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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL8D [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399541

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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: 23.437736 * Median Longitude: -61.477629 * South-bound Latitude: 22.417000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.068000 * North-bound Latitude: 23.949000 * East-bound Longitude: -60.527000
Date/Time Start: 1977-04-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-15T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL8D * Latitude Start: 23.703000 * Longitude Start: -60.527000 * Latitude End: 23.196000 * Longitude End: -61.400000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-04-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-15T00:00:00 * 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):
#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:
788 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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1977-04-03T00:0023.704-60.5513.92-4.6041.1531999.33
1977-04-04T00:0023.713-60.5903.92-4.7211.4101999.00
1977-04-05T00:0023.724-60.6303.92-4.2490.0001998.67
1977-04-06T00:0023.724-60.6663.92-6.8451.5381998.42
1977-04-07T00:0023.736-60.7243.92-5.7822.0511998.17
1977-04-08T00:0023.752-60.7733.92-3.3040.0001998.21
1977-04-09T00:0023.752-60.8013.92-2.4780.3841998.25
1977-04-10T00:0023.755-60.8223.92-3.6580.7691998.34
1977-04-11T00:0023.761-60.8533.92-5.5450.2561998.42
1977-04-12T00:0023.763-60.9003.92-4.9550.3851998.55
1977-04-13T00:0023.766-60.9423.92-3.6570.7691998.67
1977-04-14T00:0023.772-60.9733.92-3.8930.5131999.25
1977-04-15T00:0023.776-61.0063.92-3.0670.6411999.83
1977-04-16T00:0023.781-61.0323.92-3.1850.7691999.83
1977-04-17T00:0023.787-61.0593.93-4.1290.8971999.83
1977-04-18T00:0023.794-61.0943.93-4.1280.5132000.00
1977-04-19T00:0023.798-61.1293.93-3.7740.2562000.17
1977-04-20T00:0023.800-61.1613.92-3.1850.2562000.13
1977-04-21T00:0023.802-61.1883.92-3.892-0.5132000.08
1977-04-22T00:0023.798-61.2213.92-5.780-0.5131999.63
1977-04-23T00:0023.794-61.2703.92-3.893-0.2561999.17
1977-04-24T00:0023.792-61.3033.93-2.359-0.1281998.80
1977-04-25T00:0023.791-61.3233.93-4.364-0.3851998.42
1977-04-26T00:0023.788-61.3603.93-5.662-0.8971998.63
1977-04-27T00:0023.781-61.4083.94-4.955-1.0251998.83
1977-04-28T00:0023.773-61.4503.94-4.365-0.7691999.02
1977-04-29T00:0023.767-61.4873.94-2.950-0.7691999.20
1977-04-30T00:0023.761-61.5123.94-3.422-0.7691999.39
1977-05-01T00:0023.755-61.5413.94-3.658-0.7691999.58
1977-05-02T00:0023.749-61.5723.93-3.540-1.0261999.92
1977-05-03T00:0023.741-61.6023.93-3.304-1.0252000.25
1977-05-04T00:0023.733-61.6303.93-3.540-0.7692000.13
1977-05-05T00:0023.727-61.6603.93-3.187-0.5132000.00
1977-05-06T00:0023.723-61.6873.93-2.832-0.6411999.42
1977-05-07T00:0023.718-61.7113.93-3.187-1.1541998.83
1977-05-08T00:0023.709-61.7383.93-3.187-0.8971999.13
1977-05-09T00:0023.702-61.7653.94-2.361-0.2561999.42
1977-05-10T00:0023.700-61.7853.94-2.479-0.7691999.00
1977-05-11T00:0023.694-61.8063.94-4.014-1.6661998.58
1977-05-12T00:0023.681-61.8403.94-4.014-1.0251998.50
1977-05-13T00:0023.673-61.8743.94-2.125-0.3851998.42
1977-05-14T00:0023.670-61.8923.94-1.417-0.8971998.75
1977-05-15T00:0023.663-61.9043.93-1.771-1.0251999.08
1977-05-16T00:0023.655-61.9193.93-1.890-0.7691999.17
1977-05-17T00:0023.649-61.9353.93-2.952-0.6411999.25
1977-05-18T00:0023.644-61.9603.93-3.189-0.7691999.59
