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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL21A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399518

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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: 26.850158 * Median Longitude: -74.844727 * South-bound Latitude: 24.771000 * West-bound Longitude: -77.164000 * North-bound Latitude: 28.801000 * East-bound Longitude: -73.617000
Date/Time Start: 1977-01-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-08-20T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL21A * Latitude Start: 27.257000 * Longitude Start: -75.670000 * Latitude End: 26.962000 * Longitude End: -77.164000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-01-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-08-20T00:00:00 * 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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Temperature, waterTemp°CRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
767 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]
1977-01-24T00:0027.257-75.6702.2926.156900.00
1977-01-25T00:0027.305-75.6505.3855.771900.00
1977-01-26T00:0027.350-75.6036.8715.514900.00
1977-01-27T00:0027.393-75.5437.4415.771900.00
1977-01-28T00:0027.438-75.4788.5825.771900.00
1977-01-29T00:0027.483-75.40311.0955.515899.96
1977-01-30T00:0027.526-75.30612.4634.873899.92
1977-01-31T00:0027.564-75.19710.2872.565899.97
1977-02-01T00:0027.584-75.1079.4852.052900.01
1977-02-02T00:0027.600-75.0248.9132.308899.97
1977-02-03T00:0027.618-74.9467.1972.180899.92
1977-02-04T00:0027.635-74.8831.3503.673900.05
1977-02-05T00:0027.664-74.8711.3503.673900.18
1977-02-06T00:0027.692-74.8591.3493.673900.05
1977-02-07T00:0027.721-74.8481.3493.673899.92
1977-02-08T00:0027.750-74.8361.3493.673900.08
1977-02-09T00:0027.778-74.8241.3483.673900.24
1977-02-10T00:0027.807-74.8121.3483.673900.24
1977-02-11T00:0027.835-74.8001.3483.673900.24
1977-02-12T00:0027.864-74.7881.3473.673900.08
1977-02-13T00:0027.893-74.7771.3473.673899.92
1977-02-14T00:0027.921-74.7651.3463.673899.96
1977-02-15T00:0027.950-74.7532.5056.926900.00
1977-02-16T00:0028.004-74.7311.9367.952900.04
1977-02-17T00:0028.066-74.7142.1618.722900.08
1977-02-18T00:0028.134-74.6951.3659.106900.13
1977-02-19T00:0028.205-74.6830.0007.952900.17
1977-02-20T00:0028.267-74.6831.3635.130900.04
1977-02-21T00:0028.307-74.6714.9954.489899.92
1977-02-22T00:0028.342-74.6275.4477.311900.00
1977-02-23T00:0028.399-74.5792.6096.926900.08
1977-02-24T00:0028.453-74.5562.8342.950899.91
1977-02-25T00:0028.476-74.5315.3273.720899.74
1977-02-26T00:0028.505-74.4846.1195.003899.91
1977-02-27T00:0028.544-74.4307.3635.002900.08
1977-02-28T00:0028.583-74.3658.4925.002899.92
1977-03-01T00:0028.622-74.29010.6404.489899.75
1977-03-02T00:0028.657-74.19610.6365.387899.96
1977-03-03T00:0028.699-74.1029.2755.003900.17
1977-03-04T00:0028.738-74.0208.9311.924900.25
1977-03-05T00:0028.753-73.9418.9311.539900.33
1977-03-06T00:0028.765-73.8626.7822.822900.13
1977-03-07T00:0028.787-73.8021.9211.796899.92
1977-03-08T00:0028.801-73.7850.000-1.026900.00
1977-03-09T00:0028.793-73.7852.261-4.746900.08
1977-03-10T00:0028.756-73.7656.217-7.312900.00
1977-03-11T00:0028.699-73.7107.465-5.644899.92
1977-03-12T00:0028.655-73.6443.055-2.950900.25
1977-03-13T00:0028.632-73.617-1.245-2.950900.58
1977-03-14T00:0028.609-73.628-2.378-4.489900.42
1977-03-15T00:0028.574-73.649-1.812-5.131900.25
1977-03-16T00:0028.534-73.665-0.793-4.361900.22
1977-03-17T00:0028.500-73.672-0.567-3.335900.18
1977-03-18T00:0028.474-73.677-0.566-3.078900.09
1977-03-19T00:0028.450-73.682-0.453-3.720900.00
1977-03-20T00:0028.421-73.686-0.681-4.233900.00
