Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA02B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399608
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Richardson, Philip L; Zemanovic, M E; Wooding, Christine M; Schmitz, W J: SOFAR float trajectories in the Tropical Atlantic 1989-1992. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 94-33, whta.htm
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -5.147913 * Median Longitude: -34.890087 * South-bound Latitude: -5.816000 * West-bound Longitude: -35.428000 * North-bound Latitude: -4.261000 * East-bound Longitude: -34.576000
Date/Time Start: 1991-02-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-03-12T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA02B * Latitude Start: -4.261000 * Longitude Start: -35.428000 * Latitude End: -5.721000 * Longitude End: -34.834000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-02-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-03-12T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 1800m
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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Richardson, Philip L | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Richardson, Philip L | Subsurface float |
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46 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-02-18T00:00 | -4.261 | -35.428 | 3.491 | -0.527 |
| 1991-02-19T00:00 | -4.270 | -35.395 | 5.046 | -1.851 |
| 1991-02-20T00:00 | -4.292 | -35.347 | 7.548 | -3.969 |
| 1991-02-21T00:00 | -4.330 | -35.279 | 9.475 | -5.310 |
| 1991-02-22T00:00 | -4.371 | -35.205 | 9.284 | -5.124 |
| 1991-02-23T00:00 | -4.412 | -35.133 | 9.660 | -5.677 |
| 1991-02-24T00:00 | -4.465 | -35.049 | 12.197 | -8.259 |
| 1991-02-25T00:00 | -4.549 | -34.941 | 15.539 | -13.888 |
| 1991-02-26T00:00 | -4.692 | -34.812 | 16.965 | -23.344 |
| 1991-02-27T00:00 | -4.911 | -34.689 | 13.681 | -31.722 |
| 1991-02-28T00:00 | -5.168 | -34.607 | 7.263 | -32.524 |
| 1991-03-01T00:00 | -5.405 | -34.576 | 0.773 | -27.850 |
| 1991-03-02T00:00 | -5.600 | -34.586 | -2.272 | -21.941 |
| 1991-03-03T00:00 | -5.740 | -34.603 | -2.073 | -13.009 |
| 1991-03-04T00:00 | -5.803 | -34.621 | -2.898 | -3.967 |
| 1991-03-05T00:00 | -5.816 | -34.651 | -4.794 | -0.305 |
| 1991-03-06T00:00 | -5.815 | -34.694 | -6.001 | 0.581 |
| 1991-03-07T00:00 | -5.806 | -34.742 | -6.197 | 1.821 |
| 1991-03-08T00:00 | -5.786 | -34.787 | -4.975 | 3.270 |
| 1991-03-09T00:00 | -5.757 | -34.817 | -2.748 | 3.912 |
| 1991-03-10T00:00 | -5.727 | -34.833 | -1.726 | 3.737 |
| 1991-03-11T00:00 | -5.705 | -34.843 | -0.346 | 1.108 |
| 1991-03-12T00:00 | -5.721 | -34.834 | 2.726 | -5.864 |