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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA36A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399650

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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
Project(s):
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 8.474060 * Median Longitude: -50.877455 * South-bound Latitude: 7.278000 * West-bound Longitude: -52.161000 * North-bound Latitude: 10.362000 * East-bound Longitude: -48.655000
Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-09-30T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA36A * Latitude Start: 7.997000 * Longitude Start: -48.655000 * Latitude End: 9.235000 * Longitude End: -51.045000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-09-30T00:00:00 * 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
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
5 Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
470 data points

Data

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Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Cur vel U [cm/s]		5 
Cur vel V [cm/s]
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1989-02-09T00:008.007-48.695-5.5212.140
1989-02-10T00:008.029-48.741-5.9402.876
1989-02-11T00:008.049-48.787-5.9332.482
1989-02-12T00:008.069-48.835-6.3052.556
1989-02-13T00:008.088-48.885-6.3542.268
1989-02-14T00:008.104-48.934-6.1691.809
1989-02-15T00:008.117-48.982-6.0941.630
1989-02-16T00:008.130-49.030-6.1941.655
1989-02-17T00:008.142-49.080-6.6341.351
1989-02-18T00:008.151-49.134-7.0661.007
1989-02-19T00:008.158-49.190-7.1910.766
1989-02-20T00:008.164-49.246-7.0240.921
1989-02-21T00:008.172-49.300-6.8030.926
1989-02-22T00:008.178-49.353-6.7050.751
1989-02-23T00:008.184-49.406-6.9360.677
1989-02-24T00:008.188-49.463-7.6410.381
1989-02-25T00:008.191-49.526-8.4140.489
1989-02-26T00:008.197-49.594-8.8231.120
1989-02-27T00:008.207-49.664-9.0921.173
1989-02-28T00:008.215-49.738-9.9031.099
1989-03-01T00:008.226-49.819-10.5981.728
1989-03-02T00:008.242-49.903-10.8322.357
1989-03-03T00:008.263-49.990-11.4923.052
1989-03-04T00:008.290-50.084-12.4393.865
1989-03-05T00:008.324-50.185-13.3434.911
1989-03-06T00:008.367-50.295-14.8936.058
1989-03-07T00:008.416-50.417-15.8106.185
1989-03-08T00:008.459-50.536-14.0234.529
1989-03-09T00:008.488-50.636-11.8333.345
1989-03-10T00:008.516-50.728-12.0503.980
1989-03-11T00:008.551-50.827-12.9824.929
1989-03-12T00:008.592-50.929-12.8545.490
1989-03-13T00:008.636-51.028-12.4265.751
1989-03-14T00:008.683-51.125-12.3476.449
1989-03-15T00:008.738-51.222-12.3177.623
1989-03-16T00:008.802-51.318-12.1238.758
1989-03-17T00:008.875-51.413-12.1539.956
1989-03-18T00:008.958-51.509-12.21211.324
1989-03-19T00:009.052-51.604-11.93112.717
1989-03-20T00:009.157-51.696-11.45014.226
1989-03-21T00:009.274-51.784-10.96215.632
1989-03-22T00:009.399-51.868-10.32316.180
1989-03-23T00:009.524-51.945-9.14715.653
1989-03-24T00:009.643-52.011-7.60814.909
1989-03-25T00:009.757-52.064-5.77514.190
1989-03-26T00:009.863-52.103-4.34312.819
1989-03-27T00:009.957-52.133-3.13411.341
1989-03-28T00:0010.041-52.152-1.77810.173
1989-03-29T00:0010.117-52.161-0.4149.410