1977-03-21T00:0028.388-73.692-0.340-4.874900.00
1977-03-22T00:0028.350-73.6950.000-4.489899.96
1977-03-23T00:0028.315-73.695-0.454-4.104899.91
1977-03-24T00:0028.283-73.699-0.341-4.233899.87
1977-03-25T00:0028.250-73.7020.341-5.387899.83
1977-03-26T00:0028.208-73.6990.681-6.798899.79
1977-03-27T00:0028.155-73.6930.341-7.311899.75
1977-03-28T00:0028.098-73.6900.114-7.567899.96
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1977-04-02T00:0027.795-73.680-0.684-8.465900.00
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1977-04-17T00:0026.835-74.4165.57-9.894-1.282900.17
1977-04-18T00:0026.825-74.5025.60-9.090-1.026900.08
1977-04-19T00:0026.817-74.5815.63-8.055-0.385900.04
1977-04-20T00:0026.814-74.6515.66-7.2490.513900.00
1977-04-21T00:0026.818-74.7145.68-6.9041.026899.96
1977-04-22T00:0026.826-74.7745.70-6.9031.026899.91
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1977-04-24T00:0026.839-74.8975.78-7.9381.282899.91
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1977-04-27T00:0026.876-75.1295.97-12.4210.000900.00
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1977-04-30T00:0026.871-75.4746.15-13.802-0.898899.92
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1977-05-02T00:0026.852-75.7156.20-13.459-1.923900.00
1977-05-03T00:0026.837-75.8326.22-12.655-2.308899.96
1977-05-04T00:0026.819-75.9426.20-11.391-3.206899.92
1977-05-05T00:0026.794-76.0416.17-10.128-5.130900.04
1977-05-06T00:0026.754-76.1296.13-8.520-6.412900.17
1977-05-07T00:0026.704-76.2036.09-6.911-6.925900.13
1977-05-08T00:0026.650-76.2636.05-5.070-9.104900.08
1977-05-09T00:0026.579-76.3076.01-3.805-11.541899.96
1977-05-10T00:0026.489-76.3405.98-2.654-13.336899.83
1977-05-11T00:0026.385-76.3635.94-1.848-14.746899.83
1977-05-12T00:0026.270-76.3795.900.462-17.695899.83
1977-05-13T00:0026.132-76.3755.863.819-17.951899.92
1977-05-14T00:0025.992-76.3425.837.185-16.028900.00
1977-05-15T00:0025.867-76.2805.8010.556-15.386900.04
1977-05-16T00:0025.747-76.1895.8014.400-15.771900.08
1977-05-17T00:0025.624-76.0655.8013.369-9.616900.08
1977-05-18T00:0025.549-75.9505.7913.609-7.308900.08
1977-05-19T00:0025.492-75.8335.7817.340-13.334899.92
1977-05-20T00:0025.388-75.6845.7417.704-17.821899.75
1977-05-21T00:0025.249-75.5325.6918.656-20.898899.96
1977-05-22T00:0025.086-75.3725.6716.931-15.898900.17
1977-05-23T00:0024.962-75.2275.6519.519-11.282900.13
1977-05-24T00:0024.874-75.0605.7025.263-9.487900.08
1977-05-25T00:0024.800-74.8445.7424.225-3.718900.13
1977-05-26T00:0024.771-74.6375.8019.3152.436900.17
1977-05-27T00:0024.790-74.4725.8616.1524.487900.00
1977-05-28T00:0024.825-74.3345.9114.0414.872899.83
1977-05-29T00:0024.863-74.2145.9712.2824.615899.88
1977-05-30T00:0024.899-74.1096.059.9404.487899.92
1977-05-31T00:0024.934-74.0246.128.0664.615899.96
1977-06-01T00:0024.970-73.9556.167.2464.359900.00
1977-06-02T00:0025.004-73.8936.206.6604.102900.09
1977-06-03T00:0025.036-73.8366.235.9574.616900.17
1977-06-04T00:0025.072-73.7856.264.7885.769900.00
1977-06-05T00:0025.117-73.7446.303.9697.051899.83
1977-06-06T00:0025.172-73.7106.343.8508.077900.00
1977-06-07T00:0025.235-73.6776.383.2658.718900.17
1977-06-08T00:0025.303-73.6496.421.5159.231900.09
1977-06-09T00:0025.375-73.6366.46-0.1169.359900.00
1977-06-10T00:0025.448-73.6376.50-1.9798.462900.00
1977-06-11T00:0025.514-73.6546.53-3.4906.282900.00
1977-06-12T00:0025.563-73.6846.55-3.7224.744900.00
1977-06-13T00:0025.600-73.7166.57-4.1853.333900.00
1977-06-14T00:0025.626-73.7526.59-5.1151.795900.05
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1977-06-16T00:0025.641-73.8426.59-4.8820.000900.17
1977-06-17T00:0025.641-73.8846.58-4.7650.256900.25
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