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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA02C [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399609

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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:
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
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -10.353157 * Median Longitude: -32.927224 * South-bound Latitude: -11.661000 * West-bound Longitude: -34.341000 * North-bound Latitude: -7.019000 * East-bound Longitude: -31.198000
Date/Time Start: 1991-03-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-10-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA02C * Latitude Start: -7.019000 * Longitude Start: -34.341000 * Latitude End: -10.371000 * Longitude End: -34.123000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-03-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-10-18T00:00:00 * 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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
Size:
420 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1991-03-23T00:00-7.019-34.3415.362-22.098
1991-03-24T00:00-7.207-34.2947.078-24.844
1991-03-25T00:00-7.395-34.22710.040-22.901
1991-03-26T00:00-7.567-34.13812.558-21.784
1991-03-27T00:00-7.741-34.03413.681-22.820
1991-03-28T00:00-7.923-33.93211.623-23.635
1991-03-29T00:00-8.105-33.8606.447-22.412
1991-03-30T00:00-8.258-33.8311.244-15.355
1991-03-31T00:00-8.336-33.833-1.093-4.872
1991-04-01T00:00-8.345-33.841-0.6971.437
1991-04-02T00:00-8.324-33.8430.0553.733
1991-04-03T00:00-8.291-33.8410.4764.368
1991-04-04T00:00-8.261-33.8360.7202.988
1991-04-05T00:00-8.250-33.8291.235-0.577
1991-04-06T00:00-8.279-33.8142.757-7.594
1991-04-07T00:00-8.375-33.7893.037-17.047
1991-04-08T00:00-8.535-33.7711.539-22.520
1991-04-09T00:00-8.724-33.7611.511-26.890
1991-04-10T00:00-8.956-33.7423.495-31.586
1991-04-11T00:00-9.209-33.7075.128-33.011
1991-04-12T00:00-9.467-33.6722.705-32.601
1991-04-13T00:00-9.706-33.681-6.024-27.444
1991-04-14T00:00-9.882-33.763-13.273-16.993
1991-04-15T00:00-9.979-33.863-10.196-9.425
1991-04-16T00:00-10.056-33.906-0.388-12.130
1991-04-17T00:00-10.185-33.8814.891-21.168
1991-04-18T00:00-10.376-33.857-0.532-26.090
1991-04-19T00:00-10.568-33.900-9.979-21.558
1991-04-20T00:00-10.697-33.999-13.510-10.956
1991-04-21T00:00-10.744-34.094-9.678-2.210
1991-04-22T00:00-10.752-34.149-4.750-1.327
1991-04-23T00:00-10.781-34.178-3.223-6.694
1991-04-24T00:00-10.852-34.204-3.245-10.304
1991-04-25T00:00-10.924-34.232-4.296-7.010
1991-04-26T00:00-10.955-34.270-4.623-1.214
1991-04-27T00:00-10.953-34.2910.3950.730
1991-04-28T00:00-10.954-34.2597.217-1.321
1991-04-29T00:00-10.972-34.1909.070-2.743
1991-04-30T00:00-10.992-34.1257.356-2.302
1991-05-01T00:00-11.008-34.0707.045-1.875
1991-05-02T00:00-11.026-34.0088.861-3.257
1991-05-03T00:00-11.061-33.9387.596-5.453
1991-05-04T00:00-11.097-33.912-2.820-2.200
1991-05-05T00:00-11.085-33.976-10.7305.035
1991-05-06T00:00-11.035-34.034-0.5415.872
1991-05-07T00:00-11.015-33.96417.452-1.640
1991-05-08T00:00-11.066-33.78724.455-11.219
1991-05-09T00:00-11.180-33.61517.131-16.853
1991-05-10T00:00-11.308-33.5275.629-14.310
1991-05-11T00:00-11.391-33.5090.543-6.945
1991-05-12T00:00-11.419-33.5012.055-0.543
1991-05-13T00:00-11.407-33.4686.7742.972
1991-05-14T00:00-11.389-33.39012.9140.178
