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Ollitrault, Michel (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float TPG59 [dataset]. Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399693

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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:
The TOPOGULF experiment lagrangian data. Laboratoire de physique des oceans, Institut francaise de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer, topogf.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 32.355533 * Median Longitude: -32.071311 * South-bound Latitude: 31.937000 * West-bound Longitude: -32.951000 * North-bound Latitude: 33.154000 * East-bound Longitude: -31.292000
Date/Time Start: 1984-10-28T19:40:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-12-12T07:40:00
Event(s):
TPG59 * Latitude Start: 33.154000 * Longitude Start: -32.951000 * Latitude End: 32.178000 * Longitude End: -31.292000 * Date/Time Start: 1984-10-28T19:40:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-12-12T07:40:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
Comment:
Velocity algorithm: backward differencing. 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
Temperature, waterTemp°COllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
Size:
222 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Press max [dbar]
1984-10-28T19:4033.154-32.9518.001-7.348
1984-10-29T07:4033.131-32.9185.320-3.052
1984-10-29T19:4033.126-32.9013.026-2.052
1984-10-30T07:4033.111-32.8863.254-4.175
1984-10-30T19:4033.097-32.8713.351-3.624
1984-10-31T07:4033.082-32.8559.593.384-3.704
1984-10-31T19:4033.069-32.8403.157-3.164
1984-11-01T07:4033.056-32.8253.388-3.703770
1984-11-01T19:4033.040-32.8083.989-4.402
1984-11-02T07:4033.022-32.7889.574.593-4.926
1984-11-02T19:4033.002-32.7664.814-5.220
1984-11-03T07:4032.982-32.7444.623-5.063768
1984-11-03T19:4032.963-32.7234.525-4.622
1984-11-04T07:4032.946-32.7029.574.468-4.230
1984-11-04T19:4032.929-32.6824.154-4.695
1984-11-05T07:4032.909-32.6634.176-5.541765
1984-11-05T19:4032.886-32.6434.405-6.324
1984-11-06T07:4032.860-32.6229.574.770-6.975
1984-11-06T19:4032.833-32.5995.038-6.676
1984-11-07T07:4032.809-32.5764.874-5.948764
1984-11-07T19:4032.786-32.5544.652-5.803
1984-11-08T07:4032.763-32.5339.554.448-6.068
1984-11-08T19:4032.738-32.5134.163-6.964
1984-11-09T07:4032.709-32.4944.214-7.745762
1984-11-09T19:4032.678-32.4744.304-8.356
1984-11-10T07:4032.644-32.4549.564.554-8.990
1984-11-10T19:4032.609-32.4324.773-8.928
1984-11-11T07:4032.575-32.4104.956-8.543763
1984-11-11T19:4032.543-32.3865.313-7.833
1984-11-12T07:4032.514-32.3629.525.014-7.199
1984-11-12T19:4032.486-32.3404.563-7.354
1984-11-13T07:4032.457-32.3204.071-7.368766
1984-11-13T19:4032.429-32.3023.895-7.156
1984-11-14T07:4032.402-32.2839.534.445-6.448
1984-11-14T19:4032.379-32.2615.033-5.635
1984-11-15T07:4032.357-32.2375.400-5.740766
1984-11-15T19:4032.334-32.2125.307-6.134
1984-11-16T07:4032.309-32.1899.594.668-6.766
1984-11-16T19:4032.282-32.1694.067-6.926
1984-11-17T07:4032.256-32.1513.852-6.427768
1984-11-17T19:4032.232-32.1334.015-5.952
1984-11-18T07:4032.210-32.1149.644.241-5.264
1984-11-18T19:4032.191-32.0944.484-4.627
1984-11-19T07:4032.174-32.0734.595-4.008771
1984-11-19T19:4032.160-32.0524.573-3.266
1984-11-20T07:4032.148-32.0319.724.554-2.993
1984-11-20T19:4032.136-32.0104.651-3.280
1984-11-21T07:4032.123-31.9884.937-3.175769
1984-11-21T19:4032.111-31.9655.007-3.313
1984-11-22T07:4032.097-31.9439.764.448-3.638
1984-11-22T19:4032.083-31.9244.003-3.741
1984-11-23T07:4032.068-31.9063.733-3.776768
1984-11-23T19:4032.054-31.8893.953-3.531
1984-11-24T07:4032.041-31.8699.794.653-2.934
1984-11-24T19:4032.031-31.8474.908-2.482
1984-11-25T07:4032.021-31.8254.499-2.570766
1984-11-25T19:4032.011-31.8063.921-2.667
1984-11-26T07:4032.000-31.7899.803.375-2.966
1984-11-26T19:4031.989-31.7752.865-2.445
1984-11-27T07:4031.981-31.7622.837-1.913764
1984-11-27T19:4031.974-31.7492.806-1.476
1984-11-28T07:4031.969-31.7369.882.957-1.442
1984-11-28T19:4031.962-31.7223.042-2.018
1984-11-29T07:4031.954-31.7083.206-2.063761
1984-11-29T19:4031.946-31.6923.777-2.078
1984-11-30T07:4031.939-31.6749.953.948-1.199
1984-11-30T19:4031.937-31.6564.006-0.069
1984-12-01T07:4031.938-31.6374.2590.702758
1984-12-01T19:4031.942-31.6183.8431.117
1984-12-02T07:4031.946-31.6029.953.2861.003
1984-12-02T19:4031.950-31.5873.3111.044
1984-12-03T07:4031.954-31.5723.1120.994757
1984-12-03T19:4031.958-31.5583.2271.152
1984-12-04T07:4031.963-31.5429.953.6221.343
1984-12-04T19:4031.968-31.5253.8911.191
1984-12-05T07:4031.972-31.5055.0370.836753
1984-12-05T19:4031.975-31.4796.0710.865
1984-12-06T07:4031.979-31.4519.936.0241.106
1984-12-06T19:4031.984-31.4255.1781.656
1984-12-07T07:4031.992-31.4044.0272.301748
1984-12-07T19:4032.001-31.3882.9272.258
1984-12-08T07:4032.010-31.3769.942.5882.554
1984-12-08T19:4032.021-31.3633.0792.960
1984-12-09T07:4032.033-31.3483.4173.357746
1984-12-09T19:4032.047-31.3332.8813.677
1984-12-10T07:4032.062-31.3229.932.0664.312
1984-12-10T19:4032.081-31.3150.6265.312
1984-12-11T07:4032.105-31.3112.6227.622743
1984-12-11T19:4032.140-31.2942.6129.728
1984-12-12T07:4032.178-31.292-0.6529.798