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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA30B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399642

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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: -6.614289 * Median Longitude: -32.195959 * South-bound Latitude: -7.099000 * West-bound Longitude: -33.173000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.026000 * East-bound Longitude: -31.293000
Date/Time Start: 1990-12-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-07-19T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA30B * Latitude Start: -7.076000 * Longitude Start: -31.691000 * Latitude End: -6.904000 * Longitude End: -33.152000 * Date/Time Start: 1990-12-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-07-19T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 3300m
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:
436 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1990-12-14T00:00-7.076-31.6917.8347.219
1990-12-15T00:00-7.018-31.6278.8847.832
1990-12-16T00:00-6.953-31.5539.5778.682
1990-12-17T00:00-6.881-31.4818.83110.044
1990-12-18T00:00-6.796-31.4158.05811.427
1990-12-19T00:00-6.705-31.3566.91611.829
1990-12-20T00:00-6.612-31.3114.20211.909
1990-12-21T00:00-6.520-31.2930.46511.570
1990-12-22T00:00-6.432-31.301-2.22410.925
1990-12-23T00:00-6.350-31.325-3.86410.004
1990-12-24T00:00-6.277-31.361-5.3728.575
1990-12-25T00:00-6.216-31.410-7.3067.148
1990-12-26T00:00-6.165-31.475-9.2105.835
1990-12-27T00:00-6.126-31.553-10.8084.068
1990-12-28T00:00-6.101-31.643-12.1242.468
1990-12-29T00:00-6.086-31.741-12.9531.420
1990-12-30T00:00-6.079-31.843-12.9360.299
1990-12-31T00:00-6.083-31.938-11.024-1.465
1991-01-01T00:00-6.101-32.010-7.156-2.885
1991-01-02T00:00-6.126-32.051-3.784-3.504
1991-01-03T00:00-6.155-32.073-1.925-3.834
1991-01-04T00:00-6.186-32.083-0.817-4.197
1991-01-05T00:00-6.221-32.087-0.187-4.720
1991-01-06T00:00-6.259-32.0870.026-4.954
1991-01-07T00:00-6.298-32.089-0.684-5.031
1991-01-08T00:00-6.338-32.098-1.513-5.257
1991-01-09T00:00-6.380-32.112-2.098-5.426
1991-01-10T00:00-6.422-32.130-2.390-5.293
1991-01-11T00:00-6.463-32.148-2.172-5.272
1991-01-12T00:00-6.504-32.163-1.598-5.104
1991-01-13T00:00-6.542-32.172-0.656-4.646
1991-01-14T00:00-6.577-32.174-0.002-4.343
1991-01-15T00:00-6.610-32.1730.282-4.094
1991-01-16T00:00-6.641-32.1690.794-3.857
1991-01-17T00:00-6.671-32.1601.535-3.901
1991-01-18T00:00-6.703-32.1452.281-4.346
1991-01-19T00:00-6.739-32.1243.162-4.824
1991-01-20T00:00-6.778-32.0973.497-5.155
1991-01-21T00:00-6.819-32.0713.194-5.274
1991-01-22T00:00-6.860-32.0472.916-5.234
1991-01-23T00:00-6.900-32.0252.795-4.892
1991-01-24T00:00-6.935-32.0032.790-3.996
1991-01-25T00:00-6.962-31.9822.544-2.931
1991-01-26T00:00-6.982-31.9632.381-2.326
1991-01-27T00:00-6.999-31.9442.512-1.970
1991-01-28T00:00-7.013-31.9242.534-1.696
1991-01-29T00:00-7.026-31.9042.697-1.613
1991-01-30T00:00-7.038-31.8803.558-1.451
1991-01-31T00:00-7.049-31.8484.553-1.415
1991-02-01T00:00-7.060-31.8105.083-1.336
1991-02-02T00:00-7.069-31.7695.422-0.921
1991-02-03T00:00-7.073-31.7265.4530.030
1991-02-04T00:00-7.068-31.6854.9901.186
1991-02-05T00:00-7.055-31.6494.1272.139
1991-02-06T00:00-7.034-31.6213.0553.315
1991-02-07T00:00-7.004-31.6002.4514.185
1991-02-08T00:00-6.969-31.5831.7214.903
