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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from surface drifter SVP_9526522 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.406027

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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: -60.706857 * Median Longitude: -179.352714 * South-bound Latitude: -60.720000 * West-bound Longitude: -179.414000 * North-bound Latitude: -60.696000 * East-bound Longitude: -179.283000
Date/Time Start: 1996-03-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-03-03T12:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_9526522 (WMO53902) * Latitude: -60.696000 * Longitude: -179.414000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-03-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-03-03T12:00:00 * Location: South Pacific Ocean * Campaign: SVP_1266 * 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:
38 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
1996-03-02T00:00-60.720-179.33403.2500.00020.00011
1996-03-02T06:00-60.716-179.32303.2736.453.150.00030.00031
1996-03-02T12:00-60.708-179.28303.291-0.104.460.00010.00011
1996-03-02T18:00-60.699-179.32403.292-13.030.070.00000.00001
1996-03-03T00:00-60.707-179.38603.292-10.19-0.940.00020.00021
1996-03-03T06:00-60.702-179.40503.292-3.542.990.00040.00031
1996-03-03T12:00-60.696-179.41403.2920.00010.00011