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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from surface drifter SVP_9616589 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.406085

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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: 46.010167 * Median Longitude: -129.585611 * South-bound Latitude: 45.938000 * West-bound Longitude: -129.667000 * North-bound Latitude: 46.082000 * East-bound Longitude: -129.504000
Date/Time Start: 1996