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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA39 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399653

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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: 6.915744 * Median Longitude: -47.508455 * South-bound Latitude: 5.519000 * West-bound Longitude: -49.559000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.267000 * East-bound Longitude: -45.700000
Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-12-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA39 * Latitude Start: 6.689000 * Longitude Start: -49.559000 * Latitude End: 5.519000 * Longitude End: -46.191000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-12-05T00:00:00 * 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:
602 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1989-02-08T00:006.689-49.5598.466-0.447
1989-02-09T00:006.687-49.5005.7180.126
1989-02-10T00:006.691-49.4683.5990.712
1989-02-11T00:006.697-49.4374.0720.865
1989-02-12T00:006.705-49.4054.2981.203
1989-02-13T00:006.716-49.3704.4581.617
1989-02-14T00:006.731-49.3373.9742.312
1989-02-15T00:006.753-49.3083.4473.341
1989-02-16T00:006.784-49.2842.5824.674
1989-02-17T00:006.825-49.2671.9615.609
1989-02-18T00:006.870-49.2531.4725.912
1989-02-19T00:006.917-49.2450.5946.067
1989-02-20T00:006.965-49.243-0.0136.298
1989-02-21T00:007.015-49.244-0.1606.370
1989-02-22T00:007.064-49.245-0.1136.233
1989-02-23T00:007.113-49.247-0.5386.326
1989-02-24T00:007.164-49.254-1.1886.861
1989-02-25T00:007.219-49.265-1.6156.933
1989-02-26T00:007.271-49.278-1.5576.493
1989-02-27T00:007.321-49.290-1.7426.259
1989-02-28T00:007.369-49.306-2.2086.100
1989-03-01T00:007.416-49.323-2.0775.817
1989-03-02T00:007.459-49.338-1.7535.188
1989-03-03T00:007.496-49.351-1.6454.147
1989-03-04T00:007.524-49.364-1.6313.182
1989-03-05T00:007.546-49.375-1.0262.325
1989-03-06T00:007.559-49.379-0.0120.958
1989-03-07T00:007.561-49.3770.309-0.397
1989-03-08T00:007.555-49.376-0.074-0.905
1989-03-09T00:007.548-49.378-0.398-0.976
1989-03-10T00:007.539-49.382-0.634-1.335
1989-03-11T00:007.526-49.388-0.898-2.131
1989-03-12T00:007.505-49.395-0.755-3.194
1989-03-13T00:007.477-49.399-0.297-3.906
1989-03-14T00:007.446-49.4000.025-3.838
1989-03-15T00:007.418-49.3990.198-3.397
1989-03-16T00:007.392-49.398-0.050-3.308
1989-03-17T00:007.367-49.3990.003-2.954
1989-03-18T00:007.346-49.3960.804-2.538
1989-03-19T00:007.327-49.3871.381-2.253
1989-03-20T00:007.312-49.3751.723-1.505
1989-03-21T00:007.305-49.3602.080-0.175
1989-03-22T00:007.309-49.3422.6121.053
1989-03-23T00:007.320-49.3183.5771.722
1989-03-24T00:007.336-49.2864.5502.428
1989-03-25T00:007.358-49.2485.0593.159
1989-03-26T00:007.385-49.2075.5003.752
1989-03-27T00:007.416-49.1616.2924.103
1989-03-28T00:007.449-49.1096.8984.410
1989-03-29T00:007.486-49.0547.1275.137
1989-03-30T00:007.529-48.9987.1345.759
1989-03-31T00:007.575-48.9427.2585.999
1989-04-01T00:007.622-48.8837.9015.955
1989-04-02T00:007.666-48.8188.6485.125
1989-04-03T00:007.702-48.7498.8434.265
1989-04-04T00:007.735-48.6818.4614.312
1989-04-05T00:007.769-48.6177.8734.214
1989-04-06T00:007.799-48.5587.1563.405
1989-04-07T00:007.821-48.5046.7802.131
