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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA40A [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399654

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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: 8.632561 * Median Longitude: -47.614973 * South-bound Latitude: 7.051000 * West-bound Longitude: -49.345000 * North-bound Latitude: 9.864000 * East-bound Longitude: -45.823000
Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1990-02-13T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA40A * Latitude Start: 7.061000 * Longitude Start: -49.262000 * Latitude End: 8.814000 * Longitude End: -45.823000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-02-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1990-02-13T00:00:00 * Location: North 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:
742 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1989-02-08T00:007.061-49.2623.275-1.648
1989-02-09T00:007.051-49.2363.424-0.543
1989-02-10T00:007.052-49.2093.3600.366
1989-02-11T00:007.055-49.1843.0830.615
1989-02-12T00:007.062-49.1612.7211.013
1989-02-13T00:007.071-49.1412.5281.476
1989-02-14T00:007.086-49.1212.5102.299
1989-02-15T00:007.106-49.1032.0062.766
1989-02-16T00:007.129-49.0901.3573.148
1989-02-17T00:007.155-49.0820.6213.458
1989-02-18T00:007.184-49.080-0.0064.139
1989-02-19T00:007.220-49.081-0.2154.943
1989-02-20T00:007.260-49.083-0.2835.272
1989-02-21T00:007.301-49.086-0.5685.073
1989-02-22T00:007.339-49.093-1.2794.771
1989-02-23T00:007.377-49.106-1.9845.026
1989-02-24T00:007.418-49.123-2.2855.458
1989-02-25T00:007.461-49.141-2.2915.397
1989-02-26T00:007.501-49.159-2.3474.825
1989-02-27T00:007.536-49.178-2.5004.101
1989-02-28T00:007.566-49.197-2.2143.729
1989-03-01T00:007.595-49.213-2.0573.636
1989-03-02T00:007.621-49.230-2.2022.845
1989-03-03T00:007.640-49.247-2.1622.261
1989-03-04T00:007.657-49.263-1.7941.932
1989-03-05T00:007.669-49.275-1.3891.145
1989-03-06T00:007.676-49.286-1.4590.782
1989-03-07T00:007.682-49.299-1.9670.719
1989-03-08T00:007.686-49.316-2.1650.183
1989-03-09T00:007.683-49.331-1.632-1.066
1989-03-10T00:007.670-49.341-0.882-2.062
1989-03-11T00:007.653-49.345-0.204-2.205
1989-03-12T00:007.636-49.3450.166-2.173
1989-03-13T00:007.618-49.3430.306-2.544
1989-03-14T00:007.596-49.3400.524-3.011
1989-03-15T00:007.573-49.3341.045-2.692
1989-03-16T00:007.555-49.3241.427-1.963
1989-03-17T00:007.542-49.3121.677-1.359
1989-03-18T00:007.533-49.2981.828-1.050
1989-03-19T00:007.526-49.2832.123-0.584
1989-03-20T00:007.525-49.2642.7110.314
1989-03-21T00:007.529-49.2413.1280.481
1989-03-22T00:007.532-49.2153.5530.449
1989-03-23T00:007.538-49.1854.1201.177
1989-03-24T00:007.551-49.1514.4922.138
1989-03-25T00:007.571-49.1154.7352.943
1989-03-26T00:007.597-49.0774.9233.752
1989-03-27T00:007.629-49.0385.0764.319
1989-03-28T00:007.664-48.9985.0394.700
1989-03-29T00:007.703-48.9595.0325.294
1989-03-30T00:007.746-48.9195.0975.609
1989-03-31T00:007.790-48.8795.2225.678
1989-04-01T00:007.834-48.8375.4195.472
1989-04-02T00:007.875-48.7955.2735.074
1989-04-03T00:007.914-48.7545.2734.950
1989-04-04T00:007.952-48.7135.0324.692
1989-04-05T00:007.987-48.6764.4634.314
1989-04-06T00:008.020-48.6424.2954.163
1989-04-07T00:008.052-48.6084.3823.995
1989-04-08T00:008.081-48.5744.2013.282
