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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA40B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399655

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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: 9.715199 * Median Longitude: -46.285748 * South-bound Latitude: 8.383000 * West-bound Longitude: -47.828000 * North-bound Latitude: 10.676000 * East-bound Longitude: -44.332000
Date/Time Start: 1991-03-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-02-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA40B * Latitude Start: 10.355000 * Longitude Start: -47.828000 * Latitude End: 10.483000 * Longitude End: -44.784000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-03-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-02-18T00:00:00 * 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:
652 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1991-03-30T00:0010.355-47.8284.5775.998
1991-03-31T00:0010.400-47.7914.9145.286
1991-04-01T00:0010.437-47.7505.4224.348
1991-04-02T00:0010.469-47.7065.7113.820
1991-04-03T00:0010.498-47.6625.1873.800
1991-04-04T00:0010.530-47.6263.9494.408
1991-04-05T00:0010.566-47.5992.9624.683
1991-04-06T00:0010.601-47.5792.0664.128
1991-04-07T00:0010.629-47.5670.9353.002
1991-04-08T00:0010.648-47.5630.2751.916
1991-04-09T00:0010.660-47.5610.2461.240
1991-04-10T00:0010.668-47.5590.2620.806
1991-04-11T00:0010.673-47.5570.2280.528
1991-04-12T00:0010.676-47.5550.3450.155
1991-04-13T00:0010.675-47.553-0.089-0.379
1991-04-14T00:0010.669-47.558-1.128-1.325
1991-04-15T00:0010.654-47.569-1.478-2.384
1991-04-16T00:0010.632-47.580-1.318-3.349
1991-04-17T00:0010.602-47.590-1.228-4.191
1991-04-18T00:0010.568-47.600-1.370-4.467
1991-04-19T00:0010.533-47.612-1.654-4.439
1991-04-20T00:0010.498-47.625-1.517-4.658
1991-04-21T00:0010.460-47.636-1.402-4.965
1991-04-22T00:0010.420-47.648-1.620-5.440
1991-04-23T00:0010.375-47.661-1.624-5.921
1991-04-24T00:0010.328-47.673-1.391-6.209
1991-04-25T00:0010.277-47.682-0.799-6.880
1991-04-26T00:0010.221-47.686-0.359-7.363
1991-04-27T00:0010.163-47.689-0.426-7.447
1991-04-28T00:0010.105-47.692-0.218-7.395
1991-04-29T00:0010.047-47.693-0.224-7.520
1991-04-30T00:009.988-47.696-0.406-7.458
1991-05-01T00:009.930-47.698-0.055-7.580
1991-05-02T00:009.869-47.6970.246-7.920
1991-05-03T00:009.807-47.6950.214-7.974
1991-05-04T00:009.745-47.6940.039-7.801
1991-05-05T00:009.686-47.6940.011-7.287
1991-05-06T00:009.630-47.6930.299-7.214
1991-05-07T00:009.573-47.6890.701-7.253
1991-05-08T00:009.517-47.6821.092-7.167
1991-05-09T00:009.461-47.6721.412-7.088
1991-05-10T00:009.407-47.6601.650-6.722
1991-05-11T00:009.356-47.6461.903-6.345
1991-05-12T00:009.308-47.6311.799-5.917
1991-05-13T00:009.263-47.6181.582-5.701
1991-05-14T00:009.218-47.6061.410-5.841
1991-05-15T00:009.172-47.5961.172-5.880
1991-05-16T00:009.126-47.5871.151-5.970
1991-05-17T00:009.079-47.5781.095-5.954
1991-05-18T00:009.033-47.5700.959-5.929
1991-05-19T00:008.986-47.5630.797-6.045
1991-05-20T00:008.939-47.5570.817-5.987
1991-05-21T00:008.893-47.5500.899-5.721
1991-05-22T00:008.850-47.5430.935-5.307
