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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA42 [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399656

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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: 7.101167 * Median Longitude: -49.743630 * South-bound Latitude: 6.156000 * West-bound Longitude: -50.937000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.067000 * East-bound Longitude: -48.731000
Date/Time Start: 1989-02-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-10-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA42 * Latitude Start: 6.267000 * Longitude Start: -49.877000 * Latitude End: 7.819000 * Longitude End: -50.926000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-02-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-10-21T00:00:00 * 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:
514 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1989-02-07T00:006.267-49.8778.338-3.642
1989-02-08T00:006.236-49.8176.378-4.619
1989-02-09T00:006.199-49.7755.343-3.992
1989-02-10T00:006.178-49.7286.452-1.683
1989-02-11T00:006.169-49.6766.896-0.796
1989-02-12T00:006.163-49.6226.701-0.893
1989-02-13T00:006.156-49.5726.269-0.622
1989-02-14T00:006.156-49.5236.2700.693
1989-02-15T00:006.166-49.4755.9281.690
1989-02-16T00:006.181-49.4334.6052.146
1989-02-17T00:006.200-49.4042.9382.780
1989-02-18T00:006.226-49.3852.0914.013
1989-02-19T00:006.263-49.3701.7655.360
1989-02-20T00:006.308-49.3581.2246.034
1989-02-21T00:006.355-49.353-0.1315.830
1989-02-22T00:006.400-49.361-1.8525.970
1989-02-23T00:006.450-49.380-2.8316.767
1989-02-24T00:006.505-49.404-3.3407.280
1989-02-25T00:006.563-49.432-3.7797.503
1989-02-26T00:006.623-49.463-4.2038.016
1989-02-27T00:006.689-49.498-4.7528.813
1989-02-28T00:006.760-49.535-4.4329.337
1989-03-01T00:006.834-49.565-3.2409.514
1989-03-02T00:006.908-49.587-2.5689.433
1989-03-03T00:006.981-49.607-2.6059.196
1989-03-04T00:007.051-49.627-2.3588.690
1989-03-05T00:007.117-49.642-1.3918.264
1989-03-06T00:007.181-49.648-0.1338.169
1989-03-07T00:007.243-49.6460.3897.441
1989-03-08T00:007.293-49.645-0.2735.074
1989-03-09T00:007.322-49.650-0.8312.598
1989-03-10T00:007.337-49.656-0.6201.427
1989-03-11T00:007.345-49.659-0.1380.523
1989-03-12T00:007.343-49.660-0.362-1.217
1989-03-13T00:007.327-49.667-1.482-2.566
1989-03-14T00:007.307-49.682-2.145-2.341
1989-03-15T00:007.290-49.699-2.208-2.275
1989-03-16T00:007.270-49.717-2.441-2.765
1989-03-17T00:007.248-49.738-2.980-2.792
1989-03-18T00:007.228-49.763-3.279-2.193
1989-03-19T00:007.213-49.789-3.461-1.875
1989-03-20T00:007.197-49.817-3.586-2.212
1989-03-21T00:007.178-49.845-3.670-2.717
1989-03-22T00:007.156-49.874-3.593-2.664
1989-03-23T00:007.138-49.900-3.052-1.985
1989-03-24T00:007.124-49.923-2.991-1.682
