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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA45. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399659

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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: 0.158427 * Median Longitude: -36.000610 * South-bound Latitude: -1.203000 * West-bound Longitude: -36.932000 * North-bound Latitude: 0.796000 * East-bound Longitude: -35.341000
Date/Time Start: 1989-01-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-10-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA45 * Latitude Start: 0.091000 * Longitude Start: -36.932000 * Latitude End: -1.128000 * Longitude End: -36.712000 * Date/Time Start: 1989-01-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-10-17T00:00:00 * 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:
534 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1989-01-24T00:000.091-36.9321.176-2.104
1989-01-25T00:000.080-36.9202.288-0.016
1989-01-26T00:000.089-36.8963.5881.400
1989-01-27T00:000.099-36.8654.6161.712
1989-01-28T00:000.118-36.8245.7762.885
1989-01-29T00:000.142-36.7776.2943.255
1989-01-30T00:000.168-36.7276.5393.289
1989-01-31T00:000.193-36.6766.5883.170
1989-02-01T00:000.218-36.6256.5343.228
1989-02-02T00:000.244-36.5756.3143.499
1989-02-03T00:000.274-36.5285.7024.274
1989-02-04T00:000.311-36.4884.5075.126
1989-02-05T00:000.352-36.4573.7135.166
1989-02-06T00:000.391-36.4283.8324.922
1989-02-07T00:000.429-36.3974.1514.706
1989-02-08T00:000.464-36.3653.9164.279
1989-02-09T00:000.496-36.3373.3763.899
1989-02-10T00:000.525-36.3123.0683.545
1989-02-11T00:000.551-36.2892.9073.037
1989-02-12T00:000.571-36.2682.3101.968
1989-02-13T00:000.582-36.2531.7690.994
1989-02-14T00:000.587-36.2401.4370.200
1989-02-15T00:000.585-36.2310.986-0.644
1989-02-16T00:000.578-36.2250.417-1.081
1989-02-17T00:000.568-36.225-0.337-1.557
1989-02-18T00:000.553-36.229-0.617-2.287
1989-02-19T00:000.530-36.234-0.673-3.883
1989-02-20T00:000.493-36.239-0.553-5.216
1989-02-21T00:000.452-36.243-0.591-5.197
1989-02-22T00:000.412-36.250-1.333-5.092
1989-02-23T00:000.372-36.264-2.193-5.149
1989-02-24T00:000.331-36.282-2.264-5.408
1989-02-25T00:000.286-36.298-1.895-6.235
1989-02-26T00:000.233-36.311-1.367-7.274
1989-02-27T00:000.174-36.318-0.368-7.667
1989-02-28T00:000.116-36.3160.904-6.976
1989-03-01T00:000.065-36.3051.776-6.275
1989-03-02T00:000.015-36.2911.655-6.699
1989-03-03T00:00-0.039-36.2820.492-6.857
1989-03-04T00:00-0.090-36.283-0.530-6.184
1989-03-05T00:00-0.136-36.288-0.688-5.645
1989-03-06T00:00-0.179-36.293-0.582-5.403
1989-03-07T00:00-0.221-36.296-0.078-5.376
1989-03-08T00:00-0.263-36.2940.508-5.343
1989-03-09T00:00-0.303-36.2890.754-4.733
1989-03-10T00:00-0.336-36.2821.116-3.752
1989-03-11T00:00-0.362-36.2721.356-2.911
1989-03-12T00:00-0.382-36.2621.191-2.264
1989-03-13T00:00-0.397-36.2540.836-1.470
1989-03-14T00:00-0.405-36.2490.491-0.684