1991-02-09T00:00-6.928-31.5740.6425.385
1991-02-10T00:00-6.887-31.572-0.0665.043
1991-02-11T00:00-6.849-31.574-0.3764.776
1991-02-12T00:00-6.811-31.579-1.1155.035
1991-02-13T00:00-6.771-31.592-2.0725.035
1991-02-14T00:00-6.735-31.610-2.4964.008
1991-02-15T00:00-6.709-31.630-2.5332.741
1991-02-16T00:00-6.690-31.650-2.7292.307
1991-02-17T00:00-6.672-31.674-3.4452.238
1991-02-18T00:00-6.656-31.703-3.8401.795
1991-02-19T00:00-6.643-31.733-3.8461.716
1991-02-20T00:00-6.629-31.763-3.8131.709
1991-02-21T00:00-6.617-31.793-3.9401.432
1991-02-22T00:00-6.606-31.825-4.2351.393
1991-02-23T00:00-6.595-31.859-4.4651.443
1991-02-24T00:00-6.584-31.893-4.0181.281
1991-02-25T00:00-6.576-31.922-3.6570.729
1991-02-26T00:00-6.572-31.951-3.6250.412
1991-02-27T00:00-6.569-31.977-2.9620.312
1991-02-28T00:00-6.567-31.997-2.1900.259
1991-03-01T00:00-6.565-32.014-2.4850.187
1991-03-02T00:00-6.564-32.038-3.6140.144
1991-03-03T00:00-6.562-32.069-4.1790.390
1991-03-04T00:00-6.558-32.100-3.4790.599
1991-03-05T00:00-6.553-32.122-2.2600.670
1991-03-06T00:00-6.548-32.137-1.6910.563
1991-03-07T00:00-6.545-32.150-1.7280.152
1991-03-08T00:00-6.545-32.164-1.764-0.017
1991-03-09T00:00-6.545-32.177-1.582-0.082
1991-03-10T00:00-6.547-32.189-1.507-0.424
1991-03-11T00:00-6.552-32.200-1.222-0.912
1991-03-12T00:00-6.562-32.208-0.900-1.690
1991-03-13T00:00-6.578-32.216-1.322-2.313
1991-03-14T00:00-6.597-32.229-1.875-2.496
1991-03-15T00:00-6.617-32.244-1.929-2.677
1991-03-16T00:00-6.640-32.259-1.926-3.306
1991-03-17T00:00-6.669-32.275-2.269-4.064
1991-03-18T00:00-6.703-32.295-2.817-4.627
1991-03-19T00:00-6.741-32.318-2.969-5.074
1991-03-20T00:00-6.782-32.343-3.734-5.410
1991-03-21T00:00-6.825-32.378-5.126-5.538
1991-03-22T00:00-6.867-32.423-6.469-5.075
1991-03-23T00:00-6.904-32.481-8.527-4.496
1991-03-24T00:00-6.939-32.556-10.460-4.589
1991-03-25T00:00-6.976-32.641-11.027-4.795
1991-03-26T00:00-7.012-32.725-10.274-4.261
1991-03-27T00:00-7.040-32.799-8.496-2.736
1991-03-28T00:00-7.055-32.857-6.381-1.308
1991-03-29T00:00-7.062-32.901-5.111-0.481
1991-03-30T00:00-7.062-32.939-4.6330.545
1991-03-31T00:00-7.054-32.974-4.3611.374
1991-04-01T00:00-7.042-33.007-4.0091.639
1991-04-02T00:00-7.029-33.037-3.7731.668
1991-04-03T00:00-7.017-33.066-3.5361.286
1991-04-04T00:00-7.008-33.092-3.1831.250
1991-04-05T00:00-6.996-33.117-3.2991.779
1991-04-06T00:00-6.980-33.143-3.1882.387
1991-04-07T00:00-6.959-33.164-1.9832.881
1991-04-08T00:00-6.934-33.173-0.3903.751
1991-04-09T00:00-6.898-33.1691.6255.538
1991-04-10T00:00-6.848-33.1454.6347.118
1991-04-11T00:00-6.791-33.0977.4717.074
1991-04-12T00:00-6.741-33.0328.8575.670
1991-04-13T00:00-6.703-32.9609.6954.036
1991-04-14T00:00-6.676-32.88010.7193.145
1991-04-15T00:00-6.653-32.79411.1622.583
1991-04-16T00:00-6.636-32.70810.6711.882
1991-04-17T00:00-6.624-32.6289.8921.026
1991-04-18T00:00-6.620-32.5539.2760.160
1991-04-19T00:00-6.620-32.4838.680-0.129
1991-04-20T00:00-6.620-32.4187.8420.355
1991-04-21T00:00-6.614-32.3616.7991.014
1991-04-22T00:00-6.606-32.3125.6640.964
1991-04-23T00:00-6.600-32.2743.9540.504
1991-04-24T00:00-6.597-32.2502.3280.475
1991-04-25T00:00-6.590-32.2370.9421.435
1991-04-26T00:00-6.574-32.2340.0492.616
1991-04-27T00:00-6.551-32.2340.0123.077
1991-04-28T00:00-6.527-32.234-0.0993.124
1991-04-29T00:00-6.501-32.235-0.0013.625
1991-04-30T00:00-6.465-32.2320.8736.182
