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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA44B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399658

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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
Project(s):
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 8.860170 * Median Longitude: -47.566057 * South-bound Latitude: 8.232000 * West-bound Longitude: -47.973000 * North-bound Latitude: 9.697000 * East-bound Longitude: -47.204000
Date/Time Start: 1991-04-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-09-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA44B * Latitude Start: 9.478000 * Longitude Start: -47.973000 * Latitude End: 9.061000 * Longitude End: -47.248000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-04-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-09-06T00:00:00 * 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
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
5 Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
318 data points

Data

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Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Cur vel U [cm/s]		5 
Cur vel V [cm/s]
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1991-04-02T00:009.504-47.9453.6603.299
1991-04-03T00:009.529-47.9153.9993.068
1991-04-04T00:009.551-47.8833.9822.477
1991-04-05T00:009.567-47.8543.3281.616
1991-04-06T00:009.577-47.8302.9101.044
1991-04-07T00:009.584-47.8063.3300.736
1991-04-08T00:009.589-47.7773.9730.621
1991-04-09T00:009.594-47.7454.0300.621
1991-04-10T00:009.599-47.7134.3000.734
1991-04-11T00:009.606-47.6765.0691.050
1991-04-12T00:009.615-47.6335.9151.210
1991-04-13T00:009.625-47.5846.3331.407
1991-04-14T00:009.636-47.5365.7201.226
1991-04-15T00:009.644-47.4954.7070.985
1991-04-16T00:009.652-47.4614.0370.980
1991-04-17T00:009.659-47.4313.5350.857
1991-04-18T00:009.666-47.4043.5440.968
1991-04-19T00:009.674-47.3753.6291.029
1991-04-20T00:009.682-47.3473.6591.059
1991-04-21T00:009.690-47.3183.4550.878
1991-04-22T00:009.695-47.2942.7180.422
1991-04-23T00:009.697-47.2742.4410.124
1991-04-24T00:009.697-47.2552.377-0.151
1991-04-25T00:009.695-47.2372.150-0.289
1991-04-26T00:009.692-47.2221.597-0.611
1991-04-27T00:009.686-47.2120.986-0.721
1991-04-28T00:009.681-47.2060.554-0.729
1991-04-29T00:009.674-47.204-0.154-0.971
1991-04-30T00:009.666-47.208-0.700-1.148
1991-05-01T00:009.656-47.214-0.858-1.350
1991-05-02T00:009.645-47.222-1.202-1.515
1991-05-03T00:009.632-47.233-1.575-1.806
1991-05-04T00:009.617-47.246-1.646-2.012
1991-05-05T00:009.601-47.258-1.369-2.050
1991-05-06T00:009.585-47.268-1.265-2.077
1991-05-07T00:009.567-47.279-1.575-2.697
1991-05-08T00:009.542-47.293-1.965-3.648
1991-05-09T00:009.511-47.310-2.384-4.218
1991-05-10T00:009.476-47.331-2.989-4.826
1991-05-11T00:009.435-47.357-3.581-5.664
1991-05-12T00:009.388-47.385-3.278-6.310
1991-05-13T00:009.338-47.406-1.993-6.345
1991-05-14T00:009.290-47.418-1.338-5.944
1991-05-15T00:009.245-47.429-1.432-5.593
1991-05-16T00:009.202-47.441-1.712-5.479
1991-05-17T00:009.159-47.456-2.022-5.518
1991-05-18T00:009.115-47.472-2.029-5.858
1991-05-19T00:009.067-47.487-1.691-6.378
1991-05-20T00:009.016-47.499-1.512-6.645
1991-05-21T00:008.964-47.512-1.807-6.594
1991-05-22T00:008.915-47.528-2.333-5.762
1991-05-23T00:008.873-47.548-2.607-5.301
1991-05-24T00:008.829-47.566-1.752-6.057
1991-05-25T00:008.779-47.574-0.318-6.569
1991-05-26T00:008.731-47.5720.733-5.300
1991-05-27T00:008.698-47.5641.209-3.336
1991-05-28T00:008.675-47.5550.928-2.861
1991-05-29T00:008.651-47.5510.047-3.266
1991-05-30T00:008.625-47.554-0.735-3.273
1991-05-31T00:008.600-47.561-0.930-3.226
1991-06-01T00:008.574-47.568-0.895-3.408
1991-06-02T00:008.545-47.574-0.460-4.263