1989-03-25T00:007.111-49.947-3.009-1.654
1989-03-26T00:007.098-49.970-3.003-1.684
1989-03-27T00:007.085-49.994-3.009-1.594
1989-03-28T00:007.074-50.017-2.990-1.156
1989-03-29T00:007.067-50.041-3.061-0.693
1989-03-30T00:007.062-50.065-3.180-0.681
1989-03-31T00:007.055-50.092-3.783-1.193
1989-04-01T00:007.045-50.123-3.940-1.077
1989-04-02T00:007.040-50.152-3.475-0.260
1989-04-03T00:007.040-50.178-3.2590.196
1989-04-04T00:007.042-50.205-3.8210.243
1989-04-05T00:007.044-50.239-4.8560.369
1989-04-06T00:007.050-50.279-5.1441.354
1989-04-07T00:007.065-50.317-4.4922.280
1989-04-08T00:007.083-50.351-4.5082.199
1989-04-09T00:007.098-50.390-5.4771.594
1989-04-10T00:007.109-50.435-5.8041.406
1989-04-11T00:007.121-50.479-5.4441.612
1989-04-12T00:007.133-50.520-5.0231.360
1989-04-13T00:007.142-50.559-5.1501.010
1989-04-14T00:007.149-50.599-4.6780.745
1989-04-15T00:007.154-50.629-2.9870.618
1989-04-16T00:007.158-50.647-1.7830.238
1989-04-17T00:007.157-50.660-1.768-0.418
1989-04-18T00:007.153-50.675-1.883-0.487
1989-04-19T00:007.151-50.688-1.4390.063
1989-04-20T00:007.153-50.697-0.8000.236
1989-04-21T00:007.154-50.701-0.3480.146
1989-04-22T00:007.156-50.703-0.1080.334
1989-04-23T00:007.160-50.7030.0150.824
1989-04-24T00:007.169-50.7030.0471.363
1989-04-25T00:007.181-50.7020.1791.789
1989-04-26T00:007.198-50.7000.3862.617
1989-04-27T00:007.221-50.6950.9633.101
1989-04-28T00:007.245-50.6832.2833.026
1989-04-29T00:007.268-50.6593.7092.841
1989-04-30T00:007.288-50.6274.3532.121
1989-05-01T00:007.300-50.5914.9530.961
1989-05-02T00:007.304-50.5486.1260.177
1989-05-03T00:007.302-50.4957.353-0.900
1989-05-04T00:007.288-50.4357.789-2.720
1989-05-05T00:007.261-50.3747.887-3.962
1989-05-06T00:007.228-50.3118.211-4.469
1989-05-07T00:007.189-50.2468.356-5.807
1989-05-08T00:007.135-50.1827.841-8.014
1989-05-09T00:007.067-50.1247.075-8.982
1989-05-10T00:006.999-50.0706.823-8.278
1989-05-11T00:006.938-50.0167.070-7.439
1989-05-12T00:006.881-49.9607.107-7.274
1989-05-13T00:006.826-49.9066.717-6.470
1989-05-14T00:006.782-49.8556.324-4.861
1989-05-15T00:006.747-49.8085.604-4.421
1989-05-16T00:006.711-49.7694.271-4.718
1989-05-17T00:006.676-49.7403.415-3.968
1989-05-18T00:006.650-49.7133.568-2.830
1989-05-19T00:006.629-49.6843.814-2.757
1989-05-20T00:006.606-49.6553.447-3.038
1989-05-21T00:006.583-49.6303.131-2.755
1989-05-22T00:006.563-49.6053.229-2.453
1989-05-23T00:006.544-49.5803.152-2.410
1989-05-24T00:006.525-49.5572.594-2.500
1989-05-25T00:006.506-49.5392.216-2.181
1989-05-26T00:006.492-49.5212.368-1.447
1989-05-27T00:006.482-49.5032.140-1.245
1989-05-28T00:006.471-49.4891.362-1.634
1989-05-29T00:006.458-49.4810.863-1.432
1989-05-30T00:006.450-49.4740.947-0.702
1989-05-31T00:006.446-49.4670.725-0.367
1989-06-01T00:006.444-49.4630.376-0.135
1989-06-02T00:006.444-49.4610.0750.137
1989-06-03T00:006.447-49.4610.0910.738