1991-05-23T00:008.810-47.5351.091-4.925
1991-05-24T00:008.772-47.5261.195-4.947
1991-05-25T00:008.733-47.5171.006-4.856
1991-05-26T00:008.697-47.5100.895-4.429
1991-05-27T00:008.663-47.5021.147-4.309
1991-05-28T00:008.629-47.4911.777-4.446
1991-05-29T00:008.594-47.4732.828-4.402
1991-05-30T00:008.562-47.4483.348-3.674
1991-05-31T00:008.536-47.4223.276-3.176
1991-06-01T00:008.511-47.3973.047-3.208
1991-06-02T00:008.486-47.3742.889-3.192
1991-06-03T00:008.462-47.3522.603-2.840
1991-06-04T00:008.442-47.3332.376-2.345
1991-06-05T00:008.425-47.3142.423-1.989
1991-06-06T00:008.411-47.2962.078-1.602
1991-06-07T00:008.400-47.2811.884-1.204
1991-06-08T00:008.392-47.2661.861-0.877
1991-06-09T00:008.386-47.2521.762-0.664
1991-06-10T00:008.383-47.2391.4150.078
1991-06-11T00:008.388-47.2300.9901.119
1991-06-12T00:008.398-47.2230.7441.205
1991-06-13T00:008.404-47.2180.6220.205
1991-06-14T00:008.403-47.2130.592-0.104
1991-06-15T00:008.405-47.2090.4530.595
1991-06-16T00:008.412-47.2060.2731.181
1991-06-17T00:008.423-47.205-0.0151.595
1991-06-18T00:008.437-47.206-0.2112.040
1991-06-19T00:008.455-47.2070.0952.534
1991-06-20T00:008.476-47.2040.5982.800
1991-06-21T00:008.498-47.1980.9552.777
1991-06-22T00:008.519-47.1900.9362.603
1991-06-23T00:008.539-47.1840.6562.553
1991-06-24T00:008.559-47.1790.6462.543
1991-06-25T00:008.579-47.1730.9632.635
1991-06-26T00:008.600-47.1641.2332.662
1991-06-27T00:008.621-47.1541.3662.844
1991-06-28T00:008.645-47.1421.7113.241
1991-06-29T00:008.671-47.1281.7273.393
1991-06-30T00:008.697-47.1151.6983.156
1991-07-01T00:008.721-47.1011.7983.185
1991-07-02T00:008.747-47.0871.8103.305
1991-07-03T00:008.772-47.0722.0453.180
1991-07-04T00:008.797-47.0552.2373.174
1991-07-05T00:008.822-47.0372.3763.323
1991-07-06T00:008.849-47.0172.7743.503
1991-07-07T00:008.876-46.9942.9513.403
1991-07-08T00:008.902-46.9712.9903.239
1991-07-09T00:008.927-46.9473.0403.225
1991-07-10T00:008.952-46.9233.1803.061
1991-07-11T00:008.974-46.8973.3322.581
1991-07-12T00:008.993-46.8713.3492.359
1991-07-13T00:009.011-46.8443.5052.191
1991-07-14T00:009.028-46.8163.6262.319
1991-07-15T00:009.047-46.7873.7542.359
1991-07-16T00:009.064-46.7573.8842.071
1991-07-17T00:009.080-46.7263.9962.029
1991-07-18T00:009.096-46.6944.1802.102
1991-07-19T00:009.113-46.6604.4752.235
1991-07-20T00:009.131-46.6244.6372.399
1991-07-21T00:009.150-46.5884.4562.379
1991-07-22T00:009.168-46.5544.2532.295
1991-07-23T00:009.186-46.5204.4812.266
1991-07-24T00:009.203-46.4844.5352.081
1991-07-25T00:009.218-46.4504.0891.699
1991-07-26T00:009.230-46.4203.5321.490
1991-07-27T00:009.242-46.3943.1501.555
1991-07-28T00:009.254-46.3702.9461.506
1991-07-29T00:009.265-46.3492.2381.252
1991-07-30T00:009.273-46.3351.4560.782
1991-07-31T00:009.276-46.3251.092-0.155
1991-08-01T00:009.271-46.3171.041-0.930
1991-08-02T00:009.263-46.3090.850-1.119
1991-08-03T00:009.253-46.3050.136-1.508
1991-08-04T00:009.239-46.307-0.633-2.064
1991-08-05T00:009.221-46.314-1.038-2.523
1991-08-06T00:009.200-46.323-1.321-2.820
1991-08-07T00:009.177-46.335-1.692-3.095
1991-08-08T00:009.152-46.349-1.833-3.232
1991-08-09T00:009.126-46.364-2.043-3.561
