Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL15 [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399510
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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: 25.245667 * Median Longitude: -69.527333 * South-bound Latitude: 24.968000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.979000 * North-bound Latitude: 25.521000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.121000
Date/Time Start: 1976-09-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-10-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL15 * Latitude Start: 25.521000 * Longitude Start: -69.979000 * Latitude End: 24.968000 * Longitude End: -69.121000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-09-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-10-14T00:00:00 * 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:
60 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-09-30T00:00 | 25.521 | -69.979 | 11.89 | 8.260 | -5.000 | 714.84 |
| 1976-10-01T00:00 | 25.482 | -69.908 | 11.88 | 7.099 | -5.000 | 714.84 |
| 1976-10-02T00:00 | 25.443 | -69.847 | 11.86 | 6.752 | -4.744 | 712.88 |
| 1976-10-03T00:00 | 25.406 | -69.789 | 11.85 | 8.268 | -4.872 | 710.92 |
| 1976-10-04T00:00 | 25.368 | -69.718 | 11.83 | 8.737 | -5.129 | 708.83 |
| 1976-10-05T00:00 | 25.328 | -69.643 | 11.82 | 8.274 | -5.385 | 706.73 |
| 1976-10-06T00:00 | 25.286 | -69.572 | 11.81 | 7.343 | -5.128 | 705.16 |
| 1976-10-07T00:00 | 25.246 | -69.509 | 11.83 | 7.463 | -5.257 | 703.58 |
| 1976-10-08T00:00 | 25.205 | -69.445 | 11.84 | 7.348 | -5.257 | 700.99 |
| 1976-10-09T00:00 | 25.164 | -69.382 | 11.84 | 6.185 | -4.615 | 698.41 |
| 1976-10-10T00:00 | 25.128 | -69.329 | 11.84 | 6.186 | -5.128 | 697.29 |
| 1976-10-11T00:00 | 25.088 | -69.276 | 11.83 | 6.305 | -5.385 | 696.17 |
| 1976-10-12T00:00 | 25.046 | -69.222 | 11.81 | 6.074 | -5.128 | 696.17 |
| 1976-10-13T00:00 | 25.006 | -69.170 | 11.81 | 5.725 | -4.872 | 696.17 |
| 1976-10-14T00:00 | 24.968 | -69.121 | 11.81 | 5.726 | -4.872 | 696.17 |