1989-06-04T00:006.456-49.4590.3271.519
1989-06-05T00:006.471-49.4560.5202.403
1989-06-06T00:006.494-49.4510.6643.460
1989-06-07T00:006.524-49.4460.6664.109
1989-06-08T00:006.558-49.4400.8994.680
1989-06-09T00:006.597-49.4321.1165.201
1989-06-10T00:006.638-49.4231.1645.233
1989-06-11T00:006.679-49.4141.1375.354
1989-06-12T00:006.723-49.4041.5825.990
1989-06-13T00:006.771-49.3882.5166.010
1989-06-14T00:006.816-49.3653.3255.677
1989-06-15T00:006.861-49.3364.1445.838
1989-06-16T00:006.906-49.3014.6635.529
1989-06-17T00:006.946-49.2644.8334.682
1989-06-18T00:006.981-49.2255.1694.540
1989-06-19T00:007.018-49.1835.5714.805
1989-06-20T00:007.054-49.1385.9234.269
1989-06-21T00:007.084-49.0916.0293.462
1989-06-22T00:007.109-49.0446.0213.003
1989-06-23T00:007.132-48.9975.9442.956
1989-06-24T00:007.155-48.9515.8742.837
1989-06-25T00:007.175-48.9055.8462.206
1989-06-26T00:007.189-48.8605.6421.394
1989-06-27T00:007.197-48.8175.3330.665
1989-06-28T00:007.199-48.7784.475-0.213
1989-06-29T00:007.195-48.7492.846-0.582
1989-06-30T00:007.191-48.7341.013-0.532
1989-07-01T00:007.187-48.7310.005-0.364
1989-07-02T00:007.185-48.732-0.265-0.317
1989-07-03T00:007.181-48.735-0.480-0.673
1989-07-04T00:007.174-48.740-0.883-1.215
1989-07-05T00:007.163-48.750-1.739-1.377
1989-07-06T00:007.153-48.767-2.515-1.341
1989-07-07T00:007.142-48.788-2.775-1.324
1989-07-08T00:007.132-48.809-2.496-1.427
1989-07-09T00:007.119-48.828-2.585-1.800
1989-07-10T00:007.105-48.851-3.277-1.741
1989-07-11T00:007.092-48.878-3.486-1.604
1989-07-12T00:007.080-48.904-3.110-1.444
1989-07-13T00:007.069-48.927-2.871-1.452
1989-07-14T00:007.057-48.949-2.670-1.578
1989-07-15T00:007.045-48.968-2.179-1.452
1989-07-16T00:007.034-48.984-2.041-1.445
1989-07-17T00:007.022-49.000-1.933-1.597
1989-07-18T00:007.009-49.014-1.735-1.764
1989-07-19T00:006.995-49.027-1.486-1.713
1989-07-20T00:006.983-49.037-1.146-1.367
1989-07-21T00:006.973-49.045-0.836-1.267
1989-07-22T00:006.963-49.050-0.498-1.244
1989-07-23T00:006.953-49.053-0.243-1.436
1989-07-24T00:006.941-49.054-0.064-1.460
1989-07-25T00:006.931-49.0540.118-1.172
1989-07-26T00:006.922-49.0520.363-1.147
1989-07-27T00:006.913-49.0490.351-1.151
1989-07-28T00:006.904-49.0470.152-1.161
1989-07-29T00:006.895-49.047-0.191-1.116
1989-07-30T00:006.888-49.050-0.539-0.519
1989-07-31T00:006.887-49.055-0.7220.120
1989-08-01T00:006.889-49.061-0.7940.423
1989-08-02T00:006.892-49.068-1.0900.109
1989-08-03T00:006.890-49.078-1.370-0.476
1989-08-04T00:006.886-49.089-1.490-0.508
1989-08-05T00:006.881-49.101-1.497-0.945
1989-08-06T00:006.871-49.113-1.732-1.469
1989-08-07T00:006.859-49.128-1.937-1.625
1989-08-08T00:006.846-49.142-1.651-1.630
1989-08-09T00:006.834-49.154-1.436-1.455
1989-08-10T00:006.823-49.165-1.431-1.381
1989-08-11T00:006.813-49.177-1.667-1.083
1989-08-12T00:006.806-49.191-1.882-0.815
