Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO46B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399233
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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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 24.075636 * Median Longitude: -73.599091 * South-bound Latitude: 23.500000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.468000 * North-bound Latitude: 24.564000 * East-bound Longitude: -73.051000
Date/Time Start: 1975-06-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1975-06-28T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO46B * Latitude Start: 24.564000 * Longitude Start: -74.468000 * Latitude End: 23.500000 * Longitude End: -73.090000 * Date/Time Start: 1975-06-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1975-06-28T00:00:00 * Location: North 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):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
4 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
5 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
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22 data points
Data
1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] |
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1975-06-18T00:00 | 24.564 | -74.468 | 24.803 | -15.488 |
1975-06-19T00:00 | 24.484 | -74.252 | 25.325 | -8.510 |
1975-06-20T00:00 | 24.397 | -74.042 | 23.840 | -14.699 |
1975-06-21T00:00 | 24.266 | -73.848 | 21.614 | -16.534 |
1975-06-22T00:00 | 24.156 | -73.673 | 19.798 | -11.849 |
1975-06-23T00:00 | 24.074 | -73.509 | 18.813 | -9.907 |
1975-06-24T00:00 | 23.994 | -73.354 | 17.589 | -10.820 |
1975-06-25T00:00 | 23.906 | -73.211 | 16.125 | -11.417 |
1975-06-26T00:00 | 23.813 | -73.092 | 10.541 | -13.118 |
1975-06-27T00:00 | 23.678 | -73.051 | -1.691 | -23.790 |
1975-06-28T00:00 | 23.500 | -73.090 | -3.083 | -12.085 |