Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA36B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399651
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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: 5.530648 * Median Longitude: -48.180324 * South-bound Latitude: 4.993000 * West-bound Longitude: -48.740000 * North-bound Latitude: 6.282000 * East-bound Longitude: -47.642000
Date/Time Start: 1991-10-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-12-11T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA36B * Latitude Start: 4.993000 * Longitude Start: -48.359000 * Latitude End: 6.282000 * Longitude End: -48.549000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-10-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-12-11T00:00:00 * 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):
| # | 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:
142 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 5 Cur vel V [cm/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-10-02T00:00 | 4.993 | -48.359 | 3.165 | 1.898 |
| 1991-10-03T00:00 | 5.003 | -48.338 | 1.756 | 0.043 |
| 1991-10-04T00:00 | 4.997 | -48.329 | 1.364 | -0.535 |
| 1991-10-05T00:00 | 5.000 | -48.313 | 2.417 | 0.943 |
| 1991-10-06T00:00 | 5.008 | -48.295 | 2.062 | 0.984 |
| 1991-10-07T00:00 | 5.015 | -48.283 | 0.886 | 0.878 |
| 1991-10-08T00:00 | 5.022 | -48.281 | -0.215 | 0.879 |
| 1991-10-09T00:00 | 5.029 | -48.283 | -0.024 | 0.981 |
| 1991-10-10T00:00 | 5.037 | -48.279 | 1.083 | 0.955 |
| 1991-10-11T00:00 | 5.044 | -48.269 | 1.084 | 0.957 |
| 1991-10-12T00:00 | 5.053 | -48.264 | 0.358 | 1.359 |
| 1991-10-13T00:00 | 5.065 | -48.261 | 0.563 | 1.669 |
| 1991-10-14T00:00 | 5.080 | -48.254 | 1.240 | 2.330 |
| 1991-10-15T00:00 | 5.102 | -48.242 | 1.792 | 3.217 |
| 1991-10-16T00:00 | 5.130 | -48.226 | 2.371 | 4.000 |
| 1991-10-17T00:00 | 5.165 | -48.205 | 2.968 | 4.972 |
| 1991-10-18T00:00 | 5.207 | -48.181 | 3.081 | 5.676 |
| 1991-10-19T00:00 | 5.252 | -48.158 | 2.802 | 5.729 |
| 1991-10-20T00:00 | 5.296 | -48.140 | 1.495 | 5.581 |
| 1991-10-21T00:00 | 5.340 | -48.136 | -0.313 | 5.734 |
| 1991-10-22T00:00 | 5.386 | -48.141 | -0.626 | 6.040 |
| 1991-10-23T00:00 | 5.435 | -48.140 | 1.279 | 6.583 |
| 1991-10-24T00:00 | 5.489 | -48.118 | 4.359 | 7.176 |
| 1991-10-25T00:00 | 5.546 | -48.076 | 5.911 | 7.332 |
| 1991-10-26T00:00 | 5.602 | -48.030 | 5.854 | 6.882 |
| 1991-10-27T00:00 | 5.652 | -47.986 | 5.295 | 5.838 |
| 1991-10-28T00:00 | 5.693 | -47.947 | 4.894 | 4.706 |
| 1991-10-29T00:00 | 5.726 | -47.908 | 5.131 | 3.750 |
| 1991-10-30T00:00 | 5.752 | -47.867 | 5.352 | 2.947 |
| 1991-10-31T00:00 | 5.772 | -47.825 | 5.382 | 2.126 |
| 1991-11-01T00:00 | 5.785 | -47.784 | 5.041 | 1.222 |
| 1991-11-02T00:00 | 5.792 | -47.746 | 4.838 | 0.667 |
| 1991-11-03T00:00 | 5.795 | -47.709 | 4.451 | -0.049 |
| 1991-11-04T00:00 | 5.790 | -47.678 | 3.509 | -1.240 |
| 1991-11-05T00:00 | 5.775 | -47.655 | 2.280 | -2.670 |
| 1991-11-06T00:00 | 5.749 | -47.643 | 0.830 | -3.823 |
| 1991-11-07T00:00 | 5.717 | -47.642 | -0.600 | -4.309 |
| 1991-11-08T00:00 | 5.682 | -47.653 | -2.276 | -4.668 |
| 1991-11-09T00:00 | 5.645 | -47.676 | -3.376 | -4.664 |
| 1991-11-10T00:00 | 5.610 | -47.704 | -3.839 | -4.319 |
| 1991-11-11T00:00 | 5.578 | -47.737 | -4.734 | -3.785 |
| 1991-11-12T00:00 | 5.551 | -47.780 | -6.462 | -3.194 |
| 1991-11-13T00:00 | 5.528 | -47.839 | -8.660 | -2.638 |
| 1991-11-14T00:00 | 5.510 | -47.913 | -10.067 | -1.995 |
| 1991-11-15T00:00 | 5.498 | -47.994 | -10.708 | -0.899 |
| 1991-11-16T00:00 | 5.497 | -48.078 | -10.587 | 0.600 |
| 1991-11-17T00:00 | 5.505 | -48.159 | -10.429 | 1.185 |
| 1991-11-18T00:00 | 5.514 | -48.241 | -10.415 | 1.186 |
| 1991-11-19T00:00 | 5.524 | -48.318 | -9.089 | 1.366 |
| 1991-11-20T00:00 | 5.536 | -48.379 | -6.325 | 1.795 |
| 1991-11-21T00:00 | 5.552 | -48.415 | -2.929 | 2.203 |
| 1991-11-22T00:00 | 5.570 | -48.427 | -0.423 | 2.447 |
| 1991-11-23T00:00 | 5.590 | -48.422 | 1.927 | 2.598 |
| 1991-11-24T00:00 | 5.611 | -48.397 | 4.255 | 2.902 |
| 1991-11-25T00:00 | 5.635 | -48.361 | 4.520 | 3.071 |
| 1991-11-26T00:00 | 5.658 | -48.331 | 3.054 | 2.860 |
| 1991-11-27T00:00 | 5.680 | -48.313 | 1.728 | 2.766 |
| 1991-11-28T00:00 | 5.701 | -48.303 | 0.805 | 2.587 |
| 1991-11-29T00:00 | 5.720 | -48.304 | -1.486 | 2.245 |
| 1991-11-30T00:00 | 5.736 | -48.331 | -5.630 | 1.870 |
| 1991-12-01T00:00 | 5.749 | -48.390 | -9.069 | 1.409 |
| 1991-12-02T00:00 | 5.761 | -48.466 | -10.015 | 2.094 |
| 1991-12-03T00:00 | 5.786 | -48.542 | -9.330 | 4.421 |
| 1991-12-04T00:00 | 5.830 | -48.611 | -8.428 | 6.714 |
| 1991-12-05T00:00 | 5.888 | -48.673 | -7.332 | 7.885 |
| 1991-12-06T00:00 | 5.951 | -48.721 | -4.538 | 8.204 |
| 1991-12-07T00:00 | 6.017 | -48.740 | -0.275 | 8.829 |
| 1991-12-08T00:00 | 6.088 | -48.725 | 4.100 | 9.081 |
| 1991-12-09T00:00 | 6.161 | -48.684 | 5.400 | 10.137 |
| 1991-12-10T00:00 | 6.238 | -48.636 | 8.503 | 7.964 |
| 1991-12-11T00:00 | 6.282 | -48.549 | 12.463 | 4.465 |