1989-04-08T00:007.832-48.4507.0810.741
1989-04-09T00:007.833-48.3947.018-0.486
1989-04-10T00:007.825-48.3426.204-1.485
1989-04-11T00:007.810-48.2965.696-2.407
1989-04-12T00:007.786-48.2525.480-3.864
1989-04-13T00:007.750-48.2105.323-5.177
1989-04-14T00:007.706-48.1685.403-6.149
1989-04-15T00:007.654-48.1265.242-7.091
1989-04-16T00:007.596-48.0865.046-7.725
1989-04-17T00:007.533-48.0474.845-8.470
1989-04-18T00:007.463-48.0104.699-9.466
1989-04-19T00:007.386-47.9734.723-10.111
1989-04-20T00:007.307-47.9355.158-9.989
1989-04-21T00:007.230-47.8925.700-9.832
1989-04-22T00:007.153-47.8475.788-9.815
1989-04-23T00:007.076-47.8016.051-10.038
1989-04-24T00:006.997-47.7526.452-9.931
1989-04-25T00:006.923-47.7006.892-8.984
1989-04-26T00:006.857-47.6457.038-7.889
1989-04-27T00:006.800-47.5907.171-6.689
1989-04-28T00:006.752-47.5327.650-5.671
1989-04-29T00:006.711-47.4717.909-4.799
1989-04-30T00:006.677-47.4097.933-3.930
1989-05-01T00:006.650-47.3477.964-2.903
1989-05-02T00:006.631-47.2857.819-2.122
1989-05-03T00:006.617-47.2267.219-1.281
1989-05-04T00:006.612-47.1726.694-0.051
1989-05-05T00:006.615-47.1216.3240.716
1989-05-06T00:006.622-47.0736.0221.028
1989-05-07T00:006.631-47.0275.6821.316
1989-05-08T00:006.643-46.9855.0411.772
1989-05-09T00:006.657-46.9484.4871.579
1989-05-10T00:006.667-46.9153.8871.127
1989-05-11T00:006.676-46.8883.0021.209
1989-05-12T00:006.687-46.8672.5331.715
1989-05-13T00:006.702-46.8482.2241.914
1989-05-14T00:006.715-46.8322.0081.381
1989-05-15T00:006.723-46.8171.6450.624
1989-05-16T00:006.726-46.8071.0090.345
1989-05-17T00:006.730-46.8000.8450.684
1989-05-18T00:006.736-46.7930.9840.758
1989-05-19T00:006.741-46.7850.9770.508
1989-05-20T00:006.744-46.7790.4820.282
1989-05-21T00:006.746-46.7770.1640.283
1989-05-22T00:006.748-46.7750.3960.120
1989-05-23T00:006.748-46.7710.5570.005
1989-05-24T00:006.748-46.7670.450-0.140
1989-05-25T00:006.745-46.7640.329-0.598
1989-05-26T00:006.740-46.7610.536-0.540
1989-05-27T00:006.738-46.7560.5970.072
1989-05-28T00:006.741-46.7520.5330.638
1989-05-29T00:006.747-46.7470.7240.832
1989-05-30T00:006.754-46.7410.7911.025
1989-05-31T00:006.763-46.7350.7201.211
1989-06-01T00:006.773-46.7300.5541.426
1989-06-02T00:006.787-46.7260.5192.301
1989-06-03T00:006.809-46.7220.4413.194
1989-06-04T00:006.835-46.7190.4033.355
1989-06-05T00:006.862-46.7160.2493.737
1989-06-06T00:006.895-46.7150.1364.737
1989-06-07T00:006.935-46.714-0.0245.345
1989-06-08T00:006.978-46.716-0.4225.751
1989-06-09T00:007.025-46.721-0.9756.208
1989-06-10T00:007.075-46.731-1.4326.661
1989-06-11T00:007.129-46.742-1.3517.081
1989-06-12T00:007.186-46.753-1.6037.636
1989-06-13T00:007.248-46.768-2.2108.066
1989-06-14T00:007.311-46.787-2.5958.095
1989-06-15T00:007.374-46.809-3.1287.933
1989-06-16T00:007.436-46.836-3.6778.169
1989-06-17T00:007.502-46.865-3.6288.540
1989-06-18T00:007.568-46.893-3.6558.358
1989-06-19T00:007.633-46.923-3.9778.329
1989-06-20T00:007.699-46.955-4.1938.626
1989-06-21T00:007.767-46.988-4.1518.621
1989-06-22T00:007.833-47.020-4.0978.345
1989-06-23T00:007.897-47.052-3.9677.916
1989-06-24T00:007.956-47.082-3.7727.220
1989-06-25T00:008.010-47.112-3.9146.596
1989-06-26T00:008.060-47.143-3.9236.332
1989-06-27T00:008.108-47.172-3.3595.707
