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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL21D. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399521

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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: 24.162538 * Median Longitude: -75.029154 * South-bound Latitude: 23.861000 * West-bound Longitude: -75.179000 * North-bound Latitude: 24.440000 * East-bound Longitude: -74.915000
Date/Time Start: 1978-10-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-27T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL21D * Latitude Start: 23.861000 * Longitude Start: -75.179000 * Latitude End: 24.440000 * Longitude End: -74.937000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-10-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-27T00:00:00 * 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:
52 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]
1978-10-15T00:0023.861-75.17910.561.17910.127695.25
1978-10-16T00:0023.940-75.16910.688.0128.332695.25
1978-10-17T00:0024.005-75.10110.806.5953.846696.04
1978-10-18T00:0024.035-75.04510.73-0.2350.128696.83
1978-10-19T00:0024.036-75.04710.65-2.8260.769696.04
1978-10-20T00:0024.042-75.07110.571.0609.358695.25
1978-10-21T00:0024.115-75.06210.494.23513.588694.34
1978-10-22T00:0024.221-75.02610.516.1149.614693.42
1978-10-23T00:0024.296-74.97410.525.4056.153694.34
1978-10-24T00:0024.344-74.92810.551.5273.974695.25
1978-10-25T00:0024.375-74.91510.57-1.1753.589695.17
1978-10-26T00:0024.403-74.92510.55-1.4084.743695.08
1978-10-27T00:0024.440-74.93710.5310.4041.209695.13