Citation:

PANGAEA.405245

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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

Project(s):

World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 25.250547 * Median Longitude: 121.737036 * South-bound Latitude: 21.387000 * West-bound Longitude: 120.914000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.816000 * East-bound Longitude: 122.278000

Date/Time Start: 1996-03-04T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-04-07T18:00:00

Minimum DEPTH, water: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 0 m

Event(s):

SVP_9421972 (WMO22906) * Latitude: 27.816000 * Longitude: 121.755000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-03-04T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-04-07T18:00:00 * Location: South China Sea * Campaign: * Method/Device: Drifter, longterm (LD)

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Method/Device	Comment
1	DATE/TIME	Date/Time			Geocode
2	LATITUDE	Latitude			Geocode
3	LONGITUDE	Longitude			Geocode
4	DEPTH, water	Depth water	m		Geocode
5	Temperature, water	Temp	°C	Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
6	Current velocity, east-west	Cur vel U	cm/s	Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
7	Current velocity, north-south	Cur vel V	cm/s	Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
8	Latitude, error	Latitude e		Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
9	Longitude, error	Longitude e		Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)
10	Code	Code		Buoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)	Drogue, off=0/on=1

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

Size:

828 data points

Data

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1 Date/Time	2 Latitude	3 Longitude	5 Temp [°C]	6 Cur vel U [cm/s]	7 Cur vel V [cm/s]	8 Latitude e	9 Longitude e	10 Code
1996-03-04T06:00	21.507	120.920	23.422			0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-04T12:00	21.387	121.065	23.524	60.56	-29.73	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-04T18:00	21.391	121.172	23.498	77.33	37.07	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-05T00:00	21.531	121.387	23.661	58.02	75.17	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-05T06:00	21.684	121.415	23.789	-18.04	91.65	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-05T12:00	21.889	121.312	23.515	-45.66	83.00	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-05T18:00	22.008	121.224	23.174	-26.41	41.49	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-06T00:00	22.050	121.201	23.057	-44.67	12.39	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-06T06:00	22.056	121.037	23.098	-40.26	5.49	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-06T12:00	22.072	121.033	22.972	-15.06	-16.71	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-06T18:00	21.991	120.974	22.786	-7.29	-40.98	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-07T00:00	21.912	121.002	22.934	-14.20	-40.04	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-07T06:00	21.835	120.914	23.230	-20.63	-39.31	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-07T12:00	21.759	120.916	23.204	8.32	-43.93	0.0003	0.0002	1
1996-03-07T18:00	21.663	120.949	23.454	27.71	-63.00	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-08T00:00	21.513	121.031	24.013	33.95	-70.73	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-03-08T06:00	21.387	121.090	24.073	59.50	-13.06	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-08T12:00	21.462	121.279	23.470	86.54	29.60	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-08T18:00	21.502	121.451	23.367	65.47	52.08	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-09T00:00	21.665	121.553	23.564	38.83	102.37	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-09T06:00	21.902	121.613	23.375	42.38	90.32	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-09T12:00	22.017	121.730	23.179	10.16	69.75	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-09T18:00	22.174	121.656	23.137	-31.25	49.26	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-10T00:00	22.209	121.599	23.035	-14.57	3.47	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-10T06:00	22.187	121.595	22.947	23.86	1.85	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-10T12:00	22.216	121.699	22.907	35.42	36.65	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-10T18:00	22.330	121.744	22.857	2.53	63.57	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-11T00:00	22.464	121.710	22.780	-17.56	45.88	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-11T06:00	22.509	121.670	22.695	-15.71	13.11	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-11T12:00	22.515	121.644	22.607	12.37	-6.91	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-11T18:00	22.482	121.722	22.512	28.69	17.54	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-12T00:00	22.584	121.764	22.401	21.51	69.26	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-03-12T06:00	22.752	121.812	22.681	