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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO44D [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399230

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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: 22.328250 * Median Longitude: -69.709902 * South-bound Latitude: 21.671000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.445000 * North-bound Latitude: 22.734000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.191000
Date/Time Start: 1974-06-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-26T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO44D * Latitude Start: 21.808000 * Longitude Start: -69.191000 * Latitude End: 22.070000 * Longitude End: -70.389000 * Date/Time Start: 1974-06-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-26T00:00:00 * 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:
264 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1974-06-17T00:0021.808-69.191-13.618-11.031
1974-06-18T00:0021.671-69.380-16.011-11.281
1974-06-19T00:0021.675-69.3992.9255.022
1974-06-20T00:0021.699-69.394-0.7191.957
1974-06-21T00:0021.711-69.403-1.4840.992
1974-06-22T00:0021.720-69.414-0.5322.149
1974-06-23T00:0021.741-69.416-1.0571.946
1974-06-24T00:0021.747-69.435-2.7830.446
1974-06-25T00:0021.758-69.452-0.7442.805
1974-06-26T00:0021.782-69.455-1.4241.789
1974-06-27T00:0021.782-69.481-3.973-0.735
1974-06-28T00:0021.782-69.509-2.0771.152
1974-06-29T00:0021.793-69.521-2.0830.358
1974-06-30T00:0021.785-69.546-2.874-1.429
1974-07-01T00:0021.781-69.559-0.0640.743
1974-07-02T00:0021.788-69.557-0.820-0.392
1974-07-03T00:0021.771-69.577-3.122-3.021
1974-07-04T00:0021.755-69.595-0.341-0.211
1974-07-05T00:0021.760-69.591-0.542-0.365
1974-07-06T00:0021.746-69.607-1.803-1.790
1974-07-07T00:0021.746-69.6072.0072.143
1974-07-08T00:0021.767-69.5851.6771.293
1974-07-09T00:0021.761-69.584-0.454-1.547
1974-07-10T00:0021.759-69.5792.2921.819
1974-07-11T00:0021.782-69.5522.7762.344
1974-07-12T00:0021.788-69.5400.610-0.045
1974-07-13T00:0021.796-69.5293.0433.220
1974-07-14T00:0021.831-69.4963.0153.695
1974-07-15T00:0021.844-69.488-0.3830.454
1974-07-16T00:0021.852-69.4891.0322.563
1974-07-17T00:0021.881-69.4731.6403.517
1974-07-18T00:0021.901-69.4670.3042.205
1974-07-19T00:0021.923-69.4611.4523.808
1974-07-20T00:0021.957-69.4461.4224.093
1974-07-21T00:0021.982-69.4410.0322.505
1974-07-22T00:0022.004-69.4400.6013.959
1974-07-23T00:0022.042-69.4330.4344.729
1974-07-24T00:0022.072-69.436-0.9013.270
1974-07-25T00:0022.099-69.444-0.7724.104
1974-07-26T00:0022.134-69.451-1.3864.149
1974-07-27T00:0022.162-69.466-1.5673.520
1974-07-28T00:0022.194-69.473-0.2284.838
1974-07-29T00:0022.232-69.477-1.4574.039
1974-07-30T00:0022.255-69.498-2.8942.459
1974-07-31T00:0022.277-69.518-1.6433.428
1974-08-01T00:0022.304-69.530-1.9852.670
1974-08-02T00:0022.316-69.552-2.5840.887
1974-08-03T00:0022.325-69.567-0.9191.855
1974-08-04T00:0022.343-69.571-0.5372.075
1974-08-05T00:0022.353-69.579-1.2250.612
1974-08-06T00:0022.356-69.587-0.2840.477
1974-08-07T00:0022.361-69.5850.2160.556
1974-08-08T00:0022.364-69.586-0.2220.376
1974-08-09T00:0022.369-69.5860.3141.016
