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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA28B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399640

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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: 31.676511 * Median Longitude: -24.875206 * South-bound Latitude: 29.289000 * West-bound Longitude: -28.691000 * North-bound Latitude: 34.380000 * East-bound Longitude: -22.458000
Date/Time Start: 1992-12-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-05-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA28B * Latitude Start: 34.060000 * Longitude Start: -28.691000 * Latitude End: 29.289000 * Longitude End: -25.486000 * Date/Time Start: 1992-12-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-05-14T00:00:00 * 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):
#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:
282 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1992-12-25T00:0034.060-28.69116.071-4.208
1992-12-26T00:0034.022-28.52820.120-6.219
1992-12-27T00:0033.966-28.31424.366-7.118
1992-12-28T00:0033.911-28.08225.547-8.057
1992-12-29T00:0033.831-27.83527.272-12.646
1992-12-30T00:0033.719-27.57229.305-15.303
1992-12-31T00:0033.606-27.29030.917-12.795
1993-01-01T00:0033.530-27.00330.382-6.305
1993-01-02T00:0033.510-26.73028.1591.045
1993-01-03T00:0033.546-26.48125.3708.290
1993-01-04T00:0033.642-26.25224.49416.632
1993-01-05T00:0033.805-26.01227.71024.929
1993-01-06T00:0034.017-25.72833.10728.075
1993-01-07T00:0034.219-25.39637.40822.218
1993-01-08T00:0034.347-25.03239.97410.153
1993-01-09T00:0034.380-24.64841.704-0.819
1993-01-10T00:0034.347-24.25142.657-6.875
1993-01-11T00:0034.280-23.85241.991-10.197
1993-01-12T00:0034.186-23.47039.099-14.345
1993-01-13T00:0034.052-23.12634.004-20.236
1993-01-14T00:0033.872-22.84226.212-25.645
1993-01-15T00:0033.660-22.64116.931-28.152
1993-01-16T00:0033.444-22.5229.079-26.576
1993-01-17T00:0033.253-22.4663.218-22.282
1993-01-18T00:0033.097-22.458-1.264-17.924
1993-01-19T00:0032.970-22.484-4.007-14.998
1993-01-20T00:0032.861-22.526-4.785-12.960
1993-01-21T00:0032.768-22.571-5.128-10.943
1993-01-22T00:0032.690-22.622-5.936-9.112
1993-01-23T00:0032.626-22.681-6.946-7.285
1993-01-24T00:0032.579-22.746-6.686-4.486
1993-01-25T00:0032.560-22.797-4.126-0.182
1993-01-26T00:0032.571-22.822-1.5902.135
1993-01-27T00:0032.585-22.832-0.9241.269
1993-01-28T00:0032.592-22.843-1.5590.874
1993-01-29T00:0032.601-22.861-2.2911.396
1993-01-30T00:0032.612-22.886-3.2901.243
1993-01-31T00:0032.618-22.924-5.0800.177
1993-02-01T00:0032.616-22.982-7.676-0.409
1993-02-02T00:0032.614-23.065-10.166-0.082
1993-02-03T00:0032.613-23.165-11.298-0.419
1993-02-04T00:0032.603-23.272-12.104-2.475
1993-02-05T00:0032.572-23.391-13.952-5.467
1993-02-06T00:0032.521-23.528-15.564-7.230
1993-02-07T00:0032.463-23.671-15.141-7.581
1993-02-08T00:0032.404-23.802-13.317-7.497
1993-02-09T00:0032.347-23.915-11.293-7.095
1993-02-10T00:0032.293-24.006-8.190-6.861
1993-02-11T00:0032.237-24.061-3.695-7.813
1993-02-12T00:0032.172-24.0760.067-8.473
1993-02-13T00:0032.113-24.0700.483-6.038
1993-02-14T00:0032.084-24.081-3.639-1.255
1993-02-15T00:0032.088-24.141-9.2011.436
1993-02-16T00:0032.094-24.239-11.347-0.637
1993-02-17T00:0032.077-24.336-9.330-3.123
1993-02-18T00:0032.053-24.408-6.736-2.656
1993-02-19T00:0032.036-24.463-5.370-2.037
1993-02-20T00:0032.018-24.509-4.909-2.670
