/* DATA DESCRIPTION: Citation: Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA36A. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399650 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, https://store.pangaea.de/Projects/WOCE/SSF/whta.htm Project(s): World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) (URI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean_Circulation_Experiment) 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): DATE/TIME (Date/Time) * GEOCODE LATITUDE (Latitude) * GEOCODE LONGITUDE (Longitude) * GEOCODE Current velocity, east-west [cm/s] (Cur vel U) * PI: Richardson, Philip L (prichardson@whoi.edu, http://www.whoi.edu/science/PO/dept/personnel/personnel_scientist_richardson.htm) * METHOD/DEVICE: Subsurface float Current velocity, north-south [cm/s] (Cur vel V) * PI: Richardson, Philip L (prichardson@whoi.edu, http://www.whoi.edu/science/PO/dept/personnel/personnel_scientist_richardson.htm) * METHOD/DEVICE: Subsurface float License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0) (URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Size: 470 data points */ Date/Time Latitude Longitude Cur vel U [cm/s] Cur vel V [cm/s] 1989-02-08T00:00 7.997 -48.655 -4.895 0.850 1989-02-09T00:00 8.007 -48.695 -5.521 2.140 1989-02-10T00:00 8.029 -48.741 -5.940 2.876 1989-02-11T00:00 8.049 -48.787 -5.933 2.482 1989-02-12T00:00 8.069 -48.835 -6.305 2.556 1989-02-13T00:00 8.088 -48.885 -6.354 2.268 1989-02-14T00:00 8.104 -48.934 -6.169 1.809 1989-02-15T00:00 8.117 -48.982 -6.094 1.630 1989-02-16T00:00 8.130 -49.030 -6.194 1.655 1989-02-17T00:00 8.142 -49.080 -6.634 1.351 1989-02-18T00:00 8.151 -49.134 -7.066 1.007 1989-02-19T00:00 8.158 -49.190 -7.191 0.766 1989-02-20T00:00 8.164 -49.246 -7.024 0.921 1989-02-21T00:00 8.172 -49.300 -6.803 0.926 1989-02-22T00:00 8.178 -49.353 -6.705 0.751 1989-02-23T00:00 8.184 -49.406 -6.936 0.677 1989-02-24T00:00 8.188 -49.463 -7.641 0.381 1989-02-25T00:00 8.191 -49.526 -8.414 0.489 1989-02-26T00:00 8.197 -49.594 -8.823 1.120 1989-02-27T00:00 8.207 -49.664 -9.092 1.173 1989-02-28T00:00 8.215 -49.738 -9.903 1.099 1989-03-01T00:00 8.226 -49.819 -10.598 1.728 1989-03-02T00:00 8.242 -49.903 -10.832 2.357 1989-03-03T00:00 8.263 -49.990 -11.492 3.052 1989-03-04T00:00 8.290 -50.084 -12.439 3.865 1989-03-05T00:00 8.324 -50.185 -13.343 4.911 1989-03-06T00:00 8.367 -50.295 -14.893 6.058 1989-03-07T00:00 8.416 -50.417 -15.810 6.185 1989-03-08T00:00 8.459 -50.536 -14.023 4.529 1989-03-09T00:00 8.488 -50.636 -11.833 3.345 1989-03-10T00:00 8.516 -50.728 -12.050 3.980 1989-03-11T00:00 8.551 -50.827 -12.982 4.929 1989-03-12T00:00 8.592 -50.929 -12.854 5.490 1989-03-13T00:00 8.636 -51.028 -12.426 5.751 1989-03-14T00:00 8.683 -51.125 -12.347 6.449 1989-03-15T00:00 8.738 -51.222 -12.317 7.623 1989-03-16T00:00 8.802 -51.318 -12.123 8.758 1989-03-17T00:00 8.875 -51.413 -12.153 9.956 1989-03-18T00:00 