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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL9F [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399551

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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: 20.899941 * Median Longitude: -67.574992 * South-bound Latitude: 19.706000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.997000 * North-bound Latitude: 21.748000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.286000
Date/Time Start: 1980-04-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-08-13T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL9F * Latitude Start: 20.166000 * Longitude Start: -66.537000 * Latitude End: 19.706000 * Longitude End: -68.637000 * Date/Time Start: 1980-04-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-08-13T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * 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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRossby, H ThomasSubsurface float
Size:
236 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1980-04-18T00:0020.166-66.537-8.5901.153
1980-04-19T00:0020.175-66.608-8.8321.794
1980-04-20T00:0020.189-66.681-10.1622.947
1980-04-21T00:0020.212-66.765-10.5234.100
1980-04-22T00:0020.244-66.852-10.4014.613
1980-04-23T00:0020.280-66.938-10.5194.997
1980-04-24T00:0020.319-67.025-10.3955.253
1980-04-25T00:0020.360-67.111-9.9095.381
1980-04-26T00:0020.402-67.193-10.0275.381
1980-04-27T00:0020.444-67.276-9.5425.766
1980-04-28T00:0020.489-67.355-9.2976.791
1980-04-29T00:0020.542-67.432-8.6906.919
1980-04-30T00:0020.596-67.504-6.2743.459
1980-05-01T00:0020.623-67.556-3.378-0.641
1980-05-02T00:0020.618-67.584-3.1372.947
1980-05-03T00:0020.641-67.610-3.0166.663
1980-05-04T00:0020.693-67.635-2.65210.122
1980-05-05T00:0020.772-67.657-3.73718.195
1980-05-06T00:0020.914-67.688-2.52818.324
1980-05-07T00:0021.057-67.7090.12015.889
1980-05-08T00:0021.181-67.7083.60611.020
1980-05-09T00:0021.267-67.6784.44511.405
1980-05-10T00:0021.356-67.6416.3637.689
1980-05-11T00:0021.416-67.5888.4004.613
1980-05-12T00:0021.452-67.5188.7583.716
1980-05-13T00:0021.481-67.4459.1162.691
1980-05-14T00:0021.502-67.3699.2352.563
1980-05-15T00:0021.522-67.2928.8732.435
1980-05-16T00:0021.541-67.2188.6332.435
1980-05-17T00:0021.560-67.1468.8720.513
1980-05-18T00:0021.564-67.0728.751-0.513
1980-05-19T00:0021.560-66.9998.751-1.025
1980-05-20T00:0021.552-66.9268.392-1.025
1980-05-21T00:0021.544-66.8568.153-1.153
1980-05-22T00:0021.535-66.7887.674-1.410
1980-05-23T00:0021.524-66.7247.434-1.538
1980-05-24T00:0021.512-66.6627.316-2.435
1980-05-25T00:0021.493-66.6016.956-3.588
1980-05-26T00:0021.465-66.5436.478-3.844
1980-05-27T00:0021.435-66.4896.119-5.254
1980-05-28T00:0021.394-66.4385.641-7.048
1980-05-29T00:0021.339-66.3914.923-8.201
1980-05-30T00:0021.275-66.3503.603-8.457
1980-05-31T00:0021.209-66.3202.644-9.482
1980-06-01T00:0021.135-66.2981.442-9.098
1980-06-02T00:0021.064-66.286-0.120-8.457