1989-03-30T00:0010.188-52.1581.1488.638
1989-03-31T00:0010.250-52.1432.6707.115
1989-04-01T00:0010.298-52.1164.1485.146
1989-04-02T00:0010.331-52.0785.4593.407
1989-04-03T00:0010.352-52.0316.3411.962
1989-04-04T00:0010.362-51.9796.8230.649
1989-04-05T00:0010.362-51.9237.437-0.716
1989-04-06T00:0010.350-51.8618.302-2.393
1989-04-07T00:0010.325-51.7938.791-3.923
1989-04-08T00:0010.289-51.7248.638-5.342
1989-04-09T00:0010.242-51.6578.386-6.586
1989-04-10T00:0010.187-51.5928.031-7.488
1989-04-11T00:0010.126-51.5317.430-8.012
1989-04-12T00:0010.062-51.4756.772-8.470
1989-04-13T00:009.993-51.4246.208-9.187
1989-04-14T00:009.919-51.3766.087-9.701
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1989-04-16T00:009.763-51.2835.335-10.210
1989-04-17T00:009.683-51.2435.042-10.222
1989-04-18T00:009.604-51.2025.365-9.963
1989-04-19T00:009.527-51.1605.136-9.832
1989-04-20T00:009.451-51.1224.591-9.463
1989-04-21T00:009.380-51.0874.335-8.768
1989-04-22T00:009.313-51.0544.004-8.460
1989-04-23T00:009.247-51.0243.682-8.466
1989-04-24T00:009.181-50.9963.399-8.365
1989-04-25T00:009.117-50.9722.564-7.997
1989-04-26T00:009.056-50.9561.609-7.647
1989-04-27T00:008.996-50.9470.543-7.878
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1989-05-07T00:008.561-51.238-3.1930.864
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1989-05-16T00:008.985-51.394-1.8545.397
1989-05-17T00:009.022-51.413-2.9933.970
1989-05-18T00:009.047-51.439-3.3552.530
1989-05-19T00:009.062-51.464-3.0581.271
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1989-05-21T00:009.064-51.507-2.404-0.764
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1989-05-28T00:008.954-51.593-1.118-2.722
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1989-06-01T00:008.869-51.623-0.781-3.108
1989-06-02T00:008.845-51.630-1.034-2.815
1989-06-03T00:008.826-51.639-1.195-2.144
1989-06-04T00:008.810-51.648-1.062-2.051
1989-06-05T00:008.793-51.655-0.667-2.326
1989-06-06T00:008.774-51.659-0.471-2.468
1989-06-07T00:008.755-51.663-0.506-2.393
1989-06-08T00:008.736-51.667-0.561-2.553
1989-06-09T00:008.715-51.672-0.691-2.757
1989-06-10T00:008.692-51.676-0.114-3.315
1989-06-11T00:008.663-51.6730.764-3.952
1989-06-12T00:008.631-51.6651.259-4.302
1989-06-13T00:008.596-51.6541.460-4.569
1989-06-14T00:008.560-51.6431.307-4.686
1989-06-15T00:008.522-51.6331.337-5.105
1989-06-16T00:008.480-51.6211.755-5.616
1989-06-17T00:008.435-51.6052.350-5.838
1989-06-18T00:008.389-51.5852.613-5.975
1989-06-19T00:008.340-51.5642.880-6.741
1989-06-20T00:008.284-51.5393.461-7.379
1989-06-21T00:008.226-51.5113.550-7.520
1989-06-22T00:008.166-51.4843.380-7.854
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1989-06-27T00:007.865-51.3343.427-7.515
1989-06-28T00:007.807-51.3073.527-7.318
1989-06-29T00:007.751-51.2783.912-6.988
1989-06-30T00:007.698-51.2464.189-6.586
1989-07-01T00:007.648-51.2134.230-6.217
1989-07-02T00:007.600-51.1804.175-6.174
1989-07-03T00:007.551-51.1474.360-6.332
1989-07-04T00:007.503-51.1114.827-5.742
1989-07-05T00:007.461-51.0725.077-5.256
1989-07-06T00:007.420-51.0325.145-5.103
1989-07-07T00:007.383-50.9915.391-4.281
1989-07-08T00:007.353-50.9485.493-3.500
1989-07-09T00:007.327-50.9065.225-3.220