8.958 -51.509 -12.212 11.324 1989-03-19T00:00 9.052 -51.604 -11.931 12.717 1989-03-20T00:00 9.157 -51.696 -11.450 14.226 1989-03-21T00:00 9.274 -51.784 -10.962 15.632 1989-03-22T00:00 9.399 -51.868 -10.323 16.180 1989-03-23T00:00 9.524 -51.945 -9.147 15.653 1989-03-24T00:00 9.643 -52.011 -7.608 14.909 1989-03-25T00:00 9.757 -52.064 -5.775 14.190 1989-03-26T00:00 9.863 -52.103 -4.343 12.819 1989-03-27T00:00 9.957 -52.133 -3.134 11.341 1989-03-28T00:00 10.041 -52.152 -1.778 10.173 1989-03-29T00:00 10.117 -52.161 -0.414 9.410 1989-03-30T00:00 10.188 -52.158 1.148 8.638 1989-03-31T00:00 10.250 -52.143 2.670 7.115 1989-04-01T00:00 10.298 -52.116 4.148 5.146 1989-04-02T00:00 10.331 -52.078 5.459 3.407 1989-04-03T00:00 10.352 -52.031 6.341 1.962 1989-04-04T00:00 10.362 -51.979 6.823 0.649 1989-04-05T00:00 10.362 -51.923 7.437 -0.716 1989-04-06T00:00 10.350 -51.861 8.302 -2.393 1989-04-07T00:00 10.325 -51.793 8.791 -3.923 1989-04-08T00:00 10.289 -51.724 8.638 -5.342 1989-04-09T00:00 10.242 -51.657 8.386 -6.586 1989-04-10T00:00 10.187 -51.592 8.031 -7.488 1989-04-11T00:00 10.126 -51.531 7.430 -8.012 1989-04-12T00:00 10.062 -51.475 6.772 -8.470 1989-04-13T00:00 9.993 -51.424 6.208 -9.187 1989-04-14T00:00 9.919 -51.376 6.087 -9.701 1989-04-15T00:00 9.842 -51.328 6.000 -10.000 1989-04-16T00:00 9.763 -51.283 5.335 -10.210 1989-04-17T00:00 9.683 -51.243 5.042 -10.222 1989-04-18T00:00 9.604 -51.202 5.365 -9.963 1989-04-19T00:00 9.527 -51.160 5.136 -9.832 1989-04-20T00:00 9.451 -51.122 4.591 -9.463 1989-04-21T00:00 9.380 -51.087 4.335 -8.768 1989-04-22T00:00 9.313 -51.054 4.004 -8.460 1989-04-23T00:00 9.247 -51.024 3.682 -8.466 1989-04-24T00:00 9.181 -50.996 3.399 -8.365 1989-04-25T00:00 9.117 -50.972 2.564 -7.997 1989-04-26T00:00 9.056 -50.956 1.609 -7.647 1989-04-27T00:00 8.996 -50.947 0.543 -7.878 1989-04-28T00:00 8.932 -50.949 -1.111 -8.458 1989-04-29T00:00 8.865 -50.964 -2.594 -8.597 1989-04-30T00:00 8.799 -50.989 -3.789 -8.227 1989-05-01T00:00 8.737 -51.023 -4.787 -7.649 1989-05-02T00:00 8.680 -51.063 -5.335 -6.875 1989-05-03T00:00 8.631 -51.105 -5.207 -5.554 1989-05-04T00:00 8.594 -51.144 -4.793 -3.931 1989-05-05T00:00 8.570 -51.180 -4.286 -2.145 1989-05-06T00:00 8.560 -51.211 -3.673 -0.544 1989-05-07T00:00 8.561 -51.238 -3.193 0.864 1989-05-08T00:00 8.574 -51.261 -2.668 2.465 1989-05-09T00:00 8.600 -51.280 -2.188 4.252 1989-05-10T00:00 8.641 -51.296 -1.956 6.254 1989-05-11T00:00 8.697 -51.313 -2.600 7.978 1989-05-12T00:00 8.763 -51.337 -3.310 8.681 1989-05-13T00:00 8.829 -51.361 -2.498 7.988 1989-05-14T00:00 8.887 -51.375 -1.214 6.985 1989-05-15T00:00 8.939 -51.383 -1.047 6.313 1989-05-16T00:00 8.985 -51.394 -1.854 5.397 1989-05-17T00:00 9.022 -51.413 -2.993 3.970 1989-05-18T00:00 9.047 -51.439 -3.355 2.530 1989-05-19T00:00 9.062 -51.464 -3.058 1.271 1989-05-20T00:00 9.067 -51.487 -2.738 0.065 1989-05-21T00:00 9.064 -51.507 -2.404 -0.764 