1993-02-21T00:0031.995-24.555-5.174-3.066
1993-02-22T00:0031.971-24.605-5.895-3.162
1993-02-23T00:0031.944-24.662-6.365-3.923
1993-02-24T00:0031.909-24.718-5.744-5.015
1993-02-25T00:0031.866-24.766-4.815-6.046
1993-02-26T00:0031.814-24.806-3.911-7.375
1993-02-27T00:0031.753-24.837-2.882-7.957
1993-02-28T00:0031.693-24.859-1.995-7.382
1993-03-01T00:0031.639-24.873-0.988-6.405
1993-03-02T00:0031.595-24.8760.347-4.726
1993-03-03T00:0031.566-24.8690.918-2.795
1993-03-04T00:0031.550-24.8630.268-1.418
1993-03-05T00:0031.541-24.863-0.010-1.159
1993-03-06T00:0031.531-24.8620.102-1.262
1993-03-07T00:0031.522-24.864-0.730-1.108
1993-03-08T00:0031.514-24.876-1.802-0.849
1993-03-09T00:0031.508-24.893-1.629-0.884
1993-03-10T00:0031.499-24.904-0.919-1.388
1993-03-11T00:0031.486-24.910-0.302-2.034
1993-03-12T00:0031.468-24.9100.147-2.410
1993-03-13T00:0031.449-24.9090.045-2.571
1993-03-14T00:0031.426-24.912-0.987-3.474
1993-03-15T00:0031.395-24.928-2.369-4.319
1993-03-16T00:0031.359-24.949-1.755-5.042
1993-03-17T00:0031.316-24.9531.133-5.925
1993-03-18T00:0031.267-24.9293.837-6.674
1993-03-19T00:0031.214-24.8904.353-6.647
1993-03-20T00:0031.169-24.8543.565-4.466
1993-03-21T00:0031.147-24.8301.247-1.281
1993-03-22T00:0031.141-24.833-1.601-1.189
1993-03-23T00:0031.118-24.853-2.461-5.126
1993-03-24T00:0031.066-24.875-2.467-7.179
1993-03-25T00:0031.017-24.899-2.915-5.037
1993-03-26T00:0030.987-24.927-3.115-3.084
1993-03-27T00:0030.966-24.954-2.865-2.261
1993-03-28T00:0030.949-24.981-3.337-2.499
1993-03-29T00:0030.924-25.014-3.693-3.909
1993-03-30T00:0030.892-25.046-3.463-3.805
1993-03-31T00:0030.866-25.079-4.036-3.199
1993-04-01T00:0030.841-25.120-4.967-3.032
1993-04-02T00:0030.819-25.167-5.328-2.763
1993-04-03T00:0030.796-25.212-4.287-3.237
1993-04-04T00:0030.768-25.244-3.111-3.920
1993-04-05T00:0030.737-25.272-3.213-3.796
1993-04-06T00:0030.710-25.306-4.652-3.224
1993-04-07T00:0030.683-25.354-5.454-4.095
1993-04-08T00:0030.645-25.400-4.809-5.415
1993-04-09T00:0030.602-25.446-5.933-5.426
1993-04-10T00:0030.561-25.506-6.756-5.214
1993-04-11T00:0030.522-25.559-4.688-4.511
1993-04-12T00:0030.491-25.595-4.152-3.689
1993-04-13T00:0030.460-25.639-5.373-4.600
1993-04-14T00:0030.422-25.684-4.036-4.469
1993-04-15T00:0030.395-25.712-2.837-2.543
1993-04-16T00:0030.375-25.742-3.972-3.452
1993-04-17T00:0030.339-25.781-4.306-5.205
1993-04-18T00:0030.299-25.816-3.511-4.982
1993-04-19T00:0030.258-25.844-2.691-6.047
1993-04-20T00:0030.203-25.861-0.762-7.782
1993-04-21T00:0030.143-25.8590.724-7.091
1993-04-22T00:0030.092-25.8520.877-6.580
1993-04-23T00:0030.040-25.8402.127-6.233
1993-04-24T00:0029.999-25.8162.673-4.283
1993-04-25T00:0029.966-25.7981.252-5.118
1993-04-26T00:0029.918-25.7891.368-6.422
1993-04-27T00:0029.879-25.7721.995-2.678
1993-04-28T00:0029.877-25.7600.3801.354
1993-04-29T00:0029.885-25.764-0.831-0.430
1993-04-30T00:0029.866-25.769-0.075-3.869
1993-05-01T00:0029.833-25.769-0.547-4.108
1993-05-02T00:0029.802-25.780-1.431-4.332
1993-05-03T00:0029.759-25.7841.234-7.047
1993-05-04T00:0029.697-25.7554.893-7.894
1993-05-05T00:0029.647-25.7075.070-4.485
1993-05-06T00:0029.626-25.6761.385-1.494
1993-05-07T00:0029.611-25.682-2.204-3.393
1993-05-08T00:0029.563-25.701-0.978-9.180
1993-05-09T00:0029.476-25.6855.112-11.843
1993-05-10T00:0029.398-25.6149.838-6.949
1993-05-11T00:0029.369-25.5298.112-1.542
1993-05-12T00:0029.369-25.4841.5371.954
1993-05-13T00:0029.373-25.489-0.776-4.737
1993-05-14T00:0029.289-25.4860.895-13.795