1989-07-10T00:007.304-50.8655.430-2.434
1989-07-11T00:007.291-50.8206.027-0.868
1989-07-12T00:007.288-50.7716.503-0.237
1989-07-13T00:007.285-50.7196.688-0.487
1989-07-14T00:007.281-50.6676.622-0.504
1989-07-15T00:007.278-50.6175.933-0.186
1989-07-16T00:007.279-50.5754.9220.480
1989-07-17T00:007.286-50.5394.2861.337
1989-07-18T00:007.299-50.5074.0061.852
1989-07-19T00:007.314-50.4763.8442.008
1989-07-20T00:007.330-50.4473.6232.018
1989-07-21T00:007.345-50.4193.5201.822
1989-07-22T00:007.358-50.3913.7681.446
1989-07-23T00:007.367-50.3604.0260.840
1989-07-24T00:007.371-50.3293.8950.185
1989-07-25T00:007.371-50.3003.396-0.044
1989-07-26T00:007.371-50.2762.838-0.010
1989-07-27T00:007.371-50.2552.5010.085
1989-07-28T00:007.372-50.2362.4920.054
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1989-07-31T00:007.359-50.1821.982-1.245
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1989-08-02T00:007.348-50.1541.4950.146
1989-08-03T00:007.351-50.1431.4060.581
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1989-08-07T00:007.370-50.0922.2840.944
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1989-08-09T00:007.391-50.0680.6831.621
1989-08-10T00:007.404-50.0640.3101.742
1989-08-11T00:007.419-50.063-0.0052.163
1989-08-12T00:007.438-50.064-0.2882.662
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1989-08-14T00:007.483-50.076-1.2752.895
1989-08-15T00:007.506-50.089-2.1883.155
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1989-08-17T00:007.557-50.134-3.0413.219
1989-08-18T00:007.584-50.157-2.8443.788
1989-08-19T00:007.615-50.180-3.2083.899
1989-08-20T00:007.644-50.208-3.8623.654
1989-08-21T00:007.674-50.239-3.9484.140
1989-08-22T00:007.710-50.270-4.0995.127
1989-08-23T00:007.752-50.303-4.1745.301
1989-08-24T00:007.791-50.334-3.7184.772
1989-08-25T00:007.827-50.361-3.1664.410
1989-08-26T00:007.861-50.386-3.5314.469
1989-08-27T00:007.898-50.419-4.9184.979
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1989-08-31T00:008.094-50.590-5.3876.858
1989-09-01T00:008.147-50.634-5.8766.638
1989-09-02T00:008.197-50.682-6.3116.140
1989-09-03T00:008.243-50.731-5.9925.664
1989-09-04T00:008.285-50.773-4.5354.994
1989-09-05T00:008.320-50.801-2.6453.928
1989-09-06T00:008.347-50.816-1.3343.104
1989-09-07T00:008.370-50.826-1.5812.857
1989-09-08T00:008.392-50.846-3.8132.747
1989-09-09T00:008.413-50.887-6.4922.668
1989-09-10T00:008.434-50.943-7.3092.709
1989-09-11T00:008.455-50.996-5.9492.624
1989-09-12T00:008.475-51.035-4.0712.538
1989-09-13T00:008.494-51.060-2.2382.201
1989-09-14T00:008.509-51.070-0.3581.714
1989-09-15T00:008.522-51.0670.9951.696
1989-09-16T00:008.536-51.0561.7301.871
1989-09-17T00:008.552-51.0412.0252.341
1989-09-18T00:008.575-51.0252.0203.739
1989-09-19T00:008.612-51.0111.3635.741
1989-09-20T00:008.663-51.0040.5557.089
1989-09-21T00:008.721-50.9991.0027.759
1989-09-22T00:008.784-50.9881.5528.340
1989-09-23T00:008.850-50.9780.8128.418
1989-09-24T00:008.914-50.976-0.2197.908
1989-09-25T00:008.974-50.980-0.7017.567
1989-09-26T00:009.033-50.987-1.1767.521
1989-09-27T00:009.090-50.999-1.8496.896
1989-09-28T00:009.142-51.013-1.3526.754
1989-09-29T00:009.194-51.023-1.9036.025
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