Citation:

PANGAEA.399549

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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

Project(s):

World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 18.085019 * Median Longitude: -58.553319 * South-bound Latitude: 17.584000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.037000 * North-bound Latitude: 18.495000 * East-bound Longitude: -58.150000

Date/Time Start: 1978-05-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-25T00:00:00

Event(s):

PL9D * Latitude Start: 18.248000 * Longitude Start: -58.769000 * Latitude End: 18.487000 * Longitude End: -59.037000 * Date/Time Start: 1978-05-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1978-10-25T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m

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	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

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

Size:

419 data points

Data

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1 Date/Time	2 Latitude	3 Longitude	4 Cur vel U [cm/s]	5 Cur vel V [cm/s]	6 Press max [dbar]
1978-05-19T00:00	18.248	-58.769	6.120	-4.996	698.42
1978-05-20T00:00	18.209	-58.719	3.918	-5.636	698.42
1978-05-21T00:00	18.165	-58.687	1.470	-6.661	698.42
1978-05-22T00:00	18.113	-58.675	-0.245	-6.917	698.42
1978-05-23T00:00	18.059	-58.677	-1.961	-8.582	698.42
1978-05-24T00:00	17.992	-58.693	-3.555	-10.120	698.42
1978-05-25T00:00	17.913	-58.722	-7.113	-10.120	698.42
1978-05-26T00:00	17.834	-58.780	-9.079	-10.119	698.42
1978-05-27T00:00	17.755	-58.854	2.128	-3.352	698.42
1978-05-28T00:00	17.729	-58.837	2.128	-3.352	698.42
1978-05-29T00:00	17.703	-58.819	2.128	-3.352	698.42
1978-05-30T00:00	17.677	-58.802	2.129	-3.352	698.54
1978-05-31T00:00	17.650	-58.785	2.129	-3.352	698.66
1978-06-01T00:00	17.624	-58.767	2.129	-3.352
1978-06-02T00:00	17.598	-58.750	4.914	-0.128
1978-06-03T00:00	17.597	-58.710	1.597	-1.025
1978-06-04T00:00	17.589	-58.697	2.088	-0.641
1978-06-05T00:00	17.584	-58.680	4.792	1.025
1978-06-06T00:00	17.592	-58.641	6.511	2.178
1978-06-07T00:00	17.609	-58.588	12.162	4.867
1978-06-08T00:00	17.647	-58.489	14.001	5.508
1978-06-09T00:00	17.690	-58.375	10.683	4.227
1978-06-10T00:00	17.723	-58.288	7.857	3.074
1978-06-11T00:00	17.747	-58.224	5.401	2.178
1978-06-12T00:00	17.764	-58.180	2.700	1.281
1978-06-13T00:00	17.774	-58.158	0.982	1.537
1978-06-14T00:00	17.786	-58.150	-0.613	0.384
1978-06-15T00:00	17.789	-58.155	-1.595	-0.256
1978-06-16T00:00	17.787	-58.168	-1.963	0.000
1978-06-17T00:00	17.787	-58.184	-2.332	0.128
1978-06-18T00:00	17.788	-58.203	-2.332	0.897
1978-06-19T00:00	17.795	-58.222	-3.313	0.128
1978-06-20T00:00	17.796	-58.249	-5.031	-0.768
1978-06-21T00:00	17.790	-58.290	-3.927	0.640
1978-06-22T00:00	17.795	-58.322	-1.473	1.665
1978-06-23T00:00	17.808	-58.334	-0.368	2.306
1978-06-24T00:00	17.826	-58.337	0.000	2.690
1978-06-25T00:00	17.847	-58.337	-0.490	2.562
1978-06-26T00:00	17.867	-58.341	-0.123	2.818
1978-06-27T00:00	17.889	-58.342	-1.227	2.306