1991-06-03T00:008.506-47.5750.060-5.651
1991-06-04T00:008.459-47.5740.220-6.158
1991-06-05T00:008.412-47.573-0.175-5.815
1991-06-06T00:008.369-47.577-0.667-5.143
1991-06-07T00:008.332-47.583-0.982-4.333
1991-06-08T00:008.302-47.593-1.524-3.255
1991-06-09T00:008.281-47.606-1.718-2.233
1991-06-10T00:008.266-47.619-1.548-1.638
1991-06-11T00:008.255-47.630-1.271-1.198
1991-06-12T00:008.247-47.640-1.401-0.867
1991-06-13T00:008.241-47.653-1.923-0.709
1991-06-14T00:008.236-47.669-2.002-0.520
1991-06-15T00:008.233-47.684-1.929-0.282
1991-06-16T00:008.232-47.700-2.1440.114
1991-06-17T00:008.235-47.717-2.1220.595
1991-06-18T00:008.240-47.733-1.9940.579
1991-06-19T00:008.245-47.748-1.7640.928
1991-06-20T00:008.255-47.760-1.2791.468
1991-06-21T00:008.267-47.769-1.1541.648
1991-06-22T00:008.281-47.779-1.3741.926
1991-06-23T00:008.297-47.790-1.3842.169
1991-06-24T00:008.314-47.800-1.1242.069
1991-06-25T00:008.329-47.807-0.6211.843
1991-06-26T00:008.343-47.810-0.2171.695
1991-06-27T00:008.356-47.811-0.0401.745
1991-06-28T00:008.371-47.811-0.0032.076
1991-06-29T00:008.388-47.8110.0542.239
1991-06-30T00:008.406-47.8100.1712.407
1991-07-01T00:008.425-47.8080.4102.342
1991-07-02T00:008.442-47.8040.4832.049
1991-07-03T00:008.457-47.8010.3351.749
1991-07-04T00:008.470-47.7980.4721.707
1991-07-05T00:008.484-47.7930.8361.791
1991-07-06T00:008.497-47.7851.1531.497
1991-07-07T00:008.507-47.7751.4321.054
1991-07-08T00:008.514-47.7631.5310.815
1991-07-09T00:008.520-47.7511.6200.680
1991-07-10T00:008.525-47.7371.9280.690
1991-07-11T00:008.531-47.7212.1380.782
1991-07-12T00:008.537-47.7042.1370.788
1991-07-13T00:008.543-47.6881.9300.674
1991-07-14T00:008.548-47.6741.6120.739
1991-07-15T00:008.555-47.6631.1780.977
1991-07-16T00:008.563-47.6550.9381.112
1991-07-17T00:008.572-47.6480.8041.101
1991-07-18T00:008.580-47.6420.8141.011
1991-07-19T00:008.588-47.6350.9100.998
1991-07-20T00:008.595-47.6280.8970.755
1991-07-21T00:008.600-47.6210.8520.589
1991-07-22T00:008.604-47.6150.6630.346
1991-07-23T00:008.605-47.6100.701-0.052
1991-07-24T00:008.603-47.6040.739-0.520
1991-07-25T00:008.597-47.5980.930-0.939
1991-07-26T00:008.589-47.5900.891-1.101
1991-07-27T00:008.580-47.5850.473-1.185
1991-07-28T00:008.571-47.583-0.108-1.071
1991-07-29T00:008.563-47.587-0.806-1.059
1991-07-30T00:008.554-47.594-0.874-1.221
1991-07-31T00:008.544-47.600-0.668-1.355
1991-08-01T00:008.533-47.605-0.660-1.424
1991-08-02T00:008.522-47.610-0.518-1.395
1991-08-03T00:008.511-47.613-0.328-1.443
1991-08-04T00:008.500-47.616-0.465-1.283
1991-08-05T00:008.491-47.620-0.489-1.107
1991-08-06T00:008.483-47.623-0.255-0.817
1991-08-07T00:008.478-47.624-0.022-0.617
1991-08-08T00:008.473-47.6230.341-0.554
1991-08-09T00:008.469-47.6190.569-0.624
1991-08-10T00:008.464-47.6150.441-0.408
1991-08-11T00:008.464-47.6120.3450.334
1991-08-12T00:008.469-47.6100.0910.991
1991-08-13T00:008.480-47.6100.0551.847
1991-08-14T00:008.497-47.6080.4552.373
1991-08-15T00:008.516-47.6030.8022.487
1991-08-16T00:008.535-47.5960.9252.273
1991-08-17T00:008.551-47.5881.2321.860
1991-08-18T00:008.566-47.5761.7912.191
1991-08-19T00:008.587-47.5602.3053.200
1991-08-20T00:008.615-47.5412.3663.825
1991-08-21T00:008.645-47.5251.6103.771
1991-08-22T00:008.673-47.5151.1333.363
1991-08-23T00:008.698-47.5061.1193.130
1991-08-24T00:008.723-47.4971.2683.317
1991-08-25T00:008.750-47.4861.4513.570
1991-08-26T00:008.779-47.4751.3363.906
1991-08-27T00:008.811-47.4651.2274.229
1991-08-28T00:008.843-47.4551.3953.754
1991-08-29T00:008.869-47.4421.9793.028
1991-08-30T00:008.892-47.4242.5292.950
1991-08-31T00:008.915-47.4042.4182.834
1991-09-01T00:008.936-47.3871.9302.609
1991-09-02T00:008.956-47.3731.7022.476
1991-09-03T00:008.976-47.3572.7212.848
1991-09-04T00:009.000-47.3323.0713.029
1991-09-05T00:009.025-47.3045.2313.852
1991-09-06T00:009.061-47.2488.0734.986