1991-05-15T00:00-11.420-33.28112.436-8.676
1991-05-16T00:00-11.515-33.2172.897-13.868
1991-05-17T00:00-11.611-33.233-5.835-9.209
1991-05-18T00:00-11.650-33.293-8.333-1.145
1991-05-19T00:00-11.638-33.353-6.2683.419
1991-05-20T00:00-11.605-33.390-3.3214.753
1991-05-21T00:00-11.567-33.410-2.0324.840
1991-05-22T00:00-11.530-33.423-1.0504.694
1991-05-23T00:00-11.492-33.4240.9305.191
1991-05-24T00:00-11.448-33.4083.0136.035
1991-05-25T00:00-11.400-33.3755.5836.002
1991-05-26T00:00-11.358-33.3188.7634.524
1991-05-27T00:00-11.333-33.2429.7741.636
1991-05-28T00:00-11.336-33.1727.480-2.617
1991-05-29T00:00-11.375-33.1293.136-7.299
1991-05-30T00:00-11.445-33.125-2.208-10.051
1991-05-31T00:00-11.525-33.163-7.182-10.109
1991-06-01T00:00-11.597-33.235-10.730-7.894
1991-06-02T00:00-11.644-33.330-13.142-4.020
1991-06-03T00:00-11.661-33.436-12.806-0.606
1991-06-04T00:00-11.657-33.525-9.4611.453
1991-06-05T00:00-11.640-33.586-6.1422.861
1991-06-06T00:00-11.608-33.625-3.8345.924
1991-06-07T00:00-11.544-33.646-1.24410.314
1991-06-08T00:00-11.453-33.6393.50912.350
1991-06-09T00:00-11.355-33.5889.18612.876
1991-06-10T00:00-11.250-33.49912.81314.113
1991-06-11T00:00-11.134-33.38815.39515.549
1991-06-12T00:00-11.015-33.25219.29713.944
1991-06-13T00:00-10.930-33.08721.6327.021
1991-06-14T00:00-10.913-32.92717.530-2.855
1991-06-15T00:00-10.966-32.8257.698-9.427
1991-06-16T00:00-11.042-32.808-3.157-8.980
1991-06-17T00:00-11.091-32.863-9.483-2.658
1991-06-18T00:00-11.079-32.935-7.0905.403
1991-06-19T00:00-11.015-32.9601.04510.233
1991-06-20T00:00-10.933-32.9247.0879.738
1991-06-21T00:00-10.873-32.8637.4255.349
1991-06-22T00:00-10.849-32.8183.4511.124
1991-06-23T00:00-10.846-32.812-1.8690.522
1991-06-24T00:00-10.828-32.840-4.3284.851
1991-06-25T00:00-10.766-32.864-0.56410.799
1991-06-26T00:00-10.669-32.8387.34413.018
1991-06-27T00:00-10.577-32.75114.1189.716
1991-06-28T00:00-10.529-32.63015.2271.886
1991-06-29T00:00-10.549-32.5337.827-6.506
1991-06-30T00:00-10.620-32.519-4.346-10.811
1991-07-01T00:00-10.701-32.595-13.993-8.627
1991-07-02T00:00-10.743-32.720-16.030-1.919
1991-07-03T00:00-10.726-32.828-10.3826.704
1991-07-04T00:00-10.638-32.872-0.17415.430
1991-07-05T00:00-10.501-32.82711.46417.988
1991-07-06T00:00-10.380-32.70418.18111.702
1991-07-07T00:00-10.329-32.56216.5731.260
1991-07-08T00:00-10.356-32.4589.077-7.523
1991-07-09T00:00-10.434-32.426-1.160-11.490
1991-07-10T00:00-10.520-32.474-10.513-9.500
1991-07-11T00:00-10.567-32.576-13.799-1.587
1991-07-12T00:00-10.541-32.668-8.0187.782
1991-07-13T00:00-10.457-32.6815.96912.705
1991-07-14T00:00-10.360-32.57021.40510.910
1991-07-15T00:00-10.296-32.37026.6795.485
1991-07-16T00:00-10.275-32.17920.593-0.206
1991-07-17T00:00-10.298-32.05411.145-5.430
1991-07-18T00:00-10.347-32.0031.770-5.726
1991-07-19T00:00-10.371-32.017-4.1520.300
1991-07-20T00:00-10.337-32.045-1.1318.367
1991-07-21T00:00-10.243-32.0169.06015.390
1991-07-22T00:00-10.110-31.90119.67817.251
1991-07-23T00:00-9.998-31.72024.8809.694
1991-07-24T00:00-9.975-31.53121.653-4.183
1991-07-25T00:00-10.055-31.39811.095-14.852
1991-07-26T00:00-10.184-31.364-2.460-16.673
1991-07-27T00:00-10.297-31.428-12.660-11.391
1991-07-28T00:00-10.354-31.545-15.740-3.048
1991-07-29T00:00-10.342-31.659-12.2286.300
1991-07-30T00:00-10.257-31.725-3.80215.100
1991-07-31T00:00-10.117-31.7117.66319.710
1991-08-01T00:00-9.967-31.61216.16217.430