1978-06-28T00:00	17.907	-58.352	-2.698	2.178
1978-06-29T00:00	17.924	-58.374	-2.084	2.818
1978-06-30T00:00	17.946	-58.391	-1.349	3.074
1978-07-01T00:00	17.970	-58.402	-0.981	3.459
1978-07-02T00:00	17.997	-58.410	-0.613	3.715
1978-07-03T00:00	18.026	-58.415	-0.612	3.587
1978-07-04T00:00	18.054	-58.420	-0.368	3.458	700.34
1978-07-05T00:00	18.081	-58.423	-0.367	3.203	700.15
1978-07-06T00:00	18.106	-58.426	-1.470	2.177	699.96
1978-07-07T00:00	18.123	-58.438	-1.592	2.178	699.77
1978-07-08T00:00	18.140	-58.451	-1.225	2.306	699.58
1978-07-09T00:00	18.158	-58.461	-1.103	2.434	699.38
1978-07-10T00:00	18.177	-58.470	-1.224	2.306	699.17
1978-07-11T00:00	18.195	-58.480	-1.347	2.562	699.32
1978-07-12T00:00	18.215	-58.491	-0.979	2.690	699.46
1978-07-13T00:00	18.236	-58.499	-0.489	2.562	699.60
1978-07-14T00:00	18.256	-58.503	-0.612	2.434	699.75
1978-07-15T00:00	18.275	-58.508	-0.857	2.434	699.40
1978-07-16T00:00	18.294	-58.515	-0.612	2.434	699.04
1978-07-17T00:00	18.313	-58.520	0.000	2.562	698.68
1978-07-18T00:00	18.333	-58.520	0.000	2.434	698.33
1978-07-19T00:00	18.352	-58.520	0.367	2.434
1978-07-20T00:00	18.371	-58.517	-0.979	2.049
1978-07-21T00:00	18.387	-58.525	-2.568	1.409
1978-07-22T00:00	18.398	-58.546	-2.079	1.537
1978-07-23T00:00	18.410	-58.563	-1.590	1.921
1978-07-24T00:00	18.425	-58.576	-1.345	1.922
1978-07-25T00:00	18.440	-58.587	-0.489	1.793
1978-07-26T00:00	18.454	-58.591	0.122	1.537
1978-07-27T00:00	18.466	-58.590	1.467	1.281
1978-07-28T00:00	18.476	-58.578	1.956	1.665
1978-07-29T00:00	18.489	-58.562	0.856	0.512
1978-07-30T00:00	18.493	-58.555	0.489	-0.128
1978-07-31T00:00	18.492	-58.551	0.611	0.384
1978-08-01T00:00	18.495	-58.546	0.367	-0.128	700.17
1978-08-02T00:00	18.494	-58.543	0.733	-0.768	700.02
1978-08-03T00:00	18.488	-58.537	0.244	-1.025	699.88
1978-08-04T00:00	18.480	-58.535	0.244	-1.025	699.73
1978-08-05T00:00	18.472	-58.533	1.345	-0.384	699.58
1978-08-06T00:00	18.469	-58.522	1.100	-0.640	699.11
1978-08-07T00:00	18.464	-58.513	0.734	-1.281	698.63
1978-08-08T00:00	18.454	-58.507	0.734	-1.537	698.16
1978-08-09T00:00	18.442	-58.501	0.367	-1.921	697.69
1978-08-10T00:00	18.427	-58.498	0.122	-1.921	697.21
1978-08-11T00:00	18.412	-58.497	0.000	-2.050	696.74
1978-08-12T00:00	18.396	-58.497	0.000	-2.306	697.71
1978-08-13T00:00	18.378	-58.497	-0.611	-2.178	698.67
1978-08-14T00:00	18.361	-58.502	-0.979	-2.434
1978-08-15T00:00	18.342	-58.510	-0.979	-2.434
1978-08-16T00:00	18.323	-58.518	-2.324	-3.074
1978-08-17T00:00	18.299	-58.537	-2.937	-3.330
1978-08-18T00:00	18.273	-58.561	-2.815	-3.203
1978-08-19T00:00	18.248	-58.584	-1.591	-2.306
1978-08-20T00:00	18.230	-58.597	-2.571	-2.690
1978-08-21T00:00	18.209	-58.618	-3.550	-2.946
1978-08-22T00:00	18.186	-58.647	-1.837	-2.178
1978-08-23T00:00	18.169	-58.662	-1.714	-2.306
1978-08-24T00:00	18.151	-58.676	-3.429	-2.818
1978-08-25T00:00	18.129	-58.704	-2.818	-2.049
1978-08-26T00:00	18.113	-58.727	-1.960	-1.665
1978-08-27T00:00	18.100	-58.743	-1.593	-1.537
1978-08-28T00:00	18.088	-58.756	-1.960	-1.409