1974-08-10T00:0022.378-69.5810.7520.942
1974-08-11T00:0022.383-69.5760.2560.597
1974-08-12T00:0022.391-69.5750.3711.669
1974-08-13T00:0022.407-69.5690.7621.955
1974-08-14T00:0022.420-69.5650.1551.661
1974-08-15T00:0022.435-69.5650.0462.166
1974-08-16T00:0022.452-69.5630.3771.979
1974-08-17T00:0022.465-69.5590.5941.455
1974-08-18T00:0022.477-69.5530.8231.815
1974-08-19T00:0022.493-69.5460.7592.051
1974-08-20T00:0022.508-69.5410.4301.900
1974-08-21T00:0022.524-69.5390.0212.267
1974-08-22T00:0022.542-69.540-0.1582.103
1974-08-23T00:0022.556-69.541-0.1021.622
1974-08-24T00:0022.569-69.542-0.1491.788
1974-08-25T00:0022.583-69.543-0.0181.607
1974-08-26T00:0022.594-69.5420.2191.397
1974-08-27T00:0022.606-69.541-0.1461.648
1974-08-28T00:0022.617-69.545-0.7060.854
1974-08-29T00:0022.620-69.551-0.6000.318
1974-08-30T00:0022.625-69.555-0.4630.949
1974-08-31T00:0022.632-69.559-0.4020.498
1974-09-01T00:0022.632-69.562-0.426-0.250
1974-09-02T00:0022.631-69.566-0.3930.117
1974-09-03T00:0022.633-69.568-0.1450.166
1974-09-04T00:0022.632-69.570-0.455-0.396
1974-09-05T00:0022.629-69.574-0.177-0.118
1974-09-06T00:0022.629-69.5730.091-0.283
1974-09-07T00:0022.624-69.574-0.189-0.670
1974-09-08T00:0022.622-69.575-0.0490.272
1974-09-09T00:0022.625-69.576-0.328-0.035
1974-09-10T00:0022.621-69.581-0.780-0.515
1974-09-11T00:0022.620-69.588-0.8340.174
1974-09-12T00:0022.621-69.595-0.882-0.180
1974-09-13T00:0022.617-69.603-0.991-0.608
1974-09-14T00:0022.614-69.612-1.221-0.080
1974-09-15T00:0022.615-69.622-0.9100.159
1974-09-16T00:0022.616-69.628-0.8500.212
1974-09-17T00:0022.619-69.639-1.7590.529
1974-09-18T00:0022.624-69.656-2.1090.748
1974-09-19T00:0022.630-69.674-2.3010.709
1974-09-20T00:0022.636-69.695-2.6091.031
1974-09-21T00:0022.645-69.718-2.9680.936
1974-09-22T00:0022.649-69.745-3.3670.222
1974-09-23T00:0022.652-69.773-3.1930.866
1974-09-24T00:0022.661-69.800-3.4880.926
1974-09-25T00:0022.664-69.832-3.9080.041
1974-09-26T00:0022.665-69.863-3.3620.446
1974-09-27T00:0022.670-69.891-3.6980.480
1974-09-28T00:0022.672-69.928-5.0410.323
1974-09-29T00:0022.678-69.971-4.6851.302
1974-09-30T00:0022.690-70.005-3.6931.389
1974-10-01T00:0022.698-70.037-4.0920.833
1974-10-02T00:0022.706-70.072-3.8431.429
1974-10-03T00:0022.717-70.102-3.7230.755
1974-10-04T00:0022.717-70.136-4.096-0.220
1974-10-05T00:0022.719-70.167-3.0810.896
1974-10-06T00:0022.728-70.190-2.8420.866
1974-10-07T00:0022.730-70.217-3.388-0.132
1974-10-08T00:0022.730-70.244-2.8670.431
1974-10-09T00:0022.734-70.266-2.621-0.053
1974-10-10T00:0022.728-70.289-2.699-0.987
1974-10-11T00:0022.724-70.309-1.9210.155
1974-10-12T00:0022.726-70.323-1.745-0.402
1974-10-13T00:0022.715-70.340-2.158-2.006
1974-10-14T00:0022.700-70.357-1.752-1.571
1974-10-15T00:0022.686-70.373-2.607-2.860
1974-10-16T00:0022.650-70.406-5.302-6.215
1974-10-17T00:0022.606-70.445-1.882-3.041
1974-10-18T00:0022.605-70.4333.1941.078
1974-10-19T00:0022.602-70.4130.532-2.808
1974-10-20T00:0022.564-70.420-0.679-5.612
1974-10-21T00:0022.520-70.4180.398-6.274
1974-10-22T00:0022.463-70.4170.157-8.127
1974-10-23T00:0022.393-70.4121.119-10.050
1974-10-24T00:0022.304-70.3991.804-12.806
1974-10-25T00:0022.194-70.3870.610-15.235
1974-10-26T00:0022.070-70.389-0.663-16.219