1989-03-15T00:00-0.408-36.2460.293-0.015
1989-03-16T00:00-0.405-36.2440.2680.744
1989-03-17T00:00-0.397-36.2420.1791.261
1989-03-18T00:00-0.387-36.242-0.2131.121
1989-03-19T00:00-0.381-36.246-0.8720.398
1989-03-20T00:00-0.380-36.256-1.709-0.025
1989-03-21T00:00-0.380-36.271-1.9540.085
1989-03-22T00:00-0.378-36.285-1.6850.452
1989-03-23T00:00-0.373-36.298-1.7410.796
1989-03-24T00:00-0.367-36.313-2.1720.588
1989-03-25T00:00-0.364-36.332-2.7120.307
1989-03-26T00:00-0.362-36.354-2.8270.103
1989-03-27T00:00-0.362-36.375-2.5990.047
1989-03-28T00:00-0.361-36.394-2.2370.092
1989-03-29T00:00-0.361-36.410-1.983-0.030
1989-03-30T00:00-0.361-36.426-2.2000.027
1989-03-31T00:00-0.361-36.444-2.358-0.078
1989-04-01T00:00-0.360-36.461-1.8970.671
1989-04-02T00:00-0.349-36.472-0.8792.002
1989-04-03T00:00-0.331-36.4750.0002.453
1989-04-04T00:00-0.312-36.4730.4942.390
1989-04-05T00:00-0.295-36.4680.7301.807
1989-04-06T00:00-0.284-36.4620.8391.132
1989-04-07T00:00-0.276-36.4541.3270.959
1989-04-08T00:00-0.270-36.4421.5840.407
1989-04-09T00:00-0.271-36.4301.613-0.667
1989-04-10T00:00-0.279-36.4162.016-1.195
1989-04-11T00:00-0.287-36.3982.694-0.695
1989-04-12T00:00-0.287-36.3733.8300.905
1989-04-13T00:00-0.271-36.3394.7923.218
1989-04-14T00:00-0.238-36.3005.2215.033
1989-04-15T00:00-0.196-36.2604.8635.442
1989-04-16T00:00-0.154-36.2254.3195.447
1989-04-17T00:00-0.111-36.1924.1455.403
1989-04-18T00:00-0.070-36.1613.8405.189
1989-04-19T00:00-0.030-36.1323.6874.936
1989-04-20T00:000.006-36.1043.4444.243
1989-04-21T00:000.035-36.0793.0263.045
1989-04-22T00:000.054-36.0572.6212.005
1989-04-23T00:000.069-36.0382.3361.988
1989-04-24T00:000.085-36.0202.3341.943
1989-04-25T00:000.097-36.0022.2410.990
1989-04-26T00:000.100-35.9852.230-0.144
1989-04-27T00:000.097-35.9672.368-0.412
1989-04-28T00:000.095-35.9482.600-0.126
1989-04-29T00:000.095-35.9272.6930.147
1989-04-30T00:000.098-35.9072.4750.691
1989-05-01T00:000.105-35.8892.0950.930
1989-05-02T00:000.110-35.8751.5140.196
1989-05-03T00:000.107-35.8651.126-0.948
1989-05-04T00:000.096-35.8570.939-1.781
1989-05-05T00:000.081-35.8500.917-1.912
1989-05-06T00:000.067-35.8421.192-1.705
1989-05-07T00:000.054-35.8321.272-1.635
1989-05-08T00:000.041-35.8221.451-1.738
1989-05-09T00:000.028-35.8091.813-1.395
1989-05-10T00:000.021-35.7942.117-0.359
1989-05-11T00:000.021-35.7762.4710.145
1989-05-12T00:000.021-35.7562.686-0.222
1989-05-13T00:000.018-35.7343.019-0.408
1989-05-14T00:000.016-35.7103.020-0.064
1989-05-15T00:000.015-35.6892.295-0.488
1989-05-16T00:000.007-35.6741.713-1.439
1989-05-17T00:00-0.004-35.6621.289-1.051
1989-05-18T00:00-0.007-35.6540.8630.267
1989-05-19T00:00-0.001-35.6490.2841.134
1989-05-20T00:000.009-35.650-0.4521.340
1989-05-21T00:000.020-35.656-1.1791.567
1989-05-22T00:000.034-35.669-2.1731.989
1989-05-23T00:000.051-35.688-2.4992.377
1989-05-24T00:000.072-35.706-2.1353.090
1989-05-25T00:000.099-35.721-1.7173.691
