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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL8E. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399542

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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: 22.917843 * Median Longitude: -62.712600 * South-bound Latitude: 22.525000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.092000 * North-bound Latitude: 23.701000 * East-bound Longitude: -61.313000
Date/Time Start: 1977-12-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-04-20T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL8E * Latitude Start: 23.644000 * Longitude Start: -61.411000 * Latitude End: 22.706000 * Longitude End: -64.087000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-12-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-04-20T00:00:00 * 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:
506 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]
1977-12-02T00:0023.644-61.4113.993.3072.1791999.67
1977-12-03T00:0023.661-61.3833.997.6753.5891999.75
1977-12-04T00:0023.689-61.3183.980.5900.6411999.71
1977-12-05T00:0023.694-61.3133.990.0000.2561999.67
1977-12-06T00:0023.696-61.3133.99-0.5900.1281999.92
1977-12-07T00:0023.697-61.3183.99-0.9440.3852000.17
1977-12-08T00:0023.700-61.3263.99-1.0620.1282000.21
1977-12-09T00:0023.701-61.3353.99-1.181-0.8972000.25
1977-12-10T00:0023.694-61.3453.99-2.125-1.4102000.09
1977-12-11T00:0023.683-61.3633.99-2.125-1.4101999.92
1977-12-12T00:0023.672-61.3813.99-2.597-2.0511999.42
1977-12-13T00:0023.656-61.4033.99-2.244-2.3071998.92
1977-12-14T00:0023.638-61.4223.99-1.653-1.9231999.00
1977-12-15T00:0023.623-61.4363.99-1.890-2.0511999.08
1977-12-16T00:0023.607-61.4523.99-2.717-2.4361999.00
1977-12-17T00:0023.588-61.4753.99-3.190-2.9481998.92
1977-12-18T00:0023.565-61.5023.99-3.545-2.9481999.13
1977-12-19T00:0023.542-61.5323.99-3.900-2.9481999.33
1977-12-20T00:0023.519-61.5653.99-4.610-2.9481999.38
1977-12-21T00:0023.496-61.6044.00-4.729-3.0761999.42
1977-12-22T00:0023.472-61.6444.00-4.139-3.3331999.21
1977-12-23T00:0023.446-61.6794.00-5.085-3.9731999.00
1977-12-24T00:0023.415-61.7223.99-5.678-4.6151998.79
1977-12-25T00:0023.379-61.7704.00-4.141-3.9731998.58
1977-12-26T00:0023.348-61.8054.00-4.497-4.2301998.54
1977-12-27T00:0023.315-61.843-5.446-4.4861998.50
1977-12-28T00:0023.280-61.889-5.447-3.7171998.67
1977-12-29T00:0023.251-61.935-5.330-2.9481998.83
1977-12-30T00:0023.228-61.980-3.554-4.1021998.91
1977-12-31T00:0023.196-62.010-3.081-4.9991999.00
1978-01-01T00:0023.157-62.036-5.096-3.5891999.09
1978-01-02T00:0023.129-62.079-5.453-2.8201999.17
1978-01-03T00:0023.107-62.125-4.268-3.9731999.30
1978-01-04T00:0023.076-62.161-4.032-4.1011999.42
1978-01-05T00:0023.044-62.195-3.678-3.0762000.17
1978-01-06T00:0023.020-62.226-3.559-2.4352000.92
1978-01-07T00:0023.001-62.256-5.458-3.3322000.21
1978-01-08T00:0022.975-62.302-5.341-3.4611999.50
1978-01-09T00:0022.948-62.347-3.442-2.6921999.17
1978-01-10T00:0022.927-62.376-4.037-2.1791998.83
1978-01-11T00:0022.910-62.410-4.156-2.3071999.50
1978-01-12T00:0022.892-62.445-3.444-2.4352000.17
1978-01-13T00:0022.873-62.474-3.088-2.6921999.63
1978-01-14T00:0022.852-62.500-2.851-2.6921999.08
1978-01-15T00:0022.831-62.524-3.327-2.0511998.70
1978-01-16T00:0022.815-62.552-3.446-1.9231998.33
1978-01-17T00:0022.800-62.581-3.446-2.3071998.38
1978-01-18T00:0022.782-62.610-3.447-2.3071998.42
1978-01-19T00:0022.764-62.639-3.447-1.9221998.59
1978-01-20T00:0022.749-62.668-2.972-1.7941998.75
1978-01-21T00:0022.735-62.693-2.734-2.3071998.79
1978-01-22T00:0022.717-62.716-3.448-2.8201998.83
1978-01-23T00:0022.695-62.745-2.973-2.5631998.92
1978-01-24T00:0022.675-62.770-1.546-2.1791999.00
1978-01-25T00:0022.658-62.783-1.547-1.9231999.25
1978-01-26T00:0022.643-62.796-2.498-1.5381999.50
1978-01-27T00:0022.631-62.817-2.380-1.7941999.54
1978-01-28T00:0022.617-62.837-0.714-1.9231999.58
1978-01-29T00:0022.602-62.8430.119-1.7941999.95
1978-01-30T00:0022.588-62.842-0.595-1.1532000.33
1978-01-31T00:0022.579-62.847-1.9040.1282000.20
