Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL6A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399534
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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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Median Latitude: 24.622331 * Median Longitude: -59.108071 * South-bound Latitude: 24.010000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.105000 * North-bound Latitude: 25.038000 * East-bound Longitude: -55.572000
Date/Time Start: 1976-03-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-07-08T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL6A * Latitude Start: 24.010000 * Longitude Start: -62.003000 * Latitude End: 24.241000 * Longitude End: -55.572000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-03-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-07-08T00:00:00 * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
Comment:
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.
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| # | 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 | |
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Rossby, H Thomas |
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