1989-05-26T00:000.128-35.733-1.4323.644
1989-05-27T00:000.157-35.742-0.6714.000
1989-05-28T00:000.191-35.7430.2534.542
1989-05-29T00:000.226-35.7390.8194.320
1989-05-30T00:000.257-35.7311.1103.515
1989-05-31T00:000.281-35.7230.9242.736
1989-06-01T00:000.300-35.7180.2202.051
1989-06-02T00:000.313-35.719-0.2571.346
1989-06-03T00:000.322-35.7200.0351.013
1989-06-04T00:000.329-35.7170.8920.745
1989-06-05T00:000.334-35.7052.1930.612
1989-06-06T00:000.338-35.6852.7030.261
1989-06-07T00:000.338-35.6662.069-0.121
1989-06-08T00:000.336-35.6531.389-0.544
1989-06-09T00:000.330-35.6431.264-0.773
1989-06-10T00:000.327-35.6340.8980.180
1989-06-11T00:000.334-35.631-0.2161.587
1989-06-12T00:000.350-35.639-1.9662.303
1989-06-13T00:000.368-35.660-3.1292.255
1989-06-14T00:000.385-35.685-3.2982.112
1989-06-15T00:000.400-35.710-3.0061.580
1989-06-16T00:000.408-35.731-2.4580.396
1989-06-17T00:000.408-35.749-2.236-0.093
1989-06-18T00:000.409-35.765-1.7380.361
1989-06-19T00:000.414-35.776-1.2480.954
1989-06-20T00:000.424-35.785-0.9991.583
1989-06-21T00:000.438-35.791-0.5521.928
1989-06-22T00:000.455-35.794-0.2712.608
1989-06-23T00:000.480-35.7950.0923.765
1989-06-24T00:000.513-35.7930.2894.601
1989-06-25T00:000.550-35.7910.2974.707
1989-06-26T00:000.585-35.7880.4574.212
1989-06-27T00:000.616-35.7830.9683.782
1989-06-28T00:000.645-35.7721.8543.696
1989-06-29T00:000.674-35.7552.4373.701
1989-06-30T00:000.702-35.7352.6993.384
1989-07-01T00:000.726-35.7142.6132.726
1989-07-02T00:000.745-35.6961.9242.219
1989-07-03T00:000.761-35.6841.2891.834
1989-07-04T00:000.774-35.6731.8111.580
1989-07-05T00:000.786-35.6543.0611.445
1989-07-06T00:000.795-35.6283.3380.702
1989-07-07T00:000.796-35.6052.526-0.415
1989-07-08T00:000.790-35.5891.632-0.963
1989-07-09T00:000.783-35.5790.995-0.725
1989-07-10T00:000.779-35.5730.571-0.360
1989-07-11T00:000.777-35.5690.587-0.138
1989-07-12T00:000.776-35.5640.562-0.240
1989-07-13T00:000.773-35.5600.642-0.437
1989-07-14T00:000.769-35.5531.121-0.698
1989-07-15T00:000.761-35.5441.059-1.379
1989-07-16T00:000.747-35.5370.827-2.234
1989-07-17T00:000.727-35.5310.657-2.737
1989-07-18T00:000.707-35.5270.409-2.173
1989-07-19T00:000.694-35.5250.024-1.240
1989-07-20T00:000.686-35.527-0.504-0.931
1989-07-21T00:000.678-35.532-0.714-1.181
1989-07-22T00:000.667-35.537-0.506-1.640
1989-07-23T00:000.652-35.5390.031-2.240
1989-07-24T00:000.633-35.5370.381-2.454
1989-07-25T00:000.614-35.5340.377-2.533
1989-07-26T00:000.593-35.5320.044-2.769
1989-07-27T00:000.571-35.534-0.552-2.898
1989-07-28T00:000.548-35.540-0.929-2.915
1989-07-29T00:000.526-35.548-1.145-2.718
1989-07-30T00:000.507-35.558-1.447-1.955
1989-07-31T00:000.496-35.570-1.571-0.982
1989-08-01T00:000.490-35.582-1.546-0.645
1989-08-02T00:000.485-35.594-1.523-0.661
1989-08-03T00:000.479-35.607-2.023-0.935
1989-08-04T00:000.470-35.627-3.137-1.358
1989-08-05T00:000.458-35.655-3.981-1.693
1989-08-06T00:000.444-35.686-3.743-1.850