1978-08-29T00:00	18.077	-58.772	-1.348	-1.409	698.91
1978-08-30T00:00	18.066	-58.783	-1.225	-1.281	698.41
1978-08-31T00:00	18.056	-58.793	-1.716	-1.409	697.92
1978-09-01T00:00	18.045	-58.807	-2.084	-1.281	698.42
1978-09-02T00:00	18.035	-58.824	-1.348	-0.769	698.92
1978-09-03T00:00	18.029	-58.835	-0.368	0.000	698.38
1978-09-04T00:00	18.029	-58.838	-0.367	-0.384	697.83
1978-09-05T00:00	18.026	-58.841	0.490	0.000	699.41
1978-09-06T00:00	18.026	-58.837	0.735	0.256	700.99
1978-09-07T00:00	18.028	-58.831	0.490	-0.384	699.63
1978-09-08T00:00	18.025	-58.827	0.858	-0.256	698.26
1978-09-09T00:00	18.023	-58.820	1.225	-0.256	698.55
1978-09-10T00:00	18.021	-58.810	1.226	-1.025	698.83
1978-09-11T00:00	18.013	-58.800	1.961	-0.897	699.10
1978-09-12T00:00	18.006	-58.784	2.942	-0.512	699.36
1978-09-13T00:00	18.002	-58.760	3.677	-0.256	699.63
1978-09-14T00:00	18.000	-58.730	4.168	-0.640	699.89
1978-09-15T00:00	17.995	-58.696	4.045	-1.025	700.15
1978-09-16T00:00	17.987	-58.663	4.045	-1.281	700.42
1978-09-17T00:00	17.977	-58.630	4.413	-1.153	699.50
1978-09-18T00:00	17.968	-58.594	4.536	-1.409	698.58
1978-09-19T00:00	17.957	-58.557	3.678	-2.434	698.58
1978-09-20T00:00	17.938	-58.527	3.311	-2.946	698.58
1978-09-21T00:00	17.915	-58.500	3.556	-2.050	698.58
1978-09-22T00:00	17.899	-58.471	3.434	-1.537	698.58
1978-09-23T00:00	17.887	-58.443	2.944	-1.537	698.58
1978-09-24T00:00	17.875	-58.419	2.085	-1.665	698.58
1978-09-25T00:00	17.862	-58.402	1.717	-1.153	698.58
1978-09-26T00:00	17.853	-58.388	4.048	2.306	698.58
1978-09-27T00:00	17.871	-58.355	2.944	2.306	698.58
1978-09-28T00:00	17.889	-58.331	0.981	1.921	698.58
1978-09-29T00:00	17.904	-58.323	0.736	1.665	698.58
1978-09-30T00:00	17.917	-58.317	0.246	1.281	698.58
1978-10-01T00:00	17.927	-58.315	0.736	2.818	698.58
1978-10-02T00:00	17.949	-58.309	-0.736	2.562	698.58
1978-10-03T00:00	17.969	-58.315	-1.962	2.306	698.58
1978-10-04T00:00	17.987	-58.331	-1.471	2.946	698.58
1978-10-05T00:00	18.010	-58.343	-0.858	3.587	698.58
1978-10-06T00:00	18.038	-58.350	-1.961	3.330	698.58
1978-10-07T00:00	18.064	-58.366	-2.696	3.203	698.58
1978-10-08T00:00	18.089	-58.388	-2.818	3.202	698.58
1978-10-09T00:00	18.114	-58.411	-3.307	2.818	698.58
1978-10-10T00:00	18.136	-58.438	-3.307	2.818	698.58
1978-10-11T00:00	18.158	-58.465	-3.551	3.074	698.58
1978-10-12T00:00	18.182	-58.494	-3.796	2.818	698.58
1978-10-13T00:00	18.204	-58.525	-3.918	2.434	698.58
1978-10-14T00:00	18.223	-58.557	-3.673	2.690	698.58
1978-10-15T00:00	18.244	-58.587	-3.917	2.690	698.58
1978-10-16T00:00	18.265	-58.619	-4.284	2.690	698.58
1978-10-17T00:00	18.286	-58.654	-5.018	2.818	698.58
1978-10-18T00:00	18.308	-58.695	-5.751	2.818	698.58
1978-10-19T00:00	18.330	-58.742	-5.628	3.331	698.58
1978-10-20T00:00	18.356	-58.788	-7.095	3.074	698.58
1978-10-21T00:00	18.380	-58.846	-6.727	3.203	698.58
1978-10-22T00:00	18.405	-58.901	-5.992	3.202	698.58
1978-10-23T00:00	18.430	-58.950	-5.992	3.202	698.58
1978-10-24T00:00	18.455	-58.999	-4.646	4.099	698.58
1978-10-25T00:00	18.487	-59.037	-1.103	0.781	698.58