Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA20C [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399632
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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: 10.034136 * Median Longitude: -46.286373 * South-bound Latitude: 7.727000 * West-bound Longitude: -48.215000 * North-bound Latitude: 10.852000 * East-bound Longitude: -44.857000
Date/Time Start: 1992-03-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-05-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA20C * Latitude Start: 7.727000 * Longitude Start: -48.215000 * Latitude End: 9.634000 * Longitude End: -45.314000 * Date/Time Start: 1992-03-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-05-05T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 800m
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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Size:
118 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-03-08T00:00 | 7.727 | -48.215 | 1.574 | 16.600 |
| 1992-03-09T00:00 | 7.909 | -48.194 | 3.651 | 28.865 |
| 1992-03-10T00:00 | 8.159 | -48.159 | 5.261 | 33.823 |
| 1992-03-11T00:00 | 8.422 | -48.114 | 5.917 | 32.832 |
| 1992-03-12T00:00 | 8.666 | -48.068 | 5.868 | 29.537 |
| 1992-03-13T00:00 | 8.884 | -48.021 | 6.150 | 26.428 |
| 1992-03-14T00:00 | 9.081 | -47.971 | 6.580 | 24.112 |
| 1992-03-15T00:00 | 9.262 | -47.917 | 7.230 | 22.278 |
| 1992-03-16T00:00 | 9.430 | -47.857 | 7.995 | 20.795 |
| 1992-03-17T00:00 | 9.588 | -47.792 | 8.457 | 19.730 |
| 1992-03-18T00:00 | 9.737 | -47.725 | 8.490 | 18.178 |
| 1992-03-19T00:00 | 9.865 | -47.658 | 8.636 | 13.934 |
| 1992-03-20T00:00 | 9.949 | -47.586 | 9.907 | 7.500 |
| 1992-03-21T00:00 | 9.989 | -47.501 | 11.518 | 3.686 |
| 1992-03-22T00:00 | 10.023 | -47.409 | 11.405 | 6.174 |
| 1992-03-23T00:00 | 10.094 | -47.323 | 10.619 | 11.941 |
| 1992-03-24T00:00 | 10.204 | -47.240 | 10.438 | 15.571 |
| 1992-03-25T00:00 | 10.326 | -47.159 | 10.025 | 14.873 |
| 1992-03-26T00:00 | 10.432 | -47.083 | 9.171 | 12.499 |
| 1992-03-27T00:00 | 10.524 | -47.014 | 8.417 | 11.171 |
| 1992-03-28T00:00 | 10.609 | -46.948 | 8.469 | 10.791 |
| 1992-03-29T00:00 | 10.693 | -46.880 | 8.621 | 10.566 |
| 1992-03-30T00:00 | 10.771 | -46.811 | 9.090 | 9.158 |
| 1992-03-31T00:00 | 10.830 | -46.733 | 10.845 | 5.415 |
| 1992-04-01T00:00 | 10.852 | -46.640 | 12.460 | 0.291 |
| 1992-04-02T00:00 | 10.841 | -46.540 | 12.593 | -2.355 |
| 1992-04-03T00:00 | 10.824 | -46.444 | 11.583 | -1.623 |
| 1992-04-04T00:00 | 10.816 | -46.356 | 10.938 | -0.754 |
| 1992-04-05T00:00 | 10.806 | -46.266 | 12.254 | -2.275 |
| 1992-04-06T00:00 | 10.778 | -46.161 | 14.094 | -4.740 |
| 1992-04-07T00:00 | 10.736 | -46.048 | 14.158 | -5.649 |
| 1992-04-08T00:00 | 10.693 | -45.940 | 13.211 | -5.308 |
| 1992-04-09T00:00 | 10.653 | -45.838 | 12.770 | -4.995 |
| 1992-04-10T00:00 | 10.617 | -45.739 | 12.072 | -3.900 |
| 1992-04-11T00:00 | 10.593 | -45.648 | 11.134 | -2.449 |
| 1992-04-12T00:00 | 10.571 | -45.559 | 11.789 | -3.971 |
| 1992-04-13T00:00 | 10.524 | -45.459 | 13.532 | -8.167 |
| 1992-04-14T00:00 | 10.449 | -45.351 | 13.137 | -10.214 |
| 1992-04-15T00:00 | 10.375 | -45.258 | 10.333 | -8.201 |
| 1992-04-16T00:00 | 10.323 | -45.187 | 7.890 | -5.373 |
| 1992-04-17T00:00 | 10.284 | -45.128 | 7.547 | -5.255 |
| 1992-04-18T00:00 | 10.238 | -45.066 | 7.945 | -6.249 |
| 1992-04-19T00:00 | 10.193 | -45.006 | 7.082 | -4.697 |
| 1992-04-20T00:00 | 10.167 | -44.956 | 5.579 | -2.229 |
| 1992-04-21T00:00 | 10.154 | -44.917 | 4.468 | -1.365 |
| 1992-04-22T00:00 | 10.142 | -44.885 | 3.567 | -1.913 |
| 1992-04-23T00:00 | 10.123 | -44.863 | 1.812 | -2.888 |
| 1992-04-24T00:00 | 10.098 | -44.857 | -0.159 | -3.432 |
| 1992-04-25T00:00 | 10.071 | -44.863 | -1.178 | -3.352 |
| 1992-04-26T00:00 | 10.047 | -44.875 | -1.982 | -2.745 |
| 1992-04-27T00:00 | 10.027 | -44.895 | -3.075 | -2.566 |
| 1992-04-28T00:00 | 10.005 | -44.923 | -3.988 | -3.121 |
| 1992-04-29T00:00 | 9.978 | -44.957 | -4.574 | -3.768 |
| 1992-04-30T00:00 | 9.945 | -44.996 | -5.506 | -4.850 |
| 1992-05-01T00:00 | 9.902 | -45.046 | -7.290 | -6.017 |
| 1992-05-02T00:00 | 9.851 | -45.110 | -8.749 | -7.180 |
| 1992-05-03T00:00 | 9.794 | -45.180 | -8.750 | -6.737 |
| 1992-05-04T00:00 | 9.736 | -45.247 | -8.440 | -10.035 |
| 1992-05-05T00:00 | 9.634 | -45.314 | -8.546 | -14.568 |