1989-04-09T00:008.103-48.5433.6922.460
1989-04-10T00:008.120-48.5163.2271.854
1989-04-11T00:008.131-48.4922.9150.877
1989-04-12T00:008.134-48.4702.7160.014
1989-04-13T00:008.132-48.4492.676-0.549
1989-04-14T00:008.125-48.4282.652-1.272
1989-04-15T00:008.112-48.4082.406-2.042
1989-04-16T00:008.093-48.3902.266-2.848
1989-04-17T00:008.068-48.3722.307-3.462
1989-04-18T00:008.039-48.3542.283-4.041
1989-04-19T00:008.005-48.3362.343-4.565
1989-04-20T00:007.969-48.3172.510-4.576
1989-04-21T00:007.934-48.2972.548-4.393
1989-04-22T00:007.899-48.2772.614-4.731
1989-04-23T00:007.860-48.2562.696-5.098
1989-04-24T00:007.821-48.2352.685-4.827
1989-04-25T00:007.785-48.2142.650-4.391
1989-04-26T00:007.752-48.1942.419-4.104
1989-04-27T00:007.721-48.1752.612-3.769
1989-04-28T00:007.694-48.1523.222-3.091
1989-04-29T00:007.672-48.1253.654-2.684
1989-04-30T00:007.652-48.0963.617-2.302
1989-05-01T00:007.637-48.0693.333-1.546
1989-05-02T00:007.628-48.0433.358-0.729
1989-05-03T00:007.626-48.0163.5430.237
1989-05-04T00:007.631-47.9883.5420.933
1989-05-05T00:007.640-47.9613.3611.407
1989-05-06T00:007.653-47.9353.3181.887
1989-05-07T00:007.670-47.9093.2862.565
1989-05-08T00:007.693-47.8843.0753.211
1989-05-09T00:007.720-47.8612.8023.791
1989-05-10T00:007.752-47.8402.5724.280
1989-05-11T00:007.787-47.8202.6164.818
1989-05-12T00:007.828-47.7992.6685.633
1989-05-13T00:007.873-47.7792.4135.672
1989-05-14T00:007.916-47.7621.8485.470
1989-05-15T00:007.960-47.7501.2975.855
1989-05-16T00:008.007-47.7411.0056.051
1989-05-17T00:008.054-47.7350.4276.034
1989-05-18T00:008.102-47.734-0.0326.290
1989-05-19T00:008.151-47.735-0.3006.051
1989-05-20T00:008.195-47.739-0.6815.216
1989-05-21T00:008.234-47.746-1.1844.956
1989-05-22T00:008.273-47.756-1.0874.910
1989-05-23T00:008.309-47.763-0.9704.204
1989-05-24T00:008.338-47.773-1.5333.234
1989-05-25T00:008.360-47.786-1.6932.443
1989-05-26T00:008.377-47.799-1.6371.971
1989-05-27T00:008.392-47.813-2.0841.961
1989-05-28T00:008.408-47.832-2.6462.088
1989-05-29T00:008.424-47.853-2.6271.975
1989-05-30T00:008.438-47.873-2.5231.534
1989-05-31T00:008.449-47.894-2.9591.491
1989-06-01T00:008.462-47.920-3.6111.717
1989-06-02T00:008.475-47.949-3.6271.623
1989-06-03T00:008.487-47.976-3.2951.391
1989-06-04T00:008.497-48.001-3.0751.260
1989-06-05T00:008.506-48.024-2.7570.864
1989-06-06T00:008.511-48.045-2.7190.662
1989-06-07T00:008.519-48.067-2.8061.483
1989-06-08T00:008.534-48.089-2.8772.240
1989-06-09T00:008.553-48.112-2.8882.612
1989-06-10T00:008.575-48.134-2.7733.054
1989-06-11T00:008.601-48.156-2.8393.603
1989-06-12T00:008.631-48.179-3.0704.039
1989-06-13T00:008.664-48.204-3.2254.432
1989-06-14T00:008.701-48.229-3.1375.113
1989-06-15T00:008.744-48.254-3.3335.838
1989-06-16T00:008.792-48.282-3.7806.478
1989-06-17T00:008.846-48.313-4.0847.417
1989-06-18T00:008.908-48.346-4.3298.398
1989-06-19T00:008.975-48.380-4.1878.529
1989-06-20T00:009.040-48.411-3.7428.174
1989-06-21T00:009.104-48.439-3.3698.313
1989-06-22T00:009.170-48.464-3.0138.497
1989-06-23T00:009.236-48.486-2.5178.388
1989-06-24T00:009.301-48.503-1.7998.258
1989-06-25T00:009.364-48.514-0.9697.736
1989-06-26T00:009.422-48.519-0.4297.264
1989-06-27T00:009.479-48.523-0.7467.372
1989-06-28T00:009.539-48.532-1.5438.180
1989-06-29T00:009.606-48.545-1.4678.678
1989-06-30T00:009.671-48.552-0.2107.800
1989-07-01T00:009.726-48.5481.1646.205