2.30	81.44	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-12T12:00	22.901	121.774	23.070	-11.35	86.49	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-12T18:00	23.090	121.764	22.943	-12.27	70.43	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-13T00:00	23.176	121.722	22.879	-25.13	38.63	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-13T06:00	23.240	121.658	23.071	-25.57	27.74	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-13T12:00	23.284	121.614	23.090	-9.15	3.56	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-13T18:00	23.254	121.620	22.970	-3.50	-17.56	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-14T00:00	23.216	121.599	23.136	5.98	-12.21	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-14T06:00	23.207	121.645	23.403	26.34	5.79	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-14T12:00	23.238	121.711	23.400	46.78	29.48	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-14T18:00	23.322	121.842	23.402	49.91	71.89	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-15T00:00	23.519	121.922	23.536	23.28	104.65	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-15T06:00	23.730	121.941	23.834	-10.62	101.20	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-15T12:00	23.913	121.877	23.689	-15.93	90.22	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-15T18:00	24.082	121.873	23.483	6.44	80.08	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-16T00:00	24.226	121.904	23.811	13.24	65.42	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-16T06:00	24.337	121.930	24.259	16.70	50.47	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-16T12:00	24.423	121.975	23.832	15.55	56.17	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-16T18:00	24.556	121.996	23.421	23.38	76.76	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-17T00:00	24.722	122.075	23.658	45.93	77.92	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-03-17T06:00	24.860	122.192	23.992	33.88	71.07	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-17T12:00	24.999	122.220	23.551	20.07	61.67	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-17T18:00	25.100	122.278	23.344	4.09	33.34	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-18T00:00	25.129	122.238	23.256	-23.30	26.99	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-18T06:00	25.205	122.179	23.186	-34.06	34.66	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-18T12:00	25.264	122.091	22.924	-40.01	14.86	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-18T18:00	25.263	122.007	22.510	-58.46	22.04	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-19T00:00	25.350	121.841	21.983	-66.71	69.36	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-19T06:00	25.533	121.720	21.556	-16.36	79.35	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-19T12:00	25.659	121.770	21.286	25.41	37.25	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-19T18:00	25.679	121.830	21.054	-5.05	16.24	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-03-20T00:00	25.723	121.748	20.881	-32.37	35.21	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-20T06:00	25.816	121.690	20.818	-2.03	53.01	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-20T12:00	25.929	121.740	20.706	14.42	52.97	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-20T18:00	26.022	121.752	20.607	15.76	40.03	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-21T00:00	26.085	121.808	20.710	13.35	38.03	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-21T06:00	26.171	121.810	20.969	20.67	41.53	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-21T12:00	26.247	121.897	20.810	26.59	37.01	0.0002	0.0001	1
1996-03-21T18:00	26.315	121.925	20.326	10.39	21.87	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-22T00:00	26.332	121.942	19.974	-7.40	20.84	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-22T06:00	26.396	121.893	19.793	1.85	24.23	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-22T12:00	26.427	121.950	19.602	5.80	20.12	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-22T18:00	26.475	121.918	19.467	3.24	12.83	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-23T00:00	26.477	121.964	19.369	1.70	14.86	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-23T06:00	26.533	121.926	19.274	3.65	18.64	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-23T12:00	26.550	121.980	19.146	6.07	20.57	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-23T18:00	26.613	121.952	19.034	5.82	15.99	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-24T00:00	26.612	122.005	18.979	3.88	15.47	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-24T06:00	26.673	121.969	18.944	7.56	14.33	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-24T12:00	26.668	122.038	18.868	9.83	8.81	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-24T18:00	26.707	122.011	18.710	-3.91	8.59	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-25T00:00	26.701	122.021	18.460	-7.62	3.72	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-25T06:00	26.722	121.978	18.133	-7.79	13.92	0.0002	0.0001	1