1989-06-28T00:008.148-47.195-2.5394.632
1989-06-29T00:008.181-47.212-1.7903.797
1989-06-30T00:008.208-47.223-1.0133.218
1989-07-01T00:008.232-47.229-0.6622.914
1989-07-02T00:008.252-47.234-0.5492.020
1989-07-03T00:008.263-47.238-0.5840.910
1989-07-04T00:008.267-47.243-0.5590.099
1989-07-05T00:008.264-47.246-0.242-0.922
1989-07-06T00:008.253-47.2460.378-1.788
1989-07-07T00:008.237-47.2391.407-2.296
1989-07-08T00:008.217-47.2242.409-2.854
1989-07-09T00:008.192-47.2023.113-3.569
1989-07-10T00:008.161-47.1763.505-4.374
1989-07-11T00:008.124-47.1473.911-5.049
1989-07-12T00:008.082-47.1154.191-5.768
1989-07-13T00:008.034-47.0833.817-6.439
1989-07-14T00:007.983-47.0553.507-6.493
1989-07-15T00:007.932-47.0263.976-6.757
1989-07-16T00:007.877-46.9934.325-7.180
1989-07-17T00:007.821-46.9603.995-7.143
1989-07-18T00:007.766-46.9313.438-6.869
1989-07-19T00:007.714-46.9062.937-6.468
1989-07-20T00:007.665-46.8852.436-6.042
1989-07-21T00:007.619-46.8672.260-5.842
1989-07-22T00:007.573-46.8501.935-5.918
1989-07-23T00:007.527-46.8371.496-5.813
1989-07-24T00:007.483-46.8270.893-5.390
1989-07-25T00:007.443-46.8230.296-4.882
1989-07-26T00:007.406-46.822-0.161-4.648
1989-07-27T00:007.370-46.826-0.800-4.558
1989-07-28T00:007.335-46.834-1.240-4.383
1989-07-29T00:007.302-46.844-1.141-4.022
1989-07-30T00:007.272-46.852-1.099-3.720
1989-07-31T00:007.243-46.862-1.366-3.753
1989-08-01T00:007.213-46.874-1.874-3.924
1989-08-02T00:007.182-46.891-2.259-3.975
1989-08-03T00:007.152-46.909-2.511-3.600
1989-08-04T00:007.126-46.931-3.038-3.127
1989-08-05T00:007.102-46.956-3.366-3.089
1989-08-06T00:007.077-46.984-3.830-3.331
1989-08-07T00:007.050-47.015-3.945-3.553
1989-08-08T00:007.022-47.045-3.790-3.576
1989-08-09T00:006.994-47.075-3.913-3.646
1989-08-10T00:006.965-47.106-3.962-3.728
1989-08-11T00:006.937-47.137-4.027-3.328
1989-08-12T00:006.912-47.169-4.104-3.309
1989-08-13T00:006.883-47.201-4.118-4.169
1989-08-14T00:006.847-47.234-4.372-4.974
1989-08-15T00:006.807-47.270-4.877-5.116
1989-08-16T00:006.768-47.310-5.293-4.897
1989-08-17T00:006.730-47.352-5.430-4.864
1989-08-18T00:006.692-47.394-5.235-4.830
1989-08-19T00:006.654-47.433-4.727-4.997
1989-08-20T00:006.614-47.469-4.652-5.129
1989-08-21T00:006.576-47.507-5.081-4.434
1989-08-22T00:006.545-47.548-5.361-3.627
1989-08-23T00:006.517-47.589-4.967-3.710
1989-08-24T00:006.485-47.627-5.112-4.570
1989-08-25T00:006.447-47.671-6.079-4.886
1989-08-26T00:006.411-47.719-5.908-4.301
1989-08-27T00:006.379-47.762-5.242-4.021
1989-08-28T00:006.347-47.802-5.006-4.188
1989-08-29T00:006.314-47.840-4.698-4.183
1989-08-30T00:006.282-47.875-4.249-4.036
1989-08-31T00:006.250-47.906-3.665-4.248
1989-09-01T00:006.215-47.933-3.377-4.699
1989-09-02T00:006.176-47.959-3.192-5.371
1989-09-03T00:006.132-47.982-2.685-5.688
1989-09-04T00:006.089-48.001-2.211-5.283
1989-09-05T00:006.050-48.017-1.922-4.663
1989-09-06T00:006.016-48.031-1.631-4.093
1989-09-07T00:005.985-48.043-1.549-3.923
1989-09-08T00:005.954-48.055-1.399-4.022
1989-09-09T00:005.922-48.064-0.927-4.179
1989-09-10T00:005.889-48.069-0.274-4.219
1989-09-11T00:005.857-48.0680.485-3.900
1989-09-12T00:005.829-48.0621.024-3.217
1989-09-13T00:005.807-48.0531.185-2.431
1989-09-14T00:005.789-48.0441.159-2.418
1989-09-15T00:005.768-48.0331.869-2.870