1989-08-07T00:000.430-35.710-2.306-1.657
1989-08-08T00:000.418-35.723-1.336-1.504
1989-08-09T00:000.406-35.733-1.243-1.541
1989-08-10T00:000.394-35.742-1.035-1.545
1989-08-11T00:000.384-35.747-0.027-0.724
1989-08-12T00:000.385-35.7421.1430.985
1989-08-13T00:000.400-35.7302.0262.926
1989-08-14T00:000.428-35.7112.7353.819
1989-08-15T00:000.456-35.6883.2673.299
1989-08-16T00:000.478-35.6613.5242.181
1989-08-17T00:000.489-35.6362.7360.645
1989-08-18T00:000.490-35.6191.766-0.154
1989-08-19T00:000.489-35.6071.409-0.029
1989-08-20T00:000.490-35.5961.4870.270
1989-08-21T00:000.492-35.5831.9190.101
1989-08-22T00:000.492-35.5652.8190.092
1989-08-23T00:000.494-35.5393.8120.297
1989-08-24T00:000.496-35.5074.3510.256
1989-08-25T00:000.499-35.4724.6790.598
1989-08-26T00:000.506-35.4364.3731.191
1989-08-27T00:000.517-35.4053.7251.547
1989-08-28T00:000.530-35.3783.1471.834
1989-08-29T00:000.546-35.3572.2402.250
1989-08-30T00:000.565-35.3441.0342.603
1989-08-31T00:000.585-35.341-0.1902.312
1989-09-01T00:000.600-35.346-1.0451.585
1989-09-02T00:000.610-35.357-1.8140.946
1989-09-03T00:000.615-35.374-2.5230.390
1989-09-04T00:000.617-35.396-3.1680.182
1989-09-05T00:000.617-35.423-3.743-0.351
1989-09-06T00:000.610-35.455-4.665-1.467
1989-09-07T00:000.595-35.496-5.810-2.228
1989-09-08T00:000.577-35.546-7.267-2.290
1989-09-09T00:000.561-35.608-8.413-1.665
1989-09-10T00:000.550-35.672-7.780-1.417
1989-09-11T00:000.536-35.728-6.849-2.267
1989-09-12T00:000.513-35.782-7.340-3.720
1989-09-13T00:000.478-35.843-8.238-5.119
1989-09-14T00:000.435-35.908-8.410-5.751
1989-09-15T00:000.389-35.972-7.982-6.046
1989-09-16T00:000.341-36.031-7.201-6.151
1989-09-17T00:000.294-36.084-6.503-5.821
1989-09-18T00:000.250-36.133-6.212-5.502
1989-09-19T00:000.206-36.182-6.528-5.957
1989-09-20T00:000.155-36.234-6.717-7.143
1989-09-21T00:000.095-36.285-6.418-8.085
1989-09-22T00:000.031-36.334-6.264-8.124
1989-09-23T00:00-0.031-36.382-6.021-7.793
1989-09-24T00:00-0.091-36.427-5.600-7.543
1989-09-25T00:00-0.149-36.468-4.822-7.337
1989-09-26T00:00-0.205-36.501-3.718-6.875
1989-09-27T00:00-0.256-36.526-2.727-6.240
1989-09-28T00:00-0.303-36.544-1.994-5.787
1989-09-29T00:00-0.347-36.557-1.279-5.546
1989-09-30T00:00-0.390-36.563-0.234-5.428
1989-10-01T00:00-0.434-36.5620.282-6.142
1989-10-02T00:00-0.494-36.561-0.123-9.932
1989-10-03T00:00-0.593-36.565-0.950-15.174
1989-10-04T00:00-0.720-36.575-1.489-16.138
1989-10-05T00:00-0.833-36.587-1.600-12.413
1989-10-06T00:00-0.916-36.599-1.387-9.457
1989-10-07T00:00-0.986-36.609-1.354-8.499
1989-10-08T00:00-1.048-36.621-1.699-7.225
1989-10-09T00:00-1.098-36.635-1.896-5.599
1989-10-10T00:00-1.137-36.649-1.538-4.546
1989-10-11T00:00-1.170-36.658-0.840-3.860
1989-10-12T00:00-1.195-36.663-0.512-2.281
1989-10-13T00:00-1.203-36.668-0.9740.313
1989-10-14T00:00-1.192-36.678-1.3882.180
1989-10-15T00:00-1.172-36.689-1.5882.868
1989-10-16T00:00-1.149-36.702-1.5342.855
1989-10-17T00:00-1.128-36.712-1.1662.604