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Cheney, Robert E; Richardson, Philip L (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float RI1 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399554

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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:
Kennelly, M A; McKee, T K: Gulf Stream recirculation experiment (GUSREX) and line experiment SOFAR float data 1980-1982. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 84-45, gurilr.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.866889 * Median Longitude: -67.181000 * South-bound Latitude: 36.455000 * West-bound Longitude: -67.442000 * North-bound Latitude: 37.537000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.977000
Date/Time Start: 1974-10-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-15T00:00:00
Event(s):
RI1 * Latitude Start: 36.776000 * Longitude Start: -67.292000 * Latitude End: 37.537000 * Longitude End: -67.259000 * Date/Time Start: 1974-10-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-15T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 230m
Comment:
Processing method: splined, velocity algorithm: splined. 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/sCheney, Robert ESubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sCheney, Robert ESubsurface float
Size:
18 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1974-10-07T00:0036.776-67.292-19.636-9.164
1974-10-08T00:0036.684-67.442-7.234-17.121
1974-10-09T00:0036.523-67.38121.020-19.835
1974-10-10T00:0036.455-67.12721.1528.228
1974-10-11T00:0036.634-67.0332.67029.690
1974-10-12T00:0036.834-67.0094.84919.042
1974-10-13T00:0037.002-66.977-4.70235.940
1974-10-14T00:0037.357-67.109-16.85738.726
1974-10-15T00:0037.537-67.259-14.60915.320