1991-08-02T00:00-9.863-31.47716.7818.114
1991-08-03T00:00-9.846-31.36012.683-3.417
1991-08-04T00:00-9.908-31.2836.375-11.727
1991-08-05T00:00-10.016-31.265-2.004-14.959
1991-08-06T00:00-10.123-31.314-10.154-11.004
1991-08-07T00:00-10.176-31.413-13.701-2.472
1991-08-08T00:00-10.163-31.511-10.0015.529
1991-08-09T00:00-10.096-31.557-1.08911.077
1991-08-10T00:00-10.001-31.5249.41312.374
1991-08-11T00:00-9.921-31.41915.9776.632
1991-08-12T00:00-9.912-31.29314.641-4.722
1991-08-13T00:00-9.991-31.2066.567-14.625
1991-08-14T00:00-10.126-31.198-4.735-18.962
1991-08-15T00:00-10.273-31.277-14.636-17.826
1991-08-16T00:00-10.391-31.417-20.018-11.504
1991-08-17T00:00-10.444-31.581-20.885-1.829
1991-08-18T00:00-10.423-31.736-17.7216.532
1991-08-19T00:00-10.353-31.853-11.64610.649
1991-08-20T00:00-10.264-31.917-4.52411.934
1991-08-21T00:00-10.169-31.9271.59812.276
1991-08-22T00:00-10.080-31.8985.3639.624
1991-08-23T00:00-10.036-31.8487.0170.305
1991-08-24T00:00-10.085-31.7975.012-12.765
1991-08-25T00:00-10.224-31.780-1.182-21.445
1991-08-26T00:00-10.388-31.821-9.407-17.817
1991-08-27T00:00-10.477-31.923-15.559-4.450
1991-08-28T00:00-10.462-32.048-14.6487.196
1991-08-29T00:00-10.378-32.134-6.06013.685
1991-08-30T00:00-10.256-32.1384.67017.175
1991-08-31T00:00-10.122-32.06912.11215.927
1991-09-01T00:00-10.024-31.96014.6248.212
1991-09-02T00:00-10.000-31.85211.997-1.924
1991-09-03T00:00-10.051-31.7825.152-10.885
1991-09-04T00:00-10.161-31.781-5.577-16.367
1991-09-05T00:00-10.292-31.870-16.322-16.201
1991-09-06T00:00-10.405-32.022-20.796-12.536
1991-09-07T00:00-10.480-32.184-19.883-5.856
1991-09-08T00:00-10.481-32.339-20.1796.774
1991-09-09T00:00-10.371-32.501-19.90920.621
1991-09-10T00:00-10.188-32.629-10.46023.265
1991-09-11T00:00-10.039-32.6505.07213.819
1991-09-12T00:00-9.979-32.56514.5431.722
1991-09-13T00:00-10.008-32.45012.899-8.800
1991-09-14T00:00-10.110-32.3785.048-16.828
1991-09-15T00:00-10.257-32.375-4.542-19.513
1991-09-16T00:00-10.400-32.449-13.879-16.492
1991-09-17T00:00-10.510-32.583-19.022-11.682
1991-09-18T00:00-10.583-32.737-19.498-7.059
1991-09-19T00:00-10.620-32.888-18.888-2.328
1991-09-20T00:00-10.621-33.034-17.7991.777
1991-09-21T00:00-10.594-33.167-15.9235.207
1991-09-22T00:00-10.538-33.284-13.5059.273
1991-09-23T00:00-10.450-33.376-9.48913.005
1991-09-24T00:00-10.336-33.431-4.41916.284
1991-09-25T00:00-10.195-33.4441.30919.788
1991-09-26T00:00-10.032-33.4078.31921.311
1991-09-27T00:00-9.872-33.31514.52819.011
1991-09-28T00:00-9.742-33.18816.97914.013
1991-09-29T00:00-9.658-33.05715.8517.118
1991-09-30T00:00-9.631-32.94312.9810.142
1991-10-01T00:00-9.652-32.8539.972-5.382
1991-10-02T00:00-9.712-32.7866.964-9.722
1991-10-03T00:00-9.802-32.7443.706-13.334
1991-10-04T00:00-9.918-32.731-0.834-16.050
1991-10-05T00:00-10.048-32.760-6.459-16.936
1991-10-06T00:00-10.180-32.832-11.770-16.824
1991-10-07T00:00-10.308-32.943-16.087-15.617
1991-10-08T00:00-10.417-33.085-20.102-11.726
1991-10-09T00:00-10.486-33.256-22.510-5.840
1991-10-10T00:00-10.510-33.431-21.384-0.632
1991-10-11T00:00-10.501-33.589-18.5282.606
1991-10-12T00:00-10.473-33.724-15.8754.416
1991-10-13T00:00-10.434-33.841-13.7675.461
1991-10-14T00:00-10.390-33.942-11.9385.615
1991-10-15T00:00-10.351-34.028-9.5843.953
1991-10-16T00:00-10.333-34.089-5.6250.463
1991-10-17T00:00-10.343-34.117-1.764-2.733
1991-10-18T00:00-10.371-34.123-0.251-4.124