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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO5A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399239

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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: 28.416670 * Median Longitude: -67.278295 * South-bound Latitude: 27.884000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.013000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.730000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.932000
Date/Time Start: 1972-11-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-02-19T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO5A * Latitude Start: 27.884000 * Longitude Start: -68.013000 * Latitude End: 28.587000 * Longitude End: -67.090000 * Date/Time Start: 1972-11-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-02-19T00:00:00 * 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:
176 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1972-11-24T00:0027.884-68.0134.4872.421
1972-11-25T00:0027.905-67.9744.3613.238
1972-11-26T00:0027.935-67.9374.0524.248
1972-11-27T00:0027.969-67.9033.6964.393
1972-11-28T00:0028.003-67.8713.7124.344
1972-11-29T00:0028.036-67.8373.9994.012
1972-11-30T00:0028.067-67.8014.1924.235
1972-12-01T00:0028.103-67.7653.8104.831
1972-12-02T00:0028.140-67.7353.0914.532
1972-12-03T00:0028.174-67.7092.9274.361
1972-12-04T00:0028.208-67.6823.2754.191
1972-12-05T00:0028.238-67.6533.0643.501
1972-12-06T00:0028.263-67.6282.8712.968
1972-12-07T00:0028.286-67.6013.1703.098
1972-12-08T00:0028.311-67.5742.8453.111
1972-12-09T00:0028.334-67.5512.4762.928
1972-12-10T00:0028.357-67.5302.2322.877
1972-12-11T00:0028.378-67.5131.5342.497
1972-12-12T00:0028.396-67.5030.8222.143
1972-12-13T00:0028.410-67.4970.6221.244
1972-12-14T00:0028.415-67.4920.4350.191
1972-12-15T00:0028.414-67.4890.361-0.471
1972-12-16T00:0028.408-67.4840.840-1.002
1972-12-17T00:0028.399-67.4760.702-1.294
1972-12-18T00:0028.390-67.4730.095-0.749
1972-12-19T00:0028.387-67.4710.618-0.328
1972-12-20T00:0028.382-67.4630.837-1.017
1972-12-21T00:0028.371-67.4580.457-1.759
1972-12-22T00:0028.355-67.4530.736-2.337
1972-12-23T00:0028.338-67.4441.363-1.591
1972-12-24T00:0028.330-67.4301.642-0.919
1972-12-25T00:0028.323-67.4171.262-0.507
1972-12-26T00:0028.324-67.4051.8240.636
1972-12-27T00:0028.330-67.3842.6780.657
1972-12-28T00:0028.334-67.3593.1270.584
1972-12-29T00:0028.339-67.3293.5390.469
1972-12-30T00:0028.339-67.3012.462-0.537
1972-12-31T00:0028.332-67.2861.252-1.015
1973-01-01T00:0028.325-67.2751.381-0.790
1973-01-02T00:0028.319-67.2621.395-0.828
1973-01-03T00:0028.312-67.2520.873-0.900
1973-01-04T00:0028.304-67.2450.904-1.344
1973-01-05T00:0028.292-67.2351.301-1.422
1973-01-06T00:0028.285-67.2241.046-0.282
1973-01-07T00:0028.287-67.2160.9870.624
1973-01-08T00:0028.294-67.2051.4761.249
1973-01-09T00:0028.306-67.1892.3061.692
1973-01-10T00:0028.319-67.1652.9231.603
1973-01-11T00:0028.331-67.1402.6881.516
1973-01-12T00:0028.344-67.1172.6711.954
1973-01-13T00:0028.362-67.0922.9682.596
1973-01-14T00:0028.383-67.0672.4762.668
1973-01-15T00:0028.403-67.0491.7622.507
1973-01-16T00:0028.423-67.0312.7262.694
1973-01-17T00:0028.443-67.0023.3252.107
1973-01-18T00:0028.455-66.9782.0031.191
1973-01-19T00:0028.464-66.9641.5881.210
1973-01-20T00:0028.476-66.9501.1682.049
1973-01-21T00:0028.497-66.948-0.8203.292
1973-01-22T00:0028.525-66.960-1.2893.639
1973-01-23T00:0028.552-66.9640.5363.315
1973-01-24T00:0028.577-66.9541.1813.109
1973-01-25T00:0028.600-66.9470.5142.720
1973-01-26T00:0028.619-66.9430.5012.175
1973-01-27T00:0028.636-66.9370.8792.434
1973-01-28T00:0028.657-66.932-0.2822.711
1973-01-29T00:0028.677-66.941-1.1102.498
1973-01-30T00:0028.696-66.946-0.0302.306
1973-01-31T00:0028.712-66.945-0.1261.749
1973-02-01T00:0028.723-66.949-0.4841.090
1973-02-02T00:0028.729-66.953-0.6520.433
1973-02-03T00:0028.730-66.961-0.978-0.130
1973-02-04T00:0028.727-66.969-0.863-0.683
1973-02-05T00:0028.720-66.979-1.677-0.986
1973-02-06T00:0028.713-66.996-1.589-0.759
1973-02-07T00:0028.708-67.005-0.788-0.596
1973-02-08T00:0028.703-67.014-1.367-0.706
1973-02-09T00:0028.698-67.028-1.549-0.429
1973-02-10T00:0028.697-67.042-1.9390.114
1973-02-11T00:0028.696-67.059-1.215-0.797
1973-02-12T00:0028.684-67.0600.692-1.930
1973-02-13T00:0028.669-67.0530.481-1.874
1973-02-14T00:0028.654-67.054-0.582-2.120
1973-02-15T00:0028.636-67.062-1.207-2.345
1973-02-16T00:0028.618-67.074-1.381-2.353
1973-02-17T00:0028.601-67.085-1.082-1.712
1973-02-18T00:0028.592-67.091-0.067-0.805
1973-02-19T00:0028.587-67.090-0.346-0.457