1989-09-16T00:005.745-48.0133.285-2.996
1989-09-17T00:005.722-47.9834.220-2.808
1989-09-18T00:005.702-47.9494.451-2.282
1989-09-19T00:005.686-47.9144.517-1.886
1989-09-20T00:005.672-47.8784.793-1.691
1989-09-21T00:005.659-47.8395.161-1.716
1989-09-22T00:005.645-47.7985.337-1.813
1989-09-23T00:005.632-47.7575.035-1.400
1989-09-24T00:005.624-47.7214.142-0.650
1989-09-25T00:005.622-47.6913.7830.162
1989-09-26T00:005.626-47.6613.8060.771
1989-09-27T00:005.634-47.6323.6891.361
1989-09-28T00:005.647-47.6043.3641.846
1989-09-29T00:005.662-47.5812.4732.005
1989-09-30T00:005.679-47.5651.7472.421
1989-10-01T00:005.700-47.5521.6942.901
1989-10-02T00:005.724-47.5391.4773.252
1989-10-03T00:005.751-47.5300.8583.674
1989-10-04T00:005.783-47.5260.0904.705
1989-10-05T00:005.826-47.528-0.4496.302
1989-10-06T00:005.881-47.5290.5527.715
1989-10-07T00:005.945-47.5153.2388.528
1989-10-08T00:006.012-47.4776.4858.470
1989-10-09T00:006.077-47.4178.4958.275
1989-10-10T00:006.141-47.3527.5827.960
1989-10-11T00:006.199-47.3044.6086.729
1989-10-12T00:006.246-47.2782.4255.439
1989-10-13T00:006.286-47.2612.2164.919
1989-10-14T00:006.324-47.2403.3124.833
1989-10-15T00:006.361-47.2094.5134.546
1989-10-16T00:006.394-47.1715.1423.861
1989-10-17T00:006.422-47.1305.2643.433
1989-10-18T00:006.449-47.0904.9163.524
1989-10-19T00:006.477-47.0534.6473.590
1989-10-20T00:006.505-47.0174.5343.619
1989-10-21T00:006.533-46.9824.4853.435
1989-10-22T00:006.559-46.9474.4093.375
1989-10-23T00:006.587-46.9143.9923.801
1989-10-24T00:006.620-46.8834.2004.844
1989-10-25T00:006.663-46.8465.3186.004
1989-10-26T00:006.712-46.8016.0126.465
1989-10-27T00:006.763-46.7545.9516.533
1989-10-28T00:006.814-46.7076.2646.567
1989-10-29T00:006.865-46.6556.9926.365
1989-10-30T00:006.911-46.5987.6005.218
1989-10-31T00:006.946-46.5368.2723.864
1989-11-01T00:006.973-46.4698.8113.131
1989-11-02T00:006.997-46.3999.0493.195
1989-11-03T00:007.023-46.3289.0893.288
1989-11-04T00:007.046-46.2569.4542.468
1989-11-05T00:007.060-46.1809.8711.046
1989-11-06T00:007.063-46.1049.372-0.126
1989-11-07T00:007.060-46.0348.649-0.541
1989-11-08T00:007.055-45.9688.205-0.780
1989-11-09T00:007.047-45.9077.250-1.331
1989-11-10T00:007.033-45.8565.761-2.345
1989-11-11T00:007.010-45.8164.617-3.498
1989-11-12T00:006.979-45.7833.778-4.398
1989-11-13T00:006.943-45.7563.294-4.635
1989-11-14T00:006.906-45.7313.000-5.090
1989-11-15T00:006.861-45.7111.976-6.488
1989-11-16T00:006.805-45.7010.611-7.738
1989-11-17T00:006.742-45.700-0.197-8.253
1989-11-18T00:006.676-45.702-0.206-8.780
1989-11-19T00:006.604-45.704-0.514-9.612
1989-11-20T00:006.528-45.712-1.578-9.598
1989-11-21T00:006.456-45.728-2.391-8.822
1989-11-22T00:006.390-45.748-2.684-8.102
1989-11-23T00:006.328-45.771-3.393-7.918
1989-11-24T00:006.265-45.801-4.108-8.223
1989-11-25T00:006.200-45.834-4.384-8.338
1989-11-26T00:006.135-45.869-4.487-8.340
1989-11-27T00:006.070-45.903-4.185-8.217
1989-11-28T00:006.007-45.935-4.142-7.940
1989-11-29T00:005.946-45.968-4.235-7.632
1989-11-30T00:005.886-46.001-4.293-7.989
1989-12-01T00:005.819-46.036-4.739-9.175
1989-12-02T00:005.744-46.075-5.208-9.831
1989-12-03T00:005.669-46.113-4.042-9.093
1989-12-04T00:005.599-46.143-4.781-9.469
1989-12-05T00:005.519-46.191-6.843-10.624