-69.431-4.8600.781
1973-12-01T00:0022.790-69.470-4.991-0.390
1973-12-02T00:0022.785-69.513-4.410-0.372
1973-12-03T00:0022.788-69.541-2.6811.111
1973-12-04T00:0022.796-69.566-3.7610.158
1973-12-05T00:0022.790-69.603-4.377-0.974
1973-12-06T00:0022.784-69.638-4.399-0.876
1973-12-07T00:0022.775-69.678-4.770-1.290
1973-12-08T00:0022.765-69.716-4.336-1.269
1973-12-09T00:0022.756-69.753-4.630-0.939
1973-12-10T00:0022.748-69.795-5.315-1.512
1973-12-11T00:0022.732-69.841-5.496-2.239
1973-12-12T00:0022.716-69.886-5.160-1.834
1973-12-13T00:0022.702-69.929-5.254-1.961
1973-12-14T00:0022.685-69.975-5.576-2.240
1973-12-15T00:0022.669-70.023-5.982-1.765
1973-12-16T00:0022.656-70.076-6.536-1.849
1973-12-17T00:0022.639-70.132-6.774-2.376
1973-12-18T00:0022.621-70.189-6.701-2.106
1973-12-19T00:0022.605-70.244-6.401-2.273
1973-12-20T00:0022.585-70.297-6.252-2.642
1973-12-21T00:0022.566-70.350-6.440-2.152
1973-12-22T00:0022.550-70.404-6.200-2.208
1973-12-23T00:0022.531-70.452-5.191-2.472
1973-12-24T00:0022.513-70.493-4.826-2.130
1973-12-25T00:0022.496-70.534-4.798-2.467
1973-12-26T00:0022.475-70.572-4.208-2.614
1973-12-27T00:0022.458-70.607-4.459-1.686
1973-12-28T00:0022.448-70.648-5.121-1.022
1973-12-29T00:0022.441-70.690-4.724-0.761
1973-12-30T00:0022.434-70.726-3.861-1.316
1973-12-31T00:0022.418-70.754-2.707-2.816
1974-01-01T00:0022.393-70.771-1.399-3.182
1974-01-02T00:0022.371-70.780-0.993-2.528
1974-01-03T00:0022.351-70.789-1.064-2.856
1974-01-04T00:0022.326-70.797-0.832-3.349
1974-01-05T00:0022.301-70.803-0.617-2.972
1974-01-06T00:0022.278-70.8060.078-3.220
1974-01-07T00:0022.249-70.8011.021-4.143
1974-01-08T00:0022.216-70.7901.566-4.046
1974-01-09T00:0022.185-70.7752.024-4.279
1974-01-10T00:0022.148-70.7543.230-4.981
1974-01-11T00:0022.111-70.7214.400-4.248
1974-01-12T00:0022.081-70.6834.610-3.786
1974-01-13T00:0022.049-70.6444.757-4.444
1974-01-14T00:0022.014-70.6035.040-4.197
1974-01-15T00:0021.982-70.5595.559-4.525
1974-01-16T00:0021.940-70.5125.357-6.152
1974-01-17T00:0021.883-70.4762.784-8.930
1974-01-18T00:0021.817-70.4515.399-5.418
1974-01-19T00:0021.800-70.3848.647-1.308
1974-01-20T00:0021.783-70.3187.764-2.422
1974-01-21T00:0021.766-70.2518.056-2.076
1974-01-22T00:0021.749-70.1857.779-2.347
1974-01-23T00:0021.732-70.1188.602-1.610
1974-01-24T00:0021.685-70.082-5.189-15.820
1974-01-25T00:0021.538-70.152-0.069-9.693
1974-01-26T00:0021.558-70.05714.4615.767
1974-01-27T00:0021.577-69.96210.5601.620
1974-01-28T00:0021.597-69.86711.6272.748
1974-01-29T00:0021.617-69.77111.6052.765
1974-01-30T00:0021.636-69.67610.6181.184
1974-01-31T00:0021.656-69.58114.2227.492
1974-02-01T00:0021.732-69.4639.0475.756
1974-02-02T00:0021.731-69.4380.967-1.682
1974-02-03T00:0021.730-69.4241.0920.203
1974-02-04T00:0021.733-69.4201.1341.639
1974-02-05T00:0021.754-69.4041.5572.470
1974-02-06T00:0021.762-69.405-1.975-0.369
1974-02-07T00:0021.760-69.426-1.5581.312
1974-02-08T00:0021.785-69.4260.6643.962
1974-02-09T00:0021.812-69.426-1.0992.831
1974-02-10T00:0021.836-69.438-0.5784.322
1974-02-11T00:0021.877-69.436-0.1774.871
1974-02-12T00:0021.906-69.448-2.3023.104
1974-02-13T00:0021.935-69.464-0.6635.010
1974-02-14T00:0021.979-69.462-0.0704.922
1974-02-15T00:0022.008-69.467-0.1373.368
1974-02-16T00:0022.031-69.469-1.8941.600
1974-02-17T00:0022.035-69.496-2.6840.614
1974-02-18T00:0022.052-69.5001.5194.017
1974-02-19T00:0022.089-69.4850.5504.079
1974-02-20T00:0022.111-69.495-1.9302.350
1974-02-21T00:0022.129-69.511-2.1471.899
1974-02-22T00:0022.144-69.527-0.9462.741
1974-02-23T00:0022.170-69.531-1.2332.900
1974-02-24T00:0022.187-69.550-2.3592.192
1974-02-25T00:0022.209-69.563-0.7923.327
1974-02-26T00:0022.235-69.568-0.9152.956
1974-02-27T00:0022.253-69.581-1.9891.766
1974-02-28T00:0022.265-69.599-2.2251.513
1974-03-01T00:0022.279-69.615-1.2782.179
1974-03-02T00:0022.296-69.622-0.8961.689
1974-03-03T00:0022.309-69.6280.2102.598
1974-03-04T00:0022.336-69.6200.7703.297
1974-03-05T00:0022.353-69.624-1.8611.129
1974-03-06T00:0022.362-69.643-1.5492.182
1974-03-07T00:0022.384-69.648-0.5252.061