1991-08-10T00:009.096-46.382-2.590-4.029
1991-08-11T00:009.064-46.405-3.246-4.133
1991-08-12T00:009.032-46.432-3.512-4.015
1991-08-13T00:009.002-46.459-3.322-3.616
1991-08-14T00:008.975-46.485-3.436-3.408
1991-08-15T00:008.948-46.513-3.551-3.487
1991-08-16T00:008.921-46.541-3.742-3.379
1991-08-17T00:008.896-46.572-4.010-2.964
1991-08-18T00:008.875-46.603-3.897-2.429
1991-08-19T00:008.858-46.632-3.319-1.912
1991-08-20T00:008.845-46.654-2.306-1.443
1991-08-21T00:008.836-46.668-1.209-0.766
1991-08-22T00:008.833-46.674-0.499-0.103
1991-08-23T00:008.834-46.677-0.2320.410
1991-08-24T00:008.839-46.678-0.1000.767
1991-08-25T00:008.845-46.679-0.1340.748
1991-08-26T00:008.851-46.680-0.1290.851
1991-08-27T00:008.858-46.681-0.1150.840
1991-08-28T00:008.864-46.682-0.1740.783
1991-08-29T00:008.871-46.6830.0471.022
1991-08-30T00:008.880-46.6800.7481.272
1991-08-31T00:008.892-46.6701.9241.954
1991-09-01T00:008.910-46.6503.0112.433
1991-09-02T00:008.929-46.6243.5982.522
1991-09-03T00:008.950-46.5943.9812.841
1991-09-04T00:008.973-46.5624.1513.011
1991-09-05T00:008.997-46.5284.6153.164
1991-09-06T00:009.022-46.4895.2603.151
1991-09-07T00:009.046-46.4465.6493.050
1991-09-08T00:009.070-46.4015.7373.083
1991-09-09T00:009.095-46.3575.3793.437
1991-09-10T00:009.124-46.3165.1933.906
1991-09-11T00:009.154-46.2755.1463.595
1991-09-12T00:009.179-46.2355.1382.835
1991-09-13T00:009.200-46.1954.8332.728
1991-09-14T00:009.223-46.1604.1483.149
1991-09-15T00:009.249-46.1293.7563.493
1991-09-16T00:009.276-46.1013.3363.234
1991-09-17T00:009.299-46.0772.7382.773
1991-09-18T00:009.320-46.0582.1162.570
1991-09-19T00:009.339-46.0441.3882.306
1991-09-20T00:009.356-46.0370.3422.032
1991-09-21T00:009.371-46.038-0.4661.857
1991-09-22T00:009.385-46.044-1.1461.679
1991-09-23T00:009.397-46.056-1.8161.412
1991-09-24T00:009.407-46.072-2.2681.120
1991-09-25T00:009.415-46.091-2.4581.018
1991-09-26T00:009.423-46.110-2.3910.952
1991-09-27T00:009.430-46.129-2.4690.935
1991-09-28T00:009.438-46.149-2.6051.068
1991-09-29T00:009.446-46.170-2.7460.937
1991-09-30T00:009.453-46.192-2.8100.945
1991-10-01T00:009.461-46.213-2.4111.045
1991-10-02T00:009.470-46.229-1.6541.405
1991-10-03T00:009.483-46.239-0.8851.782
1991-10-04T00:009.497-46.243-0.1421.836
1991-10-05T00:009.512-46.2410.6912.012
1991-10-06T00:009.529-46.2331.1902.407
1991-10-07T00:009.550-46.2231.4102.955
1991-10-08T00:009.575-46.2101.9373.439
1991-10-09T00:009.603-46.1932.2773.641
1991-10-10T00:009.631-46.1752.2953.504
1991-10-11T00:009.658-46.1572.2643.467
1991-10-12T00:009.686-46.1392.3683.751
1991-10-13T00:009.718-46.1192.7454.572
1991-10-14T00:009.757-46.0963.0375.227
1991-10-15T00:009.798-46.0713.3945.241
1991-10-16T00:009.839-46.0433.5765.298
1991-10-17T00:009.881-46.0163.2495.442
1991-10-18T00:009.923-45.9922.8495.193
1991-10-19T00:009.962-45.9702.8694.893
1991-10-20T00:0010.000-45.9472.8074.806
1991-10-21T00:0010.037-45.9262.6544.684
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1991-10-28T00:0010.221-45.861-0.1972.914
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1991-12-18T00:0010.457-45.2184.4991.050
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