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Ollitrault, Michel (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from SOFAR float TPG86B. Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399698

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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: 29.887289 * Median Longitude: -27.297600 * South-bound Latitude: 29.643000 * West-bound Longitude: -27.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 30.482000 * East-bound Longitude: -27.041000
Date/Time Start: 1987-05-15T20:40:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-07-21T20:40:00
Event(s):
TPG86B * Latitude Start: 30.482000 * Longitude Start: -27.424000 * Latitude End: 29.775000 * Longitude End: -27.123000 * Date/Time Start: 1987-05-15T20:40:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-07-21T20:40:00 * Location: Canarias Sea * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 900m
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
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Temperature, waterTemp°COllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
5Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
6Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
7Pressure, maximumPress maxdbarOllitrault, MichelSubsurface float
Size:
337 data points

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