1989-05-22T00:00 9.056 -51.526 -2.535 -1.235 1989-05-23T00:00 9.045 -51.547 -2.726 -1.592 1989-05-24T00:00 9.031 -51.566 -1.830 -1.995 1989-05-25T00:00 9.014 -51.575 -0.642 -2.331 1989-05-26T00:00 8.995 -51.579 -0.565 -2.504 1989-05-27T00:00 8.975 -51.585 -0.916 -2.629 1989-05-28T00:00 8.954 -51.593 -1.118 -2.722 1989-05-29T00:00 8.933 -51.602 -1.105 -2.610 1989-05-30T00:00 8.913 -51.610 -0.954 -2.583 1989-05-31T00:00 8.892 -51.617 -0.808 -2.801 1989-06-01T00:00 8.869 -51.623 -0.781 -3.108 1989-06-02T00:00 8.845 -51.630 -1.034 -2.815 1989-06-03T00:00 8.826 -51.639 -1.195 -2.144 1989-06-04T00:00 8.810 -51.648 -1.062 -2.051 1989-06-05T00:00 8.793 -51.655 -0.667 -2.326 1989-06-06T00:00 8.774 -51.659 -0.471 -2.468 1989-06-07T00:00 8.755 -51.663 -0.506 -2.393 1989-06-08T00:00 8.736 -51.667 -0.561 -2.553 1989-06-09T00:00 8.715 -51.672 -0.691 -2.757 1989-06-10T00:00 8.692 -51.676 -0.114 -3.315 1989-06-11T00:00 8.663 -51.673 0.764 -3.952 1989-06-12T00:00 8.631 -51.665 1.259 -4.302 1989-06-13T00:00 8.596 -51.654 1.460 -4.569 1989-06-14T00:00 8.560 -51.643 1.307 -4.686 1989-06-15T00:00 8.522 -51.633 1.337 -5.105 1989-06-16T00:00 8.480 -51.621 1.755 -5.616 1989-06-17T00:00 8.435 -51.605 2.350 -5.838 1989-06-18T00:00 8.389 -51.585 2.613 -5.975 1989-06-19T00:00 8.340 -51.564 2.880 -6.741 1989-06-20T00:00 8.284 -51.539 3.461 -7.379 1989-06-21T00:00 8.226 -51.511 3.550 -7.520 1989-06-22T00:00 8.166 -51.484 3.380 -7.854 1989-06-23T00:00 8.104 -51.457 3.591 -7.910 1989-06-24T00:00 8.043 -51.427 4.069 -7.738 1989-06-25T00:00 7.983 -51.394 4.247 -7.602 1989-06-26T00:00 7.924 -51.362 3.824 -7.548 1989-06-27T00:00 7.865 -51.334 3.427 -7.515 1989-06-28T00:00 7.807 -51.307 3.527 -7.318 1989-06-29T00:00 7.751 -51.278 3.912 -6.988 1989-06-30T00:00 7.698 -51.246 4.189 -6.586 1989-07-01T00:00 7.648 -51.213 4.230 -6.217 1989-07-02T00:00 7.600 -51.180 4.175 -6.174 1989-07-03T00:00 7.551 -51.147 4.360 -6.332 1989-07-04T00:00 7.503 -51.111 4.827 -5.742 1989-07-05T00:00 7.461 -51.072 5.077 -5.256 1989-07-06T00:00 7.420 -51.032 5.145 -5.103 1989-07-07T00:00 7.383 -50.991 5.391 -4.281 1989-07-08T00:00 7.353 -50.948 5.493 -3.500 1989-07-09T00:00 7.327 -50.906 5.225 -3.220 1989-07-10T00:00 7.304 -50.865 5.430 -2.434 1989-07-11T00:00 7.291 -50.820 6.027 -0.868 1989-07-12T00:00 7.288 -50.771 6.503 -0.237 1989-07-13T00:00 7.285 -50.719 6.688 -0.487 1989-07-14T00:00 7.281 -50.667 6.622 -0.504 1989-07-15T00:00 7.278 -50.617 5.933 -0.186 1989-07-16T00:00 7.279 -50.575 4.922 0.480 1989-07-17T00:00 7.286 -50.539 4.286 1.337 1989-07-18T00:00 7.299 -50.507 4.006 1.852 1989-07-19T00:00 7.314 -50.476 3.844 2.008 1989-07-20T00:00 7.330 -50.447 3.623 2.018 1989-07-21T00:00 7.345 -50.419 3.520 1.822 1989-07-22T00:00 7.358 -50.391 3.768 1.446 1989-07-23T00:00 7.367 -50.360 4.026 0.840 1989-07-24T00:00 7.371 -50.329 3.895 0.185 1989-07-25T00:00 7.371 -50.300 3.396 -0.044 1989-07-26T00:00 7.371 -50.276 