Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL8C [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399540
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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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 23.548095 * Median Longitude: -59.812857 * South-bound Latitude: 23.442000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.984000 * North-bound Latitude: 23.643000 * East-bound Longitude: -59.729000
Date/Time Start: 1977-02-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-03-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL8C * Latitude Start: 23.442000 * Longitude Start: -59.781000 * Latitude End: 23.643000 * Longitude End: -59.984000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-02-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-03-17T00:00:00 * Location: South 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):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
4 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
5 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
6 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
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63 data points
Data
1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 6 Press max [dbar] |
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1977-02-25T00:00 | 23.442 | -59.781 | 1.419 | 2.564 | 1999.96 |
1977-02-26T00:00 | 23.462 | -59.769 | 0.118 | 2.820 | 2000.17 |
1977-02-27T00:00 | 23.484 | -59.768 | -0.828 | 2.564 | 1999.92 |
1977-02-28T00:00 | 23.504 | -59.775 | -0.236 | 1.923 | 1999.67 |
1977-03-01T00:00 | 23.519 | -59.777 | 2.955 | -0.641 | 1999.30 |
1977-03-02T00:00 | 23.514 | -59.752 | 2.719 | -1.154 | 1998.92 |
1977-03-03T00:00 | 23.505 | -59.729 | -0.591 | 0.769 | 1998.50 |
1977-03-04T00:00 | 23.511 | -59.734 | -0.946 | 1.666 | 1998.08 |
1977-03-05T00:00 | 23.524 | -59.742 | -2.246 | 2.051 | 1998.38 |
1977-03-06T00:00 | 23.540 | -59.761 | -2.836 | 1.282 | 1998.67 |
1977-03-07T00:00 | 23.550 | -59.785 | -2.009 | 0.385 | 1998.88 |
1977-03-08T00:00 | 23.553 | -59.802 | 0.354 | 0.641 | 1999.08 |
1977-03-09T00:00 | 23.558 | -59.799 | 0.236 | 1.282 | 1998.63 |
1977-03-10T00:00 | 23.568 | -59.797 | -2.363 | 1.025 | 1998.17 |
1977-03-11T00:00 | 23.576 | -59.817 | -3.544 | 1.666 | 1998.80 |
1977-03-12T00:00 | 23.589 | -59.847 | -3.544 | 1.538 | 1999.42 |
1977-03-13T00:00 | 23.601 | -59.877 | -2.599 | 1.282 | 1999.55 |
1977-03-14T00:00 | 23.611 | -59.899 | -2.717 | 1.282 | 1999.67 |
1977-03-15T00:00 | 23.621 | -59.922 | -3.661 | 1.795 | 1999.96 |
1977-03-16T00:00 | 23.635 | -59.953 | -3.661 | 1.025 | 2000.25 |
1977-03-17T00:00 | 23.643 | -59.984 | -4.008 | 0.481 | 2000.25 |