Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL8F [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399543
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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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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 22.168622 * Median Longitude: -65.431973 * South-bound Latitude: 22.068000 * West-bound Longitude: -66.080000 * North-bound Latitude: 22.432000 * East-bound Longitude: -64.980000
Date/Time Start: 1978-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-06-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL8F * Latitude Start: 22.169000 * Longitude Start: -64.980000 * Latitude End: 22.432000 * Longitude End: -66.080000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-06-21T00:00:00 * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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134 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Temp [°C] | 5 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 6 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 7 Press max [dbar] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-16T00:00 | 22.169 | -64.980 | -2.984 | -2.820 | 1992.75 | |
| 1978-05-17T00:00 | 22.147 | -65.005 | 3.94 | -2.388 | -2.435 | 1993.09 |
| 1978-05-18T00:00 | 22.128 | -65.025 | 3.94 | -3.463 | -1.794 | 1993.42 |
| 1978-05-19T00:00 | 22.114 | -65.054 | 3.94 | -3.583 | -1.025 | 1993.55 |
| 1978-05-20T00:00 | 22.106 | -65.084 | 3.94 | -2.149 | -1.282 | 1993.67 |
| 1978-05-21T00:00 | 22.096 | -65.102 | 3.94 | -1.672 | -0.897 | 1993.81 |
| 1978-05-22T00:00 | 22.089 | -65.116 | 3.94 | -2.031 | -0.897 | 1993.95 |
| 1978-05-23T00:00 | 22.082 | -65.133 | 3.94 | -2.150 | -1.025 | 1994.09 |
| 1978-05-24T00:00 | 22.074 | -65.151 | 3.93 | -1.434 | -0.513 | 1994.22 |
| 1978-05-25T00:00 | 22.070 | -65.163 | 3.93 | -1.672 | -0.256 | 1994.36 |
| 1978-05-26T00:00 | 22.068 | -65.177 | 3.93 | -3.106 | 0.000 | 1994.50 |
| 1978-05-27T00:00 | 22.068 | -65.203 | 3.93 | -2.628 | 0.256 | 1994.21 |
| 1978-05-28T00:00 | 22.070 | -65.225 | 3.93 | -2.628 | 0.769 | 1993.92 |
| 1978-05-29T00:00 | 22.076 | -65.247 | 3.93 | -3.703 | 0.769 | 1994.17 |
| 1978-05-30T00:00 | 22.082 | -65.278 | 3.93 | -5.017 | 0.897 | 1994.42 |
| 1978-05-31T00:00 | 22.089 | -65.320 | 3.93 | -4.897 | 0.897 | 1994.55 |
| 1978-06-01T00:00 | 22.096 | -65.361 | -4.897 | 0.897 | 1994.67 | |
| 1978-06-02T00:00 | 22.103 | -65.402 | -3.941 | 0.897 | 1994.80 | |
| 1978-06-03T00:00 | 22.110 | -65.435 | -3.225 | 0.769 | 1994.92 | |
| 1978-06-04T00:00 | 22.116 | -65.462 | -1.075 | 0.897 | 1995.13 | |
| 1978-06-05T00:00 | 22.123 | -65.471 | 0.239 | 0.769 | 1995.33 | |
| 1978-06-06T00:00 | 22.129 | -65.469 | -0.239 | 0.641 | 1995.34 | |
| 1978-06-07T00:00 | 22.134 | -65.471 | -4.657 | 2.050 | 1995.35 | |
| 1978-06-08T00:00 | 22.150 | -65.510 | -4.298 | 2.051 | 1995.36 | |
| 1978-06-09T00:00 | 22.166 | -65.546 | -0.478 | 1.410 | 1995.37 | |
| 1978-06-10T00:00 | 22.177 | -65.550 | -1.432 | 1.794 | 1995.38 | |
| 1978-06-11T00:00 | 22.191 | -65.562 | -3.462 | 2.179 | 1995.38 | |
| 1978-06-12T00:00 | 22.208 | -65.591 | -3.699 | 2.435 | 1995.39 | |
| 1978-06-13T00:00 | 22.227 | -65.622 | -4.773 | 2.948 | 1995.40 | |
| 1978-06-14T00:00 | 22.250 | -65.662 | 3.93 | -10.856 | 4.357 | 1995.41 |
| 1978-06-15T00:00 | 22.284 | -65.753 | 3.93 | -11.212 | 4.101 | 1995.42 |
| 1978-06-16T00:00 | 22.316 | -65.847 | 3.94 | -8.586 | 3.076 | 1994.21 |
| 1978-06-17T00:00 | 22.340 | -65.919 | 3.94 | -7.869 | 3.332 | 1993.00 |
| 1978-06-18T00:00 | 22.366 | -65.985 | 3.94 | -2.980 | 2.691 | 1993.09 |
| 1978-06-19T00:00 | 22.387 | -66.010 | 3.95 | -0.238 | 2.435 | 1993.17 |
| 1978-06-20T00:00 | 22.406 | -66.012 | 3.95 | -8.104 | 3.332 | 1993.42 |
| 1978-06-21T00:00 | 22.432 | -66.080 | 3.95 | -4.250 | 2.051 | 1993.67 |