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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float MO8 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399243

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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: 28.419081 * Median Longitude: -67.334450 * South-bound Latitude: 28.164000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.044000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.689000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.984000
Date/Time Start: 1972-11-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-03-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
MO8 * Latitude Start: 28.164000 * Longitude Start: -68.044000 * Latitude End: 28.240000 * Longitude End: -67.051000 * Date/Time Start: 1972-11-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1973-03-14T00:00:00 * 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:
222 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1972-11-24T00:0028.164-68.0442.4481.809
1972-11-25T00:0028.180-68.0232.2642.540
1972-11-26T00:0028.204-68.0042.1373.424
1972-11-27T00:0028.232-67.9842.4863.773
1972-11-28T00:0028.263-67.9612.5764.186
1972-11-29T00:0028.297-67.9392.5434.495
1972-11-30T00:0028.333-67.9162.5784.771
1972-12-01T00:0028.371-67.8942.4694.897
1972-12-02T00:0028.409-67.8722.5234.885
1972-12-03T00:0028.448-67.8502.4095.193
1972-12-04T00:0028.488-67.8282.8044.741
1972-12-05T00:0028.520-67.8003.3743.547
1972-12-06T00:0028.546-67.7703.4183.388
1972-12-07T00:0028.573-67.7413.0073.294
1972-12-08T00:0028.597-67.7182.2203.061
1972-12-09T00:0028.622-67.6992.3783.318
1972-12-10T00:0028.647-67.6772.1882.908
1972-12-11T00:0028.667-67.6621.4272.367
1972-12-12T00:0028.683-67.6501.2671.476
1972-12-13T00:0028.689-67.6400.9730.194
1972-12-14T00:0028.687-67.6320.948-0.712
1972-12-15T00:0028.678-67.6231.002-1.578
1972-12-16T00:0028.663-67.6160.476-2.210
1972-12-17T00:0028.644-67.6140.151-2.666
1972-12-18T00:0028.622-67.6120.278-2.902
1972-12-19T00:0028.600-67.6100.093-2.657
1972-12-20T00:0028.580-67.617-2.349-2.631
1972-12-21T00:0028.560-67.640-0.886-2.211
1972-12-22T00:0028.546-67.6291.818-1.608
1972-12-23T00:0028.533-67.6181.093-1.746
1972-12-24T00:0028.519-67.6071.287-1.798
1972-12-25T00:0028.505-67.5961.235-1.836
1972-12-26T00:0028.491-67.5851.252-1.633
1972-12-27T00:0028.478-67.5741.237-2.020
1972-12-28T00:0028.464-67.5631.279-0.676
1972-12-29T00:0028.466-67.5511.4670.105
1972-12-30T00:0028.461-67.5371.697-0.898
1972-12-31T00:0028.455-67.5221.609-0.746
1973-01-01T00:0028.449-67.5101.050-0.735
1973-01-02T00:0028.443-67.5030.654-0.933
1973-01-03T00:0028.433-67.4970.755-1.691
1973-01-04T00:0028.419-67.4900.748-1.537
1973-01-05T00:0028.411-67.4840.675-0.627
1973-01-06T00:0028.407-67.4761.314-0.572
1973-01-07T00:0028.402-67.4611.894-0.547
1973-01-08T00:0028.400-67.4441.9960.067
1973-01-09T00:0028.402-67.4252.3690.278
1973-01-10T00:0028.403-67.4022.820-0.026
1973-01-11T00:0028.402-67.3763.025-0.175
1973-01-12T00:0028.402-67.3483.4550.343
1973-01-13T00:0028.407-67.3153.9110.728
1973-01-14T00:0028.412-67.2813.6970.592
1973-01-15T00:0028.416-67.2503.4180.366
1973-01-16T00:0028.418-67.2213.0450.252
1973-01-17T00:0028.419-67.1972.433-0.220
1973-01-18T00:0028.414-67.1781.851-0.910
1973-01-19T00:0028.407-67.1631.730-0.759
1973-01-20T00:0028.404-67.1471.7780.096
1973-01-21T00:0028.410-67.1321.7061.529
1973-01-22T00:0028.425-67.1161.9471.870
1973-01-23T00:0028.437-67.0982.0751.380
1973-01-24T00:0028.447-67.0801.9981.074
1973-01-25T00:0028.453-67.0631.8370.479
1973-01-26T00:0028.456-67.0471.8800.473
1973-01-27T00:0028.461-67.0301.8690.707
1973-01-28T00:0028.467-67.0151.5270.933
1973-01-29T00:0028.475-67.0031.2050.950
1973-01-30T00:0028.481-66.9940.7940.654
1973-01-31T00:0028.484-66.9900.041-0.102
1973-02-01T00:0028.480-66.992-0.277-0.630
1973-02-02T00:0028.475-66.994-0.295-0.841
1973-02-03T00:0028.465-67.000-1.265-1.778
1973-02-04T00:0028.448-67.015-1.787-2.437
1973-02-05T00:0028.428-67.029-1.451-2.714
1973-02-06T00:0028.406-67.041-1.255-2.871
1973-02-07T00:0028.385-67.051-1.016-2.350
1973-02-08T00:0028.370-67.058-0.467-1.581
1973-02-09T00:0028.361-67.060-0.178-0.561
1973-02-10T00:0028.361-67.063-0.5250.361
1973-02-11T00:0028.363-67.068-0.445-0.113
1973-02-12T00:0028.358-67.070-0.076-1.065
1973-02-13T00:0028.348-67.071-0.272-1.400
1973-02-14T00:0028.337-67.075-0.538-1.414
1973-02-15T00:0028.326-67.081-0.982-1.408
1973-02-16T00:0028.316-67.0880.039-1.034
1973-02-17T00:0028.311-67.0801.167-0.229
1973-02-18T00:0028.311-67.0740.0620.027
1973-02-19T00:0028.310-67.077-0.395-0.263
1973-02-20T00:0028.307-67.080-0.529-0.513
1973-02-21T00:0028.303-67.085-0.213-0.379
1973-02-22T00:0028.303-67.0811.0400.490
1973-02-23T00:0028.310-67.0681.8421.112
1973-02-24T00:0028.319-67.0531.1281.219
1973-02-25T00:0028.328-67.0461.1400.938
1973-02-26T00:0028.333-67.0292.4860.415
1973-02-27T00:0028.336-67.0081.8530.479
1973-02-28T00:0028.339-66.9970.998-0.024
1973-03-01T00:0028.335-66.9880.965-0.769
1973-03-02T00:0028.331-66.984-0.4320.023
1973-03-03T00:0028.335-66.994-1.2810.678
1973-03-04T00:0028.339-67.004-1.2520.342
1973-03-05T00:0028.340-67.014-0.517-0.123
1973-03-06T00:0028.337-67.018-1.445-0.619
1973-03-07T00:0028.330-67.044-3.918-1.249
1973-03-08T00:0028.319-67.077-2.974-1.311
1973-03-09T00:0028.310-67.092-0.534-1.203
1973-03-10T00:0028.299-67.0852.388-1.572
1973-03-11T00:0028.286-67.0601.885-1.745
1973-03-12T00:0028.272-67.059-1.071-1.839
1973-03-13T00:0028.257-67.0660.354-2.058
1973-03-14T00:0028.240-67.0512.379-2.242