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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL8A [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399538

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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: 23.642441 * Median Longitude: -63.225466 * South-bound Latitude: 23.286000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.802000 * North-bound Latitude: 24.198000 * East-bound Longitude: -62.083000
Date/Time Start: 1976-03-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-07-01T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL8A * Latitude Start: 24.195000 * Longitude Start: -62.083000 * Latitude End: 23.390000 * Longitude End: -63.462000 * Date/Time Start: 1976-03-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-07-01T00:00:00 * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 2000m
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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
5Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
6Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
354 data points

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