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Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float PL9G. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399552

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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: 20.675694 * Median Longitude: -69.116944 * South-bound Latitude: 20.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.655000 * North-bound Latitude: 20.771000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.739000
Date/Time Start: 1980-08-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-10-04T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL9G * Latitude Start: 20.300000 * Longitude Start: -69.503000 * Latitude End: 20.739000 * Longitude End: -69.655000 * Date/Time Start: 1980-08-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-10-04T00:00:00 * 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:
72 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1980-08-30T00:0020.300-69.50315.71512.813
1980-08-31T00:0020.400-69.37315.3439.225
1980-09-01T00:0020.472-69.24614.4916.791
1980-09-02T00:0020.525-69.12612.9175.253
1980-09-03T00:0020.566-69.01911.4643.844
1980-09-04T00:0020.596-68.9249.4122.691
1980-09-05T00:0020.617-68.8467.2382.178
1980-09-06T00:0020.634-68.7864.1021.794
1980-09-07T00:0020.648-68.7521.5681.281
1980-09-08T00:0020.658-68.739-0.7241.153
1980-09-09T00:0020.667-68.745-2.6531.025
1980-09-10T00:0020.675-68.767-3.8601.025
1980-09-11T00:0020.683-68.799-4.4611.281
1980-09-12T00:0020.693-68.836-4.1001.025
1980-09-13T00:0020.701-68.870-3.8581.281
1980-09-14T00:0020.711-68.902-3.2551.409
1980-09-15T00:0020.722-68.929-2.5311.409
1980-09-16T00:0020.733-68.950-2.4121.409
1980-09-17T00:0020.744-68.970-2.5311.538
1980-09-18T00:0020.756-68.991-2.8931.281
1980-09-19T00:0020.766-69.015-3.2540.513
1980-09-20T00:0020.770-69.042-3.8560.128
1980-09-21T00:0020.771-69.074-4.460-0.256
1980-09-22T00:0020.769-69.111-4.821-0.513
1980-09-23T00:0020.765-69.151-5.183-1.281
1980-09-24T00:0020.755-69.194-5.544-1.409
1980-09-25T00:0020.744-69.240-5.666-1.666
1980-09-26T00:0020.731-69.287-5.786-1.538
1980-09-27T00:0020.719-69.335-5.908-1.153
1980-09-28T00:0020.710-69.384-6.028-0.512
1980-09-29T00:0020.706-69.434-6.0290.384
1980-09-30T00:0020.709-69.484-5.7870.641
1980-10-01T00:0020.714-69.532-5.5471.025
1980-10-02T00:0020.722-69.578-5.1841.537
1980-10-03T00:0020.734-69.621-4.0980.641
1980-10-04T00:0020.739-69.655-4.0980.641