Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL13B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399508
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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: 24.254219 * Median Longitude: -62.975188 * South-bound Latitude: 23.906000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.317000 * North-bound Latitude: 24.601000 * East-bound Longitude: -62.789000
Date/Time Start: 1977-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-03-20T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL13B * Latitude Start: 23.915000 * Longitude Start: -63.317000 * Latitude End: 24.597000 * Longitude End: -63.134000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-03-20T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
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 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
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Size:
128 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Temp [°C] | 5 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 6 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 7 Press max [dbar] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-02-17T00:00 | 23.915 | -63.317 | 11.75 | 6.482 | 0.897 | 696.92 |
| 1977-02-18T00:00 | 23.922 | -63.262 | 11.74 | 2.475 | -1.154 | 696.75 |
| 1977-02-19T00:00 | 23.913 | -63.241 | 11.74 | 2.004 | -0.897 | 696.96 |
| 1977-02-20T00:00 | 23.906 | -63.224 | 11.73 | 7.307 | 1.666 | 697.17 |
| 1977-02-21T00:00 | 23.919 | -63.162 | 11.72 | 9.309 | 3.076 | 697.04 |
| 1977-02-22T00:00 | 23.943 | -63.083 | 11.73 | 6.127 | 2.564 | 696.91 |
| 1977-02-23T00:00 | 23.963 | -63.031 | 11.73 | -4.124 | -2.948 | 696.53 |
| 1977-02-24T00:00 | 23.940 | -63.066 | 11.72 | 0.589 | 3.717 | 696.16 |
| 1977-02-25T00:00 | 23.969 | -63.061 | 11.70 | 3.181 | 5.896 | 696.53 |
| 1977-02-26T00:00 | 24.015 | -63.034 | 11.66 | 4.004 | 4.615 | 696.91 |
| 1977-02-27T00:00 | 24.051 | -63.000 | 11.63 | 5.651 | 5.768 | 696.88 |
| 1977-02-28T00:00 | 24.096 | -62.952 | 11.61 | 5.766 | 5.512 | 696.84 |
| 1977-03-01T00:00 | 24.139 | -62.903 | 11.59 | 2.000 | 3.333 | 696.29 |
| 1977-03-02T00:00 | 24.165 | -62.886 | 11.56 | 0.941 | 4.230 | 695.74 |
| 1977-03-03T00:00 | 24.198 | -62.878 | 11.52 | 3.528 | 6.794 | 695.99 |
| 1977-03-04T00:00 | 24.251 | -62.848 | 11.50 | 3.291 | 6.666 | 696.25 |
| 1977-03-05T00:00 | 24.303 | -62.820 | 11.48 | 1.645 | 5.128 | 696.00 |
| 1977-03-06T00:00 | 24.343 | -62.806 | 11.46 | 0.940 | 4.102 | 695.75 |
| 1977-03-07T00:00 | 24.375 | -62.798 | 11.44 | 1.057 | 3.718 | 695.76 |
| 1977-03-08T00:00 | 24.404 | -62.789 | 11.41 | -1.174 | 3.461 | 695.76 |
| 1977-03-09T00:00 | 24.431 | -62.799 | 11.38 | -2.699 | 3.077 | 695.55 |
| 1977-03-10T00:00 | 24.455 | -62.822 | 11.35 | -1.408 | 2.692 | 695.33 |
| 1977-03-11T00:00 | 24.476 | -62.834 | 11.32 | -1.408 | 2.564 | 695.17 |
| 1977-03-12T00:00 | 24.496 | -62.846 | 11.34 | -1.994 | 2.307 | 695.00 |
| 1977-03-13T00:00 | 24.514 | -62.863 | 11.35 | -2.580 | 2.307 | 695.63 |
| 1977-03-14T00:00 | 24.532 | -62.885 | 11.34 | -3.402 | 2.564 | 696.25 |
| 1977-03-15T00:00 | 24.552 | -62.914 | 11.33 | -3.283 | 2.179 | 695.79 |
| 1977-03-16T00:00 | 24.569 | -62.942 | 11.32 | -2.579 | 2.051 | 695.33 |
| 1977-03-17T00:00 | 24.585 | -62.964 | 11.30 | -3.400 | 1.538 | 695.71 |
| 1977-03-18T00:00 | 24.597 | -62.993 | 11.31 | -6.564 | 0.513 | 696.08 |
| 1977-03-19T00:00 | 24.601 | -63.049 | 11.31 | -9.963 | -0.513 | 696.84 |
| 1977-03-20T00:00 | 24.597 | -63.134 | 11.31 | -9.964 | -0.513 | 697.59 |