1991-05-01T00:00-6.401-32.2192.65610.043
1991-05-02T00:00-6.315-32.1866.17311.240
1991-05-03T00:00-6.233-32.12110.3049.503
1991-05-04T00:00-6.167-32.03012.5567.575
1991-05-05T00:00-6.116-31.93012.8745.119
1991-05-06T00:00-6.089-31.83212.0461.898
1991-05-07T00:00-6.085-31.74510.050-0.808
1991-05-08T00:00-6.099-31.6777.332-2.507
1991-05-09T00:00-6.123-31.6295.208-3.754
1991-05-10T00:00-6.159-31.5943.735-5.513
1991-05-11T00:00-6.209-31.5721.759-7.215
1991-05-12T00:00-6.270-31.567-0.395-8.246
1991-05-13T00:00-6.337-31.577-2.100-8.947
1991-05-14T00:00-6.409-31.600-3.884-9.336
1991-05-15T00:00-6.482-31.638-5.794-9.385
1991-05-16T00:00-6.556-31.690-7.505-9.567
1991-05-17T00:00-6.630-31.754-8.730-9.175
1991-05-18T00:00-6.699-31.826-9.791-8.640
1991-05-19T00:00-6.766-31.908-11.226-8.484
1991-05-20T00:00-6.832-32.000-12.094-8.493
1991-05-21T00:00-6.898-32.096-12.551-8.227
1991-05-22T00:00-6.958-32.195-12.532-6.978
1991-05-23T00:00-7.007-32.290-11.761-5.713
1991-05-24T00:00-7.048-32.379-11.018-4.727
1991-05-25T00:00-7.080-32.464-10.917-3.411
1991-05-26T00:00-7.099-32.549-10.527-1.214
1991-05-27T00:00-7.098-32.625-8.7331.354
1991-05-28T00:00-7.081-32.685-6.7082.711
1991-05-29T00:00-7.056-32.732-5.4773.931
1991-05-30T00:00-7.018-32.773-5.1405.757
1991-05-31T00:00-6.967-32.812-4.6577.215
1991-06-01T00:00-6.907-32.844-3.4758.005
1991-06-02T00:00-6.843-32.866-2.1678.378
1991-06-03T00:00-6.778-32.881-2.0598.014
1991-06-04T00:00-6.719-32.899-2.2657.179
1991-06-05T00:00-6.664-32.914-1.5507.044
1991-06-06T00:00-6.607-32.923-0.7497.651
1991-06-07T00:00-6.546-32.927-0.4437.660
1991-06-08T00:00-6.490-32.930-0.1686.632
1991-06-09T00:00-6.442-32.9280.7285.745
1991-06-10T00:00-6.398-32.9181.8675.712
1991-06-11T00:00-6.351-32.9002.5616.348
1991-06-12T00:00-6.300-32.8783.2566.523
1991-06-13T00:00-6.250-32.8484.3946.338
1991-06-14T00:00-6.201-32.8105.2966.136
1991-06-15T00:00-6.154-32.7656.3195.979
1991-06-16T00:00-6.107-32.7117.4766.040
1991-06-17T00:00-6.062-32.6488.7465.187
1991-06-18T00:00-6.031-32.57310.5822.395
1991-06-19T00:00-6.026-32.48212.737-0.944
1991-06-20T00:00-6.041-32.37614.199-2.457
1991-06-21T00:00-6.061-32.26513.880-2.665
1991-06-22T00:00-6.082-32.16312.155-2.626
1991-06-23T00:00-6.102-32.07510.528-2.573
1991-06-24T00:00-6.123-31.9998.765-2.825
1991-06-25T00:00-6.146-31.9387.068-3.022
1991-06-26T00:00-6.170-31.8876.007-3.132
1991-06-27T00:00-6.195-31.8454.645-3.265
1991-06-28T00:00-6.221-31.8153.082-3.390
1991-06-29T00:00-6.248-31.7961.856-3.526
1991-06-30T00:00-6.276-31.7851.022-3.623
1991-07-01T00:00-6.305-31.7800.204-3.866
1991-07-02T00:00-6.336-31.783-1.071-3.950
1991-07-03T00:00-6.367-31.798-2.835-4.138
1991-07-04T00:00-6.401-31.828-4.877-4.455
1991-07-05T00:00-6.436-31.874-6.851-4.535
1991-07-06T00:00-6.472-31.935-8.817-4.667
1991-07-07T00:00-6.509-32.013-11.268-4.825
1991-07-08T00:00-6.547-32.109-12.936-4.831
1991-07-09T00:00-6.584-32.213-13.795-4.649
1991-07-10T00:00-6.620-32.324-14.446-4.603
1991-07-11T00:00-6.656-32.437-14.431-4.584
1991-07-12T00:00-6.690-32.549-14.216-3.940
1991-07-13T00:00-6.717-32.659-13.935-3.078
1991-07-14T00:00-6.740-32.766-13.351-2.946
1991-07-15T00:00-6.764-32.866-12.125-3.186
1991-07-16T00:00-6.791-32.955-10.701-3.895
1991-07-17T00:00-6.825-33.034-9.557-4.658
1991-07-18T00:00-6.863-33.103-7.875-5.118
1991-07-19T00:00-6.904-33.152-4.230-5.204