1980-06-03T00:0020.998-66.287-1.444-8.713
1980-06-04T00:0020.930-66.299-3.009-8.842
1980-06-05T00:0020.861-66.324-4.698-8.329
1980-06-06T00:0020.796-66.363-7.230-6.535
1980-06-07T00:0020.745-66.423-8.800-5.766
1980-06-08T00:0020.700-66.496-10.128-5.382
1980-06-09T00:0020.658-66.580-11.216-5.382
1980-06-10T00:0020.616-66.673-11.944-6.150
1980-06-11T00:0020.568-66.772-11.585-9.354
1980-06-12T00:0020.495-66.868-11.591-6.919
1980-06-13T00:0020.441-66.964-12.079-6.150
1980-06-14T00:0020.393-67.064-12.202-5.125
1980-06-15T00:0020.353-67.165-13.052-3.075
1980-06-16T00:0020.329-67.273-11.603-7.816
1980-06-17T00:0020.268-67.369-12.454-5.125
1980-06-18T00:0020.228-67.472-13.909-1.025
1980-06-19T00:0020.220-67.587-15.4822.947
1980-06-20T00:0020.243-67.715-16.8107.303
1980-06-21T00:0020.300-67.854-16.3207.944
1980-06-22T00:0020.362-67.989-18.12612.813
1980-06-23T00:0020.462-68.139-17.87313.966
1980-06-24T00:0020.571-68.287-16.53313.582
1980-06-25T00:0020.677-68.424-14.35011.660
1980-06-26T00:0020.768-68.543-13.49911.532
1980-06-27T00:0020.858-68.655-10.9619.226
1980-06-28T00:0020.930-68.746-9.1508.842
1980-06-29T00:0020.999-68.822-7.4618.842
1980-06-30T00:0021.068-68.884-5.8939.738
1980-07-01T00:0021.144-68.933-4.44910.636
1980-07-02T00:0021.227-68.970-2.76311.533
1980-07-03T00:0021.317-68.993-0.48110.636
1980-07-04T00:0021.400-68.9971.9209.611
1980-07-05T00:0021.475-68.9814.5588.201
1980-07-06T00:0021.539-68.9437.3147.048
1980-07-07T00:0021.594-68.8829.7085.639
1980-07-08T00:0021.638-68.80111.9834.613
1980-07-09T00:0021.674-68.70113.2973.973
1980-07-10T00:0021.705-68.59014.0122.691
1980-07-11T00:0021.726-68.47313.6512.179
1980-07-12T00:0021.743-68.35913.2900.641
1980-07-13T00:0021.748-68.24812.572-0.769
1980-07-14T00:0021.742-68.14311.254-1.666
1980-07-15T00:0021.729-68.0499.939-3.460
1980-07-16T00:0021.702-67.9668.863-6.792
1980-07-17T00:0021.649-67.8928.147-9.996
1980-07-18T00:0021.571-67.8247.192-11.789
1980-07-19T00:0021.479-67.7646.358-13.199
1980-07-20T00:0021.376-67.7115.161-13.071
1980-07-21T00:0021.274-67.6683.483-10.764
1980-07-22T00:0021.190-67.6391.923-9.226
1980-07-23T00:0021.118-67.6230.602-8.201
1980-07-24T00:0021.054-67.618-0.963-7.176
1980-07-25T00:0020.998-67.626-2.407-5.510
1980-07-26T00:0020.955-67.646-3.611-4.997
1980-07-27T00:0020.916-67.676-3.732-7.688
1980-07-28T00:0020.856-67.707-3.252-11.276
1980-07-29T00:0020.768-67.734-3.013-13.582
1980-07-30T00:0020.662-67.759-3.136-14.607
1980-07-31T00:0020.548-67.785-3.862-14.095
1980-08-01T00:0020.438-67.817-5.435-11.532
1980-08-02T00:0020.348-67.862-7.614-7.688
1980-08-03T00:0020.288-67.925-8.946-5.766
1980-08-04T00:0020.243-67.999-10.158-4.356
1980-08-05T00:0020.209-68.083-11.008-2.819
1980-08-06T00:0020.187-68.174-10.162-4.997
1980-08-07T00:0020.148-68.258-9.196-7.559
1980-08-08T00:0020.089-68.334-7.990-10.122
1980-08-09T00:0020.010-68.400-7.509-9.994
1980-08-10T00:0019.932-68.462-7.028-10.378
1980-08-11T00:0019.851-68.520-7.032-9.609
1980-08-12T00:0019.776-68.578-7.156-8.968
1980-08-13T00:0019.706-68.637-7.402-9.096