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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from surface drifter SVP_9421179. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.405111

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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: -34.056333 * Median Longitude: 25.453333 * South-bound Latitude: -34.065000 * West-bound Longitude: 25.377000 * North-bound Latitude: -34.046000 * East-bound Longitude: 25.506000
Date/Time Start: 1995-03-31T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-31T18:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_9421179 (WMO16939) * Latitude: -34.058000 * Longitude: 25.506000 * Date/Time Start: 1995-03-31T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-31T18:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: SVP_1326 * 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:
12 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
1995-03-31T06:00-34.04625.377016.3690.00000.00011
1995-03-31T12:00-34.06525.477027.58-3.210.00000.00011
1995-03-31T18:00-34.05825.50600.00000.00011