1989-07-02T00:009.768-48.5352.0304.630
1989-07-03T00:009.800-48.5172.5283.695
1989-07-04T00:009.826-48.4953.0952.866
1989-07-05T00:009.845-48.4693.3722.123
1989-07-06T00:009.859-48.4423.6031.315
1989-07-07T00:009.864-48.4123.926-0.087
1989-07-08T00:009.858-48.3813.925-1.350
1989-07-09T00:009.844-48.3503.987-2.193
1989-07-10T00:009.824-48.3184.122-2.936
1989-07-11T00:009.798-48.2863.904-3.727
1989-07-12T00:009.766-48.2573.501-4.430
1989-07-13T00:009.729-48.2303.428-5.051
1989-07-14T00:009.687-48.2033.364-5.702
1989-07-15T00:009.640-48.1763.695-6.318
1989-07-16T00:009.588-48.1444.343-7.044
1989-07-17T00:009.530-48.1104.091-7.748
1989-07-18T00:009.468-48.0803.692-8.046
1989-07-19T00:009.406-48.0513.637-7.688
1989-07-20T00:009.348-48.0233.499-7.285
1989-07-21T00:009.292-47.9953.728-6.950
1989-07-22T00:009.239-47.9644.095-6.773
1989-07-23T00:009.185-47.9314.310-7.046
1989-07-24T00:009.130-47.8974.235-6.901
1989-07-25T00:009.077-47.8644.323-6.823
1989-07-26T00:009.023-47.8284.812-6.897
1989-07-27T00:008.970-47.7895.060-6.680
1989-07-28T00:008.920-47.7495.114-5.938
1989-07-29T00:008.878-47.7085.419-4.897
1989-07-30T00:008.842-47.6645.673-4.428
1989-07-31T00:008.808-47.6205.502-4.272
1989-08-01T00:008.775-47.5775.553-4.214
1989-08-02T00:008.743-47.5335.520-3.833
1989-08-03T00:008.715-47.4915.222-3.494
1989-08-04T00:008.688-47.4514.923-3.311
1989-08-05T00:008.664-47.4134.891-2.845
1989-08-06T00:008.643-47.3744.938-2.590
1989-08-07T00:008.623-47.3374.401-2.539
1989-08-08T00:008.603-47.3053.829-2.613
1989-08-09T00:008.583-47.2763.598-2.367
1989-08-10T00:008.567-47.2493.183-1.741
1989-08-11T00:008.555-47.2262.783-1.421
1989-08-12T00:008.544-47.2052.505-1.407
1989-08-13T00:008.534-47.1872.106-1.014
1989-08-14T00:008.528-47.1721.686-0.681
1989-08-15T00:008.523-47.1611.088-0.486
1989-08-16T00:008.521-47.1550.462-0.062
1989-08-17T00:008.521-47.154-0.259-0.035
1989-08-18T00:008.521-47.158-0.5750.203
1989-08-19T00:008.525-47.162-0.5000.759
1989-08-20T00:008.532-47.167-0.8670.986
1989-08-21T00:008.541-47.176-1.3851.441
1989-08-22T00:008.555-47.188-1.6222.081
1989-08-23T00:008.572-47.202-2.0662.140
1989-08-24T00:008.588-47.221-2.7282.031
1989-08-25T00:008.605-47.243-2.6922.408
1989-08-26T00:008.625-47.261-1.7922.547
1989-08-27T00:008.643-47.272-1.2211.997
1989-08-28T00:008.657-47.283-1.7301.752
1989-08-29T00:008.672-47.300-2.5612.132
1989-08-30T00:008.691-47.322-2.9302.775
1989-08-31T00:008.714-47.345-2.9162.894
1989-09-01T00:008.735-47.367-2.6012.544
1989-09-02T00:008.755-47.385-1.9602.674
1989-09-03T00:008.778-47.399-1.7833.271
1989-09-04T00:008.805-47.415-2.3713.441
1989-09-05T00:008.830-47.435-2.4882.932
1989-09-06T00:008.851-47.452-1.8102.496
1989-09-07T00:008.870-47.464-1.3502.445
1989-09-08T00:008.890-47.474-1.1922.702
1989-09-09T00:008.912-47.483-1.1382.874
1989-09-10T00:008.934-47.492-1.1302.697
1989-09-11T00:008.954-47.501-1.2132.466
1989-09-12T00:008.973-47.511-1.2712.416
1989-09-13T00:008.992-47.520-0.9562.463
1989-09-14T00:009.011-47.525-0.2502.324
1989-09-15T00:009.028-47.5250.0482.067
1989-09-16T00:009.044-47.5250.0592.081
1989-09-17T00:009.061-47.5230.4802.280
1989-09-18T00:009.079-47.5180.6922.238
1989-09-19T00:009.095-47.5120.9511.825
1989-09-20T00:009.108-47.5021.6121.599
1989-09-21T00:009.121-47.4872.1451.765
1989-09-22T00:009.135-47.4702.0221.710
1989-09-23T00:009.148-47.4551.9811.763