1989-08-13T00:006.800-49.206-1.936-0.648
1989-08-14T00:006.797-49.222-2.273-0.048
1989-08-15T00:006.801-49.242-2.7901.224
1989-08-16T00:006.816-49.265-3.0732.448
1989-08-17T00:006.836-49.290-3.3422.422
1989-08-18T00:006.853-49.317-3.5192.072
1989-08-19T00:006.871-49.343-2.9232.730
1989-08-20T00:006.896-49.363-2.4413.520
1989-08-21T00:006.923-49.384-3.0473.157
1989-08-22T00:006.945-49.411-3.7902.668
1989-08-23T00:006.967-49.442-4.0483.067
1989-08-24T00:006.994-49.473-3.8083.879
1989-08-25T00:007.026-49.500-2.9724.071
1989-08-26T00:007.056-49.520-2.3343.643
1989-08-27T00:007.084-49.539-2.6543.627
1989-08-28T00:007.114-49.563-3.5454.120
1989-08-29T00:007.149-49.594-4.2634.851
1989-08-30T00:007.189-49.627-3.9485.276
1989-08-31T00:007.229-49.655-3.3384.764
1989-09-01T00:007.262-49.680-3.0263.699
1989-09-02T00:007.288-49.703-2.9623.095
1989-09-03T00:007.313-49.727-3.1453.504
1989-09-04T00:007.345-49.753-3.6264.774
1989-09-05T00:007.387-49.784-4.2015.813
1989-09-06T00:007.433-49.817-4.1035.763
1989-09-07T00:007.476-49.848-3.9165.309
1989-09-08T00:007.516-49.879-3.9944.871
1989-09-09T00:007.553-49.911-4.2534.774
1989-09-10T00:007.592-49.946-4.6685.216
1989-09-11T00:007.634-49.982-4.2785.466
1989-09-12T00:007.676-50.012-3.5065.174
1989-09-13T00:007.715-50.038-3.1524.941
1989-09-14T00:007.754-50.062-3.0395.014
1989-09-15T00:007.793-50.086-3.0784.954
1989-09-16T00:007.830-50.110-3.0334.354
1989-09-17T00:007.861-50.134-3.1713.743
1989-09-18T00:007.889-50.160-3.4283.329
1989-09-19T00:007.912-50.187-3.4112.524
1989-09-20T00:007.930-50.213-3.2212.319
1989-09-21T00:007.949-50.237-2.8472.409
1989-09-22T00:007.966-50.258-2.6201.871
1989-09-23T00:007.979-50.279-2.7531.629
1989-09-24T00:007.992-50.301-2.8291.599
1989-09-25T00:008.003-50.323-2.7751.192
1989-09-26T00:008.011-50.344-2.5330.929
1989-09-27T00:008.018-50.363-2.4050.851
1989-09-28T00:008.024-50.383-2.7740.659
1989-09-29T00:008.029-50.407-3.3420.738
1989-09-30T00:008.036-50.434-3.3770.997
1989-10-01T00:008.044-50.459-3.0521.034
1989-10-02T00:008.051-50.482-2.7870.626
1989-10-03T00:008.054-50.503-2.6400.302
1989-10-04T00:008.057-50.524-2.7290.471
1989-10-05T00:008.061-50.546-2.9040.502
1989-10-06T00:008.064-50.571-3.6450.209
1989-10-07T00:008.065-50.604-4.7130.199
1989-10-08T00:008.067-50.643-5.0600.146
1989-10-09T00:008.066-50.681-4.517-0.400
1989-10-10T00:008.061-50.714-4.047-0.851
1989-10-11T00:008.053-50.746-4.174-1.188
1989-10-12T00:008.043-50.779-4.136-1.310
1989-10-13T00:008.033-50.810-3.779-1.253
1989-10-14T00:008.022-50.839-3.714-1.743
1989-10-15T00:008.005-50.869-3.947-2.527
1989-10-16T00:007.982-50.900-3.848-3.509
1989-10-17T00:007.949-50.926-2.480-4.939
1989-10-18T00:007.908-50.937-0.397-5.148
1989-10-19T00:007.865-50.9341.005-6.722
1989-10-20T00:007.816-50.9260.588-3.291
1989-10-21T00:007.819-50.926-0.2942.221