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Owens, W Brechner; Price, James F (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float SL131A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399586

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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:
Price, James F; McKee, T K; Owens, W Brechner; Valdes, J R: Site L SOFAR float experiment 1982-1985. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 87-52, sitel.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 34.171133 * Median Longitude: -71.975567 * South-bound Latitude: 33.137000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.293000 * North-bound Latitude: 35.860000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.632000
Date/Time Start: 1983-02-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-05-02T00:00:00
Event(s):
SL131A * Latitude Start: 33.958000 * Longitude Start: -70.281000 * Latitude End: 35.163000 * Longitude End: -70.463000 * Date/Time Start: 1983-02-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-05-02T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
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
Temperature, waterTemp°COwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
330 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]
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1983-02-03T00:0033.973-70.32614.10-5.7450.878787.00
1983-02-04T00:0033.973-70.35514.20-2.1241.167784.71
1983-02-05T00:0033.967-70.38414.12-4.749-1.483782.42
1983-02-06T00:0033.957-70.42414.03-3.390-0.369778.64
1983-02-07T00:0033.943-70.46714.05-3.545-3.681774.85
1983-02-08T00:0033.922-70.50614.06-6.423-4.170773.46
1983-02-09T00:0033.904-70.56714.08-6.745-1.569772.08
1983-02-10T00:0033.872-70.61014.10-5.798-3.929770.13
1983-02-11T00:0033.839-70.68514.07-6.316-4.923768.17
1983-02-12T00:0033.807-70.74114.03-7.432-4.136770.30
1983-02-13T00:0033.771-70.80814.12-4.484-3.697772.47
1983-02-14T00:0033.748-70.86214.21-7.083-3.712768.02
1983-02-15T00:0033.726-70.93614.11-9.750-2.835763.52
1983-02-16T00:0033.690-71.01114.00-6.495-3.626763.74
1983-02-17T00:0033.654-71.08614.02-10.350-4.788763.99
1983-02-18T00:0033.624-71.18014.05-10.213-6.402769.36
1983-02-19T00:0033.579-71.26714.07-9.567-3.978774.78
1983-02-20T00:0033.547-71.37814.09-11.541-3.852775.98
1983-02-21T00:0033.505-71.48114.12-13.981-5.268777.14
1983-02-22T00:0033.467-71.61114.14-11.910-5.198778.43
1983-02-23T00:0033.428-71.74314.05-12.030-6.662779.72
1983-02-24T00:0033.400-71.83713.96-7.951-1.037781.34
1983-02-25T00:0033.380-71.94013.80-17.255-4.767782.97
1983-02-26T00:0033.353-72.05713.64-11.310-0.251784.30
1983-02-27T00:0033.339-72.15613.66-9.225-2.594785.64
1983-02-28T00:0033.331-72.24013.69-8.565-0.639786.97
1983-03-01T00:0033.340-72.33013.73-8.5353.649788.31
1983-03-02T00:0033.358-72.39613.78-7.5071.661790.43
1983-03-03T00:0033.366-72.47013.82-6.073-0.424792.55
1983-03-04T00:0033.363-72.51913.87-4.481-0.674797.08
1983-03-05T00:0033.347-72.56913.91-6.872-5.157801.62
1983-03-06T00:0033.314-72.60413.96-4.464-1.442799.75
1983-03-07T00:0033.280-72.67413.77-7.125-5.016797.83
1983-03-08T00:0033.248-72.75013.57-11.187-5.612798.19
1983-03-09T00:0033.200-72.86513.57-11.652-5.776798.57
1983-03-10T00:0033.167-73.00613.57-17.265-5.174801.67
1983-03-11T00:0033.142-73.12313.57-13.702-0.430804.80
1983-03-12T00:0033.137-73.25413.57-13.8620.694804.36
1983-03-13T00:0033.138-73.38913.48-13.1850.915803.90
1983-03-14T00:0033.157-73.51513.39-13.2532.873807.75
1983-03-15T00:0033.198-73.64113.43-14.3005.420811.62
1983-03-16T00:0033.240-73.76013.47-11.4557.549810.57
1983-03-17T00:0033.301-73.86513.46-11.4457.078809.49
1983-03-18T00:0033.359-73.97313.44-9.7367.588809.81
1983-03-19T00:0033.438-74.04713.47-7.20910.587810.15
1983-03-20T00:0033.499-74.12113.51-11.1098.150806.96
1983-03-21T00:0033.569-74.18413.40-4.42610.322803.75
1983-03-22T00:0033.648-74.23513.28-3.13210.820806.67
1983-03-23T00:0033.734-74.26813.32-3.3509.453809.63
1983-03-24T00:0033.812-74.27613.361.91713.695809.11
1983-03-25T00:0033.897-74.29313.37-3.8848.968808.57
1983-03-26T00:0033.996-74.29013.391.50110.191809.07
1983-03-27T00:0034.066-74.26913.324.36111.231809.57
1983-03-28T00:0034.146-74.22013.256.9939.936812.63
1983-03-29T00:0034.227-74.19013.280.6728.477815.71
1983-03-30T00:0034.294-74.17013.323.69510.136813.91
1983-03-31T00:0034.395-74.10913.288.20116.341812.08
1983-04-01T00:0034.537-74.03913.238.30217.585812.61
1983-04-02T00:0034.687-73.91913.5017.47723.406813.15
1983-04-03T00:0034.856-73.73113.7725.05819.668821.67
1983-04-04T00:0035.030-73.45914.0433.56620.062830.25
1983-04-05T00:0035.110-73.11514.3126.638-5.370831.00
1983-04-06T00:0035.056-72.97914.722.578-7.412831.69
1983-04-07T00:0035.086-73.01815.13-10.20018.703832.38
1983-04-08T00:0035.257-73.03814.289.77326.573833.06
1983-04-09T00:0035.440-72.85213.4226.84922.041828.64
1983-04-10T00:0035.589-72.53413.3438.19716.954824.18
1983-04-11T00:0035.691-72.14813.2647.18111.142823.16
1983-04-12T00:0035.755-71.69313.6347.1768.050822.16
1983-04-13T00:0035.828-71.28414.0142.9836.776827.11
1983-04-14T00:0035.860-70.91513.7831.274-4.877832.11
1983-04-15T00:0035.798-70.57813.5537.357-8.795832.19
1983-04-16T00:0035.683-70.24313.8332.249-17.304832.23
1983-04-17T00:0035.546-69.95814.1124.370-14.641835.62
1983-04-18T00:0035.422-69.78018.591-18.943839.04
1983-04-19T00:0035.310-69.6771.871-13.262
1983-04-20T00:0035.197-69.6322.543-13.412
1983-04-21T00:0035.095-69.636-1.061-10.408
1983-04-22T00:0035.010-69.666-0.932-11.344
1983-04-23T00:0034.943-69.716-9.453-9.738
1983-04-24T00:0034.876-69.779-7.711-3.270
1983-04-25T00:0034.846-69.899-14.046-2.910
1983-04-26T00:0034.841-70.038-13.010-2.797
1983-04-27T00:0034.859-70.165-14.3524.585
1983-04-28T00:0034.914-70.276-13.9159.205
1983-04-29T00:0034.960-70.361-7.8517.953
1983-04-30T00:0035.026-70.431-4.0209.697
1983-05-01T00:0035.098-70.465-0.2769.150
1983-05-02T00:0035.163-70.4630.1415.158