1989-09-24T00:009.162-47.4382.2691.606
1989-09-25T00:009.172-47.4202.3031.029
1989-09-26T00:009.179-47.4022.2560.807
1989-09-27T00:009.186-47.3842.4091.119
1989-09-28T00:009.197-47.3642.6091.627
1989-09-29T00:009.210-47.3442.4191.588
1989-09-30T00:009.221-47.3262.2151.237
1989-10-01T00:009.230-47.3092.0771.145
1989-10-02T00:009.239-47.2941.6871.094
1989-10-03T00:009.247-47.2821.4761.006
1989-10-04T00:009.255-47.2701.5651.027
1989-10-05T00:009.263-47.2571.8031.032
1989-10-06T00:009.271-47.2412.2870.990
1989-10-07T00:009.278-47.2222.4030.768
1989-10-08T00:009.282-47.2051.8340.163
1989-10-09T00:009.281-47.1931.322-0.269
1989-10-10T00:009.279-47.1831.270-0.239
1989-10-11T00:009.277-47.1731.227-0.311
1989-10-12T00:009.274-47.1641.070-0.437
1989-10-13T00:009.270-47.1570.596-0.629
1989-10-14T00:009.264-47.1540.362-0.888
1989-10-15T00:009.256-47.1510.246-1.198
1989-10-16T00:009.244-47.1500.180-2.002
1989-10-17T00:009.225-47.1470.562-2.697
1989-10-18T00:009.203-47.1420.625-2.954
1989-10-19T00:009.179-47.1380.373-3.154
1989-10-20T00:009.153-47.1360.172-3.633
1989-10-21T00:009.122-47.1340.466-4.203
1989-10-22T00:009.088-47.1290.634-4.514
1989-10-23T00:009.052-47.1250.432-4.621
1989-10-24T00:009.016-47.1220.311-4.651
1989-10-25T00:008.979-47.1200.235-4.808
1989-10-26T00:008.941-47.1180.276-4.918
1989-10-27T00:008.902-47.1150.569-5.087
1989-10-28T00:008.862-47.1090.884-5.069
1989-10-29T00:008.824-47.1020.861-4.588
1989-10-30T00:008.790-47.0951.021-4.229
1989-10-31T00:008.757-47.0861.170-4.225
1989-11-01T00:008.723-47.0771.177-4.600
1989-11-02T00:008.685-47.0671.380-5.024
1989-11-03T00:008.646-47.0551.710-4.874
1989-11-04T00:008.610-47.0402.097-4.282
1989-11-05T00:008.579-47.0222.513-3.728
1989-11-06T00:008.552-47.0012.758-3.080
1989-11-07T00:008.532-46.9792.893-2.001
1989-11-08T00:008.521-46.9562.873-0.821
1989-11-09T00:008.518-46.9342.820-0.091
1989-11-10T00:008.518-46.9113.0500.032
1989-11-11T00:008.518-46.8863.328-0.036
1989-11-12T00:008.519-46.8583.9000.498
1989-11-13T00:008.529-46.8254.3942.268
1989-11-14T00:008.554-46.7914.1393.869
1989-11-15T00:008.586-46.7632.7514.144
1989-11-16T00:008.617-46.7481.2933.748
1989-11-17T00:008.645-46.7400.8693.519
1989-11-18T00:008.673-46.7330.9643.680
1989-11-19T00:008.704-46.7251.0104.419
1989-11-20T00:008.744-46.7171.1115.909
1989-11-21T00:008.795-46.7061.8036.890
1989-11-22T00:008.848-46.6901.9936.468
1989-11-23T00:008.895-46.6771.3055.638
1989-11-24T00:008.937-46.6700.4265.155
1989-11-25T00:008.976-46.6690.0464.845
1989-11-26T00:009.014-46.6680.1545.035
1989-11-27T00:009.056-46.6660.4835.737
1989-11-28T00:009.102-46.6600.9695.809
1989-11-29T00:009.145-46.6520.9875.206
1989-11-30T00:009.185-46.6450.8095.242
1989-12-01T00:009.226-46.6390.7374.933
1989-12-02T00:009.260-46.6330.8223.828
1989-12-03T00:009.287-46.6241.6983.179
1989-12-04T00:009.311-46.6053.0693.040
1989-12-05T00:009.334-46.5793.1952.711
1989-12-06T00:009.352-46.5601.3171.860
1989-12-07T00:009.364-46.559-0.8331.369
1989-12-08T00:009.375-46.567-0.6531.496
1989-12-09T00:009.386-46.5670.3941.095
1989-12-10T00:009.391-46.5630.6050.268
1989-12-11T00:009.391-46.5580.619-0.248
1989-12-12T00:009.388-46.5530.732-0.430
1989-12-13T00:009.384-46.5470.647-0.720
1989-12-14T00:009.376-46.5430.496-1.297
1989-12-15T00:009.364-46.5380.801-1.773
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