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Cheney, Robert E; Richardson, Philip L (2006): Current veolcity from SOFAR float RI3. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399556

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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: 36.978286 * Median Longitude: -67.035071 * South-bound Latitude: 36.098000 * West-bound Longitude: -67.835000 * North-bound Latitude: 37.582000 * East-bound Longitude: -66.587000
Date/Time Start: 1974-10-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
RI3 * Latitude Start: 36.545000 * Longitude Start: -67.835000 * Latitude End: 37.506000 * Longitude End: -67.187000 * Date/Time Start: 1974-10-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-10-21T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 770m
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:
28 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1974-10-08T00:0036.545-67.83522.757-42.783
1974-10-09T00:0036.242-67.60027.657-31.177
1974-10-10T00:0036.098-67.28239.198-4.732
1974-10-11T00:0036.198-66.91629.34233.153
1974-10-12T00:0036.529-66.72517.35738.178
1974-10-13T00:0036.756-66.5873.65529.130
1974-10-14T00:0037.014-66.660-11.73432.179
1974-10-15T00:0037.223-66.751-7.36622.104
1974-10-16T00:0037.375-66.815-6.58718.515
1974-10-17T00:0037.503-66.891-9.34311.734
1974-10-18T00:0037.556-66.992-10.3864.300
1974-10-19T00:0037.582-67.087-9.2491.510
1974-10-20T00:0037.569-67.163-5.070-5.331
1974-10-21T00:0037.506-67.187-1.146-9.473