1978-02-01T00:0022.580-62.863-1.072-0.2562000.08
1978-02-02T00:0022.578-62.8720.119-2.1791999.83
1978-02-03T00:0022.561-62.871-0.119-2.1791999.58
1978-02-04T00:0022.544-62.8720.476-0.3851999.13
1978-02-05T00:0022.541-62.868-0.238-0.1281998.67
1978-02-06T00:0022.540-62.870-1.072-0.5131998.80
1978-02-07T00:0022.536-62.879-1.309-0.6411998.92
1978-02-08T00:0022.531-62.8903.99-0.238-0.2561999.09
1978-02-09T00:0022.529-62.8923.990.476-0.2561999.25
1978-02-10T00:0022.527-62.8883.981.191-0.2561998.54
1978-02-11T00:0022.525-62.8783.971.0720.1281997.83
1978-02-12T00:0022.526-62.8693.970.3570.3851997.17
1978-02-13T00:0022.529-62.8663.970.3570.1281996.50
1978-02-14T00:0022.530-62.8633.970.2380.6411996.38
1978-02-15T00:0022.535-62.8613.970.0001.0251996.25
1978-02-16T00:0022.543-62.8613.960.2380.6411996.29
1978-02-17T00:0022.548-62.8593.960.833-0.2561996.33
1978-02-18T00:0022.546-62.8523.960.4760.1281997.33
1978-02-19T00:0022.547-62.8483.96-0.5951.0251998.33
1978-02-20T00:0022.555-62.8533.960.9520.0001997.67
1978-02-21T00:0022.555-62.8453.96-0.4761.2821997.00
1978-02-22T00:0022.565-62.8493.95-1.6672.6911996.46
1978-02-23T00:0022.586-62.8633.950.7140.7691995.92
1978-02-24T00:0022.592-62.8573.95-0.4761.2821996.80
1978-02-25T00:0022.602-62.8613.95-1.4281.2821997.67
1978-02-26T00:0022.612-62.8733.95-1.4281.1541997.25
1978-02-27T00:0022.621-62.8853.95-1.1901.5381996.83
1978-02-28T00:0022.633-62.8953.94-0.4761.6661997.20
1978-03-01T00:0022.646-62.8993.940.5951.0251997.58
1978-03-02T00:0022.654-62.8943.93-0.5941.1541997.54
1978-03-03T00:0022.663-62.8993.93-2.1411.1541997.50
1978-03-04T00:0022.672-62.9173.92-1.9031.2811997.63
1978-03-05T00:0022.682-62.9333.92-1.6651.5381997.75
1978-03-06T00:0022.694-62.9473.92-2.7361.6661997.84
1978-03-07T00:0022.707-62.9703.92-3.0921.9221997.92
1978-03-08T00:0022.722-62.9963.92-2.9732.4351997.96
1978-03-09T00:0022.741-63.0213.92-1.9021.7941998.00
1978-03-10T00:0022.755-63.0373.92-0.9511.4101998.00
1978-03-11T00:0022.766-63.0453.92-1.4271.2811998.00
1978-03-12T00:0022.776-63.0573.93-2.3771.1541998.21
1978-03-13T00:0022.785-63.0773.93-2.3770.6411998.42
1978-03-14T00:0022.790-63.0973.92-3.2091.6661997.96
1978-03-15T00:0022.803-63.1243.92-3.3271.7941997.50
1978-03-16T00:0022.817-63.1523.92-2.4951.2821998.63
1978-03-17T00:0022.827-63.1733.92-2.2580.7691999.75
1978-03-18T00:0022.833-63.1923.92-2.8510.6411999.34
1978-03-19T00:0022.838-63.2163.92-2.3760.8971998.92
1978-03-20T00:0022.845-63.2363.92-2.8510.6411999.71
1978-03-21T00:0022.850-63.2603.92-4.5140.6412000.50
1978-03-22T00:0022.855-63.2983.92-3.4450.8971999.88
1978-03-23T00:0022.862-63.3273.93-2.9700.8971999.25
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1978-03-25T00:0022.870-63.3783.93-4.0380.6411999.83
1978-03-26T00:0022.875-63.4123.93-4.8701.2821999.95
1978-03-27T00:0022.885-63.4533.93-3.2070.6412000.08
1978-03-28T00:0022.890-63.4803.93-2.494-0.1282000.67
1978-03-29T00:0022.889-63.5013.93-1.425-0.3852001.25
1978-03-30T00:0022.886-63.5133.92-1.781-0.6412000.65
1978-03-31T00:0022.881-63.5283.93-3.682-0.3852000.04
1978-04-01T00:0022.878-63.5593.93-3.4450.0001999.43
1978-04-02T00:0022.878-63.5883.94-3.444-0.5131998.83
1978-04-03T00:0022.874-63.6173.94-2.850-0.1281998.75
1978-04-04T00:0022.873-63.6413.94-2.019-0.3841998.67
1978-04-05T00:0022.870-63.6583.93-2.256-0.8971998.59
1978-04-06T00:0022.863-63.6773.93-2.138-1.2821998.50
1978-04-07T00:0022.853-63.6953.93-2.732-1.1541998.54
1978-04-08T00:0022.844-63.7183.93-4.277-0.2561998.58
1978-04-09T00:0022.842-63.7543.93-4.277-0.8971998.58
1978-04-10T00:0022.835-63.790-2.495-2.0511998.58
1978-04-11T00:0022.819-63.811-3.327-1.2821998.54
1978-04-12T00:0022.809-63.839-5.347-0.6411998.50
1978-04-13T00:0022.804-63.884-4.278-1.4101998.67
1978-04-14T00:0022.793-63.920-2.971-1.9221998.83
1978-04-15T00:0022.778-63.945-5.705-0.7691999.13
1978-04-16T00:0022.772-63.993-7.6070.5131999.42
1978-04-17T00:0022.776-64.057-4.160-1.2811999.46
1978-04-18T00:0022.766-64.0921.070-4.2301999.50
1978-04-19T00:0022.733-64.083-0.475-3.4611999.59
1978-04-20T00:0022.706-64.087-5.113-1.5381999.67