1996-03-25T12:00	26.756	121.987	17.917	-10.17	20.02	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-25T18:00	26.800	121.934	17.730	-5.80	13.17	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-26T00:00	26.807	121.962	17.604	2.78	15.74	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-26T06:00	26.861	121.946	17.487	2.28	21.96	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-26T12:00	26.893	121.972	17.186	2.75	22.36	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-26T18:00	26.948	121.958	17.181	1.82	21.08	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-27T00:00	26.975	121.980	17.133	-2.14	15.98	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-27T06:00	27.011	121.949	16.914	-7.29	14.40	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-27T12:00	27.031	121.948	16.585	-6.28	17.53	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-27T18:00	27.079	121.921	16.235	-10.90	17.35	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-28T00:00	27.099	121.901	16.025	-7.66	9.23	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-28T06:00	27.115	121.888	15.886	-7.38	7.77	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-28T12:00	27.129	121.868	15.636	-5.63	9.51	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-28T18:00	27.152	121.864	15.409	-6.89	13.50	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-29T00:00	27.182	121.838	15.299	-1.90	14.11	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-29T06:00	27.207	121.855	15.275	1.91	17.60	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-29T12:00	27.250	121.847	15.339	6.45	23.35	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-29T18:00	27.298	121.883	15.506	6.26	22.51	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-30T00:00	27.338	121.874	15.653	2.12	15.69	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-30T06:00	27.359	121.893	15.594	-3.14	16.17	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-30T12:00	27.401	121.860	15.393	-7.97	16.96	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-03-30T18:00	27.425	121.858	15.363	-11.05	16.43	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-31T00:00	27.465	121.812	15.355	-5.05	13.25	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-31T06:00	27.477	121.836	15.232	-4.67	10.69	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-03-31T12:00	27.507	121.792	15.059	-5.62	8.73	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-03-31T18:00	27.511	121.811	14.800	-7.70	3.80	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-01T00:00	27.521	121.758	14.586	-8.50	-6.06	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-04-01T06:00	27.488	121.774	14.472	-12.96	-9.35	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-01T12:00	27.485	121.701	14.450	-16.22	-7.68	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-01T18:00	27.458	121.703	14.421	-4.93	-12.12	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-04-02T00:00	27.438	121.680	14.430	-9.96	-10.85	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-02T06:00	27.415	121.660	14.454	-2.69	-12.54	0.0003	0.0002	1
1996-04-02T12:00	27.389	121.668	14.396	9.68	-13.70	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-02T18:00	27.362	121.702	14.316	3.45	-1.16	0.0002	0.0002	1
1996-04-03T00:00	27.384	121.683	14.294	2.32	2.98	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-03T06:00	27.373	121.712	14.292	7.86	1.23	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-04-03T12:00	27.389	121.717	14.232	4.16	6.21	0.0001	0.0000	1
1996-04-03T18:00	27.398	121.730	14.194	-1.48	13.96	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-04T00:00	27.444	121.711	14.275	0.73	16.92	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-04T06:00	27.464	121.733	14.397	3.56	14.16	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-04T12:00	27.499	121.726	14.163	-0.84	17.53	0.0003	0.0003	1
1996-04-04T18:00	27.532	121.730	13.825	-2.65	23.38	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-05T00:00	27.590	121.715	13.749	2.16	20.93	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-05T06:00	27.614	121.739	13.815	5.48	14.26	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-05T12:00	27.645	121.739	13.318	1.56	12.28	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-05T18:00	27.661	121.746	12.303	5.18	8.14	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-06T00:00	27.677	121.761	11.763	6.22	6.52	0.0001	0.0001	1
1996-04-06T06:00	27.687	121.773	11.811	7.33	8.72	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-06T12:00	27.711	121.794	11.710	2.83	11.67	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-06T18:00	27.732	121.786	11.196	2.06	9.86	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-07T00:00	27.750	121.803	11.098	1.78	9.37	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-07T06:00	27.769	121.794	11.565	1.74	8.58	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-07T12:00	27.783	121.810		-8.85	12.03	0.0000	0.0000	1
1996-04-07T18:00	27.816	121.755				0.0000	0.0000	1