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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL1C. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399514

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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:
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
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 32.978033 * Median Longitude: -67.839626 * South-bound Latitude: 31.974000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.314000 * North-bound Latitude: 33.856000 * East-bound Longitude: -67.122000
Date/Time Start: 1976-02-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-05-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL1C * Latitude Start: 33.037000 * Longitude Start: -67.122000 * Latitude End: 32.715000 * Longitude End: -68.129000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-02-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-05-10T00:00:00 * 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):
#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:
182 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1976-02-10T00:0033.037-67.122-6.055-0.513
1976-02-11T00:0033.033-67.178-7.8930.257
1976-02-12T00:0033.035-67.251-9.5151.283
1976-02-13T00:0033.045-67.339-8.4331.540
1976-02-14T00:0033.057-67.417-9.0802.182
1976-02-15T00:0033.074-67.501-10.4832.696
1976-02-16T00:0033.095-67.598-7.1311.027
1976-02-17T00:0033.103-67.664-5.7260.899
1976-02-18T00:0033.110-67.717-5.7251.797
1976-02-19T00:0033.124-67.770-5.1852.054
1976-02-20T00:0033.140-67.818-4.5362.054
1976-02-21T00:0033.156-67.860-3.4552.311
1976-02-22T00:0033.174-67.892-3.9954.364
1976-02-23T00:0033.208-67.929-3.0224.878
1976-02-24T00:0033.246-67.9570.9713.338
1976-02-25T00:0033.272-67.9482.4803.466
1976-02-26T00:0033.299-67.9251.2945.263
1976-02-27T00:0033.340-67.9131.6165.006
1976-02-28T00:0033.379-67.8983.0165.134
1976-02-29T00:0033.419-67.8700.3248.857
1976-03-01T00:0033.488-67.8670.4308.601
1976-03-02T00:0033.555-67.8635.3745.648
1976-03-03T00:0033.599-67.8136.5544.621
1976-03-04T00:0033.635-67.7525.6924.236
1976-03-05T00:0033.668-67.6995.9044.236
1976-03-06T00:0033.701-67.6447.9403.851
1976-03-07T00:0033.731-67.5707.7232.824
1976-03-08T00:0033.753-67.4985.5772.825
1976-03-09T00:0033.775-67.4463.7523.594
1976-03-10T00:0033.803-67.4113.0013.209
1976-03-11T00:0033.828-67.3833.0001.412
1976-03-12T00:0033.839-67.3551.7150.899
1976-03-13T00:0033.846-67.339-0.2151.284
1976-03-14T00:0033.856-67.3410.429-0.257
1976-03-15T00:0033.854-67.3370.535-2.824
1976-03-16T00:0033.832-67.332-2.572-3.338
1976-03-17T00:0033.806-67.356-3.751-3.979
1976-03-18T00:0033.775-67.391-3.430-6.290
1976-03-19T00:0033.726-67.423-5.793-6.804
1976-03-20T00:0033.673-67.477-6.655-7.189
1976-03-21T00:0033.617-67.539-5.477-7.446
1976-03-22T00:0033.559-67.590-5.804-7.445
1976-03-23T00:0033.501-67.644-5.700-7.445
1976-03-24T00:0033.443-67.697-5.381-8.601
1976-03-25T00:0033.376-67.747-4.847-10.783
1976-03-26T00:0033.292-67.792-3.989-11.553
1976-03-27T00:0033.202-67.829-4.640-8.472
1976-03-28T00:0033.136-67.872-5.399-3.979
1976-03-29T00:0033.105-67.922-0.270-5.284
1976-03-30T00:0033.064-67.924-0.270-5.284
1976-03-31T00:0033.023-67.927-0.270-5.284
1976-04-01T00:0032.982-67.929-0.270-5.284
1976-04-02T00:0032.940-67.932-0.271-5.284
1976-04-03T00:0032.899-67.934-0.271-5.284
1976-04-04T00:0032.858-67.9371.733-1.797
1976-04-05T00:0032.844-67.9211.083-2.824
1976-04-06T00:0032.822-67.9111.192-4.364
1976-04-07T00:0032.788-67.9000.433-5.647
1976-04-08T00:0032.744-67.896-1.519-6.289
1976-04-09T00:0032.695-67.910-0.976-6.546
1976-04-10T00:0032.644-67.919-2.172-6.803
1976-04-11T00:0032.591-67.939-4.781-7.188
1976-04-12T00:0032.535-67.983-4.499-7.845
1976-04-13T00:0032.474-68.024-4.502-7.845
1976-04-14T00:0032.413-68.066-4.505-7.845
1976-04-15T00:0032.352-68.107-4.508-7.845
1976-04-16T00:0032.291-68.149-4.511-7.845
1976-04-17T00:0032.229-68.190-4.514-7.845
1976-04-18T00:0032.168-68.231-4.517-7.845
1976-04-19T00:0032.107-68.273-4.520-7.845
1976-04-20T00:0032.046-68.3140.547-4.749
1976-04-21T00:0032.009-68.3091.093-2.567
1976-04-22T00:0031.989-68.2990.547-1.155
1976-04-23T00:0031.980-68.2940.656-0.770
1976-04-24T00:0031.974-68.2881.9152.503
1976-04-25T00:0031.994-68.2711.9142.503
1976-04-26T00:0032.013-68.2533.2803.337
1976-04-27T00:0032.039-68.2234.0454.492
1976-04-28T00:0032.074-68.1862.9515.647
1976-04-29T00:0032.118-68.1591.3107.187
1976-04-30T00:0032.174-68.1470.5467.701
1976-05-01T00:0032.234-68.1420.9817.187
1976-05-02T00:0032.290-68.1331.4177.700
1976-05-03T00:0032.350-68.1201.5257.829
1976-05-04T00:0032.411-68.1060.7636.546
1976-05-05T00:0032.462-68.0990.3265.904
1976-05-06T00:0032.508-68.096-0.6526.546
1976-05-07T00:0032.559-68.102-1.3056.931
1976-05-08T00:0032.613-68.114-1.0876.803
1976-05-09T00:0032.666-68.124-0.5436.289
1976-05-10T00:0032.715-68.1291.5343.471