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Owens, W Brechner; Price, James F (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float SL143 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399605

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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: 39.972528 * Median Longitude: -48.173367 * South-bound Latitude: 33.637000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.259000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.321000 * East-bound Longitude: -35.048000
Date/Time Start: 1983-06-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1985-01-29T00:00:00
Event(s):
SL143 * Latitude Start: 33.667000 * Longitude Start: -69.997000 * Latitude End: 41.207000 * Longitude End: -37.220000 * Date/Time Start: 1983-06-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1985-01-29T00:00:00 * Location: North 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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°COwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOwens, W BrechnerSubsurface float
Size:
2387 data points

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