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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO44B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399228

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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: 22.169125 * Median Longitude: -69.981000 * South-bound Latitude: 22.106000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.995000 * North-bound Latitude: 22.227000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.955000
Date/Time Start: 1974-03-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-03-28T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO44B * Latitude Start: 22.227000 * Longitude Start: -69.955000 * Latitude End: 22.106000 * Longitude End: -69.989000 * Date/Time Start: 1974-03-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-03-28T00:00:00 * 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:
16 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1974-03-21T00:0022.227-69.955-0.808-1.861
1974-03-22T00:0022.213-69.964-1.298-2.074
1974-03-23T00:0022.194-69.975-1.160-2.528
1974-03-24T00:0022.176-69.984-1.225-2.038
1974-03-25T00:0022.162-69.994-0.745-1.623
1974-03-26T00:0022.148-69.9950.263-2.233
1974-03-27T00:0022.127-69.9920.410-2.899
1974-03-28T00:0022.106-69.9890.249-2.318