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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL26A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399529

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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: 29.810182 * Median Longitude: -72.308018 * South-bound Latitude: 28.190000 * West-bound Longitude: -76.148000 * North-bound Latitude: 32.563000 * East-bound Longitude: -70.059000
Date/Time Start: 1977-04-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-03T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL26A * Latitude Start: 29.539000 * Longitude Start: -70.059000 * Latitude End: 31.352000 * Longitude End: -74.352000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-04-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-03T00:00:00 * 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:
680 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]
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1977-04-23T00:0029.603-70.47513.13-12.221-1.668753.79
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1977-04-25T00:0029.570-70.64313.40-4.150-3.592749.75
1977-04-26T00:0029.542-70.68013.51-4.824-5.003748.25
1977-04-27T00:0029.503-70.72313.61-4.601-5.901746.30
1977-04-28T00:0029.457-70.76413.73-4.491-5.645744.34
1977-04-29T00:0029.413-70.80413.84-4.718-4.875742.67
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1977-05-12T00:0029.179-71.24014.49-1.126-0.770712.83
1977-05-13T00:0029.173-71.25014.54-1.576-0.513711.09
1977-05-14T00:0029.169-71.26414.55-2.026-1.668709.34
1977-05-15T00:0029.156-71.28214.56-1.351-2.694706.80
1977-05-16T00:0029.135-71.29414.58-0.676-2.951704.25
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1977-05-18T00:0029.087-71.30114.55-0.563-2.951698.00
1977-05-19T00:0029.064-71.30614.50-1.691-2.950695.38
1977-05-20T00:0029.041-71.32114.43-1.916-2.950692.75
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1977-05-22T00:0028.985-71.34714.33-1.692-4.618694.58
1977-05-23T00:0028.949-71.36214.31-2.257-5.131694.96
1977-05-24T00:0028.909-71.38214.30-1.354-5.516695.34
1977-05-25T00:0028.866-71.39414.29-1.129-5.003695.46
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1977-05-27T00:0028.788-71.41314.24-1.017-3.848696.13
1977-05-28T00:0028.758-71.42214.210.904-3.720696.67
1977-05-29T00:0028.729-71.41414.18-0.113-4.618696.91
1977-05-30T00:0028.693-71.41514.10-0.452-5.901697.16
1977-05-31T00:0028.647-71.41914.010.226-6.029697.87
1977-06-01T00:0028.600-71.41713.880.566-6.157698.58
1977-06-02T00:0028.552-71.41213.741.926-6.542697.00
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1977-06-04T00:0028.452-71.36913.561.815-6.157694.71
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1977-06-10T00:0028.204-71.22212.995.113-1.411690.88
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1977-07-05T00:0029.130-71.02513.99-6.3082.053701.16
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1977-07-23T00:0030.018-71.55114.71-16.9724.490706.34
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1977-08-27T00:0031.998-73.93115.6120.672-7.828699.00
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