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Owens, W Brechner (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float NB98. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399259

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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:
Owens, W Brechner; Zemanovic, M E: An exploration of the north Atlantic current and its recirculation in the Newfoundland basin using SOFAR floats. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 90-32, newfbasn.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 49.526678 * Median Longitude: -40.210848 * South-bound Latitude: 46.560000 * West-bound Longitude: -43.536000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.927000 * East-bound Longitude: -34.754000
Date/Time Start: 1986-06-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1986-12-31T00:00:00
Event(s):
NB98 * Latitude Start: 46.560000 * Longitude Start: -40.428000 * Latitude End: 49.513000 * Longitude End: -34.754000 * Date/Time Start: 1986-06-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1986-12-31T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1100m
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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°COwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
792 data points

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