2.838 -0.010 1989-07-27T00:00 7.371 -50.255 2.501 0.085 1989-07-28T00:00 7.372 -50.236 2.492 0.054 1989-07-29T00:00 7.371 -50.216 2.483 -0.302 1989-07-30T00:00 7.367 -50.198 2.142 -0.765 1989-07-31T00:00 7.359 -50.182 1.982 -1.245 1989-08-01T00:00 7.350 -50.167 1.814 -0.781 1989-08-02T00:00 7.348 -50.154 1.495 0.146 1989-08-03T00:00 7.351 -50.143 1.406 0.581 1989-08-04T00:00 7.356 -50.132 1.315 0.602 1989-08-05T00:00 7.360 -50.122 1.386 0.465 1989-08-06T00:00 7.364 -50.109 1.958 0.607 1989-08-07T00:00 7.370 -50.092 2.284 0.944 1989-08-08T00:00 7.379 -50.076 1.558 1.375 1989-08-09T00:00 7.391 -50.068 0.683 1.621 1989-08-10T00:00 7.404 -50.064 0.310 1.742 1989-08-11T00:00 7.419 -50.063 -0.005 2.163 1989-08-12T00:00 7.438 -50.064 -0.288 2.662 1989-08-13T00:00 7.460 -50.068 -0.759 2.930 1989-08-14T00:00 7.483 -50.076 -1.275 2.895 1989-08-15T00:00 7.506 -50.089 -2.188 3.155 1989-08-16T00:00 7.532 -50.110 -3.004 3.302 1989-08-17T00:00 7.557 -50.134 -3.041 3.219 1989-08-18T00:00 7.584 -50.157 -2.844 3.788 1989-08-19T00:00 7.615 -50.180 -3.208 3.899 1989-08-20T00:00 7.644 -50.208 -3.862 3.654 1989-08-21T00:00 7.674 -50.239 -3.948 4.140 1989-08-22T00:00 7.710 -50.270 -4.099 5.127 1989-08-23T00:00 7.752 -50.303 -4.174 5.301 1989-08-24T00:00 7.791 -50.334 -3.718 4.772 1989-08-25T00:00 7.827 -50.361 -3.166 4.410 1989-08-26T00:00 7.861 -50.386 -3.531 4.469 1989-08-27T00:00 7.898 -50.419 -4.918 4.979 1989-08-28T00:00 7.939 -50.462 -5.895 5.565 1989-08-29T00:00 7.986 -50.508 -5.576 6.551 1989-08-30T00:00 8.040 -50.549 -5.106 7.015 1989-08-31T00:00 8.094 -50.590 -5.387 6.858 1989-09-01T00:00 8.147 -50.634 -5.876 6.638 1989-09-02T00:00 8.197 -50.682 -6.311 6.140 1989-09-03T00:00 8.243 -50.731 -5.992 5.664 1989-09-04T00:00 8.285 -50.773 -4.535 4.994 1989-09-05T00:00 8.320 -50.801 -2.645 3.928 1989-09-06T00:00 8.347 -50.816 -1.334 3.104 1989-09-07T00:00 8.370 -50.826 -1.581 2.857 1989-09-08T00:00 8.392 -50.846 -3.813 2.747 1989-09-09T00:00 8.413 -50.887 -6.492 2.668 1989-09-10T00:00 8.434 -50.943 -7.309 2.709 1989-09-11T00:00 8.455 -50.996 -5.949 2.624 1989-09-12T00:00 8.475 -51.035 -4.071 2.538 1989-09-13T00:00 8.494 -51.060 -2.238 2.201 1989-09-14T00:00 8.509 -51.070 -0.358 1.714 1989-09-15T00:00 8.522 -51.067 0.995 1.696 1989-09-16T00:00 8.536 -51.056 1.730 1.871 1989-09-17T00:00 8.552 -51.041 2.025 2.341 1989-09-18T00:00 8.575 -51.025 2.020 3.739 1989-09-19T00:00 8.612 -51.011 1.363 5.741 1989-09-20T00:00 8.663 -51.004 0.555 7.089 1989-09-21T00:00 8.721 -50.999 1.002 7.759 1989-09-22T00:00 8.784 -50.988 1.552 8.340 1989-09-23T00:00 8.850 -50.978 0.812 8.418 1989-09-24T00:00 8.914 -50.976 -0.219 7.908 1989-09-25T00:00 8.974 -50.980 -0.701 7.567 1989-09-26T00:00 9.033 -50.987 -1.176 7.521 1989-09-27T00:00 9.090 -50.999 -1.849 6.896 1989-09-28T00:00 9.142 -51.013 -1.352 6.754 1989-09-29T00:00 9.194 -51.023 -1.903 6.025 1989-09-30T00:00 9.235 -51.045 -3.245 4.860