1977-05-19T00:0023.638-61.9873.93-0.945-0.8971999.92
1977-05-20T00:0023.631-61.9953.93-1.063-1.4101999.96
1977-05-21T00:0023.620-62.0043.93-1.181-1.0262000.00
1977-05-22T00:0023.612-62.0143.93-1.063-1.2822000.13
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1977-05-24T00:0023.593-62.0343.93-1.063-0.3851999.75
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1977-05-27T00:0023.582-62.0533.933.7810.5131999.33
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1977-05-31T00:0023.561-62.0653.93-0.355-0.1281999.75
1977-06-01T00:0023.560-62.0683.930.8270.3851999.84
1977-06-02T00:0023.563-62.0613.932.0090.1281999.92
1977-06-03T00:0023.564-62.0443.932.8360.1282000.13
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1977-06-17T00:0023.637-61.7903.922.5981.6661998.92
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1977-06-20T00:0023.683-61.7523.922.8332.4351999.17
1977-06-21T00:0023.702-61.7283.912.3612.6921999.38
1977-06-22T00:0023.723-61.7083.911.4162.8201999.58
1977-06-23T00:0023.745-61.6963.911.4162.5631999.67
1977-06-24T00:0023.765-61.6843.911.2982.4361999.75
1977-06-25T00:0023.784-61.6733.910.4722.1791999.92
1977-06-26T00:0023.801-61.6693.910.5891.9232000.08
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1977-06-29T00:0023.849-61.6573.910.0001.9232000.42
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1977-07-04T00:0023.909-61.6643.92-0.2361.0251998.17
1977-07-05T00:0023.917-61.6663.920.0000.8971998.50
1977-07-06T00:0023.924-61.6663.920.2361.4101998.83
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1977-07-08T00:0023.943-61.6693.92-1.1780.3841999.33
1977-07-09T00:0023.946-61.6793.92-0.5890.2561999.58
1977-07-10T00:0023.948-61.6843.930.0000.1281999.83
1977-07-11T00:0023.949-61.6843.930.9420.0001999.58
1977-07-12T00:0023.949-61.6763.931.060-0.1281999.33
1977-07-13T00:0023.948-61.6673.930.707-0.5131999.70
1977-07-14T00:0023.944-61.6613.930.707-0.6412000.08
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1977-07-16T00:0023.934-61.6493.930.825-0.6412000.08
1977-07-17T00:0023.929-61.6423.931.414-0.7691999.75
1977-07-18T00:0023.923-61.6303.931.414-1.1541999.42
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1977-07-27T00:0023.858-61.5103.931.414-0.7691999.75
1977-07-28T00:0023.852-61.4983.931.179-1.0251999.83
1977-07-29T00:0023.844-61.4883.930.708-1.5382000.04
1977-07-30T00:0023.832-61.4823.930.589-1.6662000.25
1977-07-31T00:0023.819-61.4773.931.062-1.1542000.34
1977-08-01T00:0023.810-61.4683.931.651-1.1542000.42
1977-08-02T00:0023.801-61.4543.931.769-1.9232000.05
1977-08-03T00:0023.786-61.4393.931.062-2.3071999.67
1977-08-04T00:0023.768-61.4303.930.472-2.6921999.38
1977-08-05T00:0023.747-61.4263.930.944-2.8201999.08
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1977-08-07T00:0023.701-61.4093.930.000-3.0761999.08
1977-08-08T00:0023.677-61.4093.93-0.472-3.0761998.75
1977-08-09T00:0023.653-61.4133.930.118-3.4611998.42
1977-08-10T00:0023.626-61.4123.930.118-4.2301998.96
1977-08-11T00:0023.593-61.4113.940.236-4.1021999.50
1977-08-12T00:0023.561-61.4093.94-0.945-4.2301999.54
1977-08-13T00:0023.528-61.4173.94-0.709-4.3581999.58
1977-08-14T00:0023.494-61.4233.94-0.236-4.8711999.79
1977-08-15T00:0023.456-61.4253.94-0.710-4.9992000.00
1977-08-16T00:0023.417-61.4313.94-1.183-4.9991999.88
1977-08-17T00:0023.378-61.4413.94-1.657-5.2551999.75
1977-08-18T00:0023.337-61.4553.94-0.947-4.9992000.04
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1977-08-27T00:0022.949-61.4863.940.119-5.1271999.38
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