Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL10B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399488
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Further details:
O'Gara, R; Rossby, H Thomas; Spain, D L: SOFAR float pilot studies in the Western North Atlantic 1975-1981. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 82-3, pl.htm
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 23.418391 * Median Longitude: -63.724870 * South-bound Latitude: 23.309000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.800000 * North-bound Latitude: 23.605000 * East-bound Longitude: -63.487000
Date/Time Start: 1976-04-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-06-02T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL10B * Latitude Start: 23.605000 * Longitude Start: -63.487000 * Latitude End: 23.309000 * Longitude End: -63.793000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-04-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-06-02T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2000m
Comment:
Processing method: interpolated, velocity algorithm: backward differencing. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
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Size:
69 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 6 Press max [dbar] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-04-30T00:00 | 23.605 | -63.487 | -0.945 | -0.769 | 1996.16 |
| 1976-05-01T00:00 | 23.599 | -63.495 | -2.481 | -0.769 | 1996.50 |
| 1976-05-02T00:00 | 23.593 | -63.516 | -4.135 | -1.026 | 1996.84 |
| 1976-05-03T00:00 | 23.585 | -63.551 | -3.427 | -1.538 | 1997.17 |
| 1976-05-04T00:00 | 23.573 | -63.580 | -1.627 | -1.321 | 1997.62 |
| 1976-05-16T00:00 | 23.449 | -63.745 | -1.628 | -1.321 | 1998.08 |
| 1976-05-17T00:00 | 23.439 | -63.759 | -0.118 | -1.666 | 1997.58 |
| 1976-05-18T00:00 | 23.426 | -63.760 | -0.592 | -1.282 | 1997.66 |
| 1976-05-19T00:00 | 23.416 | -63.765 | 0.236 | -1.666 | 1997.74 |
| 1976-05-20T00:00 | 23.403 | -63.763 | -0.236 | -1.025 | 1998.12 |
| 1976-05-21T00:00 | 23.395 | -63.765 | -2.012 | -0.256 | 1998.50 |
| 1976-05-22T00:00 | 23.393 | -63.782 | 0.592 | -1.538 | 1999.01 |
| 1976-05-23T00:00 | 23.381 | -63.777 | -0.710 | -1.154 | 1999.51 |
| 1976-05-24T00:00 | 23.372 | -63.783 | -1.657 | -0.897 | 2000.01 |
| 1976-05-25T00:00 | 23.365 | -63.797 | 0.237 | -1.282 | 2000.50 |
| 1976-05-26T00:00 | 23.355 | -63.795 | 1.065 | -1.538 | 2000.38 |
| 1976-05-27T00:00 | 23.343 | -63.786 | -0.237 | -1.282 | 2000.25 |
| 1976-05-28T00:00 | 23.333 | -63.788 | -0.355 | -0.641 | 1999.38 |
| 1976-05-29T00:00 | 23.328 | -63.791 | -0.473 | -0.256 | 1998.50 |
| 1976-05-30T00:00 | 23.326 | -63.795 | -0.474 | -0.641 | 1997.96 |
| 1976-05-31T00:00 | 23.321 | -63.799 | -0.118 | -0.897 | 1997.42 |
| 1976-06-01T00:00 | 23.314 | -63.800 | 0.829 | -0.641 | 1997.79 |
| 1976-06-02T00:00 | 23.309 | -63.793 | 0.715 | 0.456 | 1998.16 |