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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from surface drifter SVP_7708871 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.403207

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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:
Hansen, Donald V; Poulain, Pierre-Marie (1996): Quality control and interpolations of WOCE-TOGA drifter data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 13(4), 900-909, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013%3C0900:QCAIOW%3E2.0.CO;2
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 43.225000 * Median Longitude: 151.801773 * South-bound Latitude: 43.175000 * West-bound Longitude: 151.588000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.310000 * East-bound Longitude: 152.103000
Date/Time Start: 1993-01-24T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-01-29T18:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_7708871 (WMO41904) * Latitude: 43.175000 * Longitude: 151.588000 * Date/Time Start: 1993-01-24T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-01-29T18:00:00 * Location: North Pacific Ocean * Campaign: SVP_1425 * Method/Device: Drifter, longterm (LD)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
DEPTH, waterDepth watermGeocode
Temperature, waterTemp°CBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
Latitude, errorLatitude eBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
Longitude, errorLongitude eBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
10 CodeCodeBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)Drogue, off=0/on=1
Size:
119 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Depth water [m]

Temp [°C]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Latitude e

Longitude e
10 
Code
1993-01-24T12:0043.310152.10302.7030.00000.00001
1993-01-24T18:0043.299152.07302.698-10.48-1.650.00000.00001
1993-01-25T00:0043.303152.04702.680-10.84-1.630.00020.00021
1993-01-25T06:0043.292152.01502.685-12.62-6.310.00100.00141
1993-01-25T12:0043.279151.98002.690-13.43-7.410.00180.00261
1993-01-25T18:0043.264151.94402.669-13.66-7.820.00230.00351
1993-01-26T00:0043.248151.90802.648-13.49-7.840.00240.00361
1993-01-26T06:0043.233151.87202.653-12.89-7.520.00200.00291
1993-01-26T12:0043.219151.83902.658-11.68-6.780.00120.00171
1993-01-26T18:0043.207151.81002.637-8.79-5.590.00040.00051
1993-01-27T00:0043.197151.79202.616-3.320.360.00000.00001
1993-01-27T06:0043.208151.79202.638-8.714.000.00000.00001
1993-01-27T12:0043.213151.74602.675-16.94-1.990.00010.00011
1993-01-27T18:0043.200151.7020-13.05-4.400.00010.00011
1993-01-28T00:0043.196151.6770-8.46-2.140.00090.00121
1993-01-28T06:0043.192151.6570-6.52-1.750.00180.00271
1993-01-28T12:0043.189151.6420-5.37-1.600.00260.00411
1993-01-28T18:0043.186151.6290-4.60-1.520.00300.00481
1993-01-29T00:0043.183151.6180-4.07-1.460.00290.00481
1993-01-29T06:0043.180151.6070-3.75-1.400.00240.00401
1993-01-29T12:0043.177151.5980-3.60-1.340.00160.00251
1993-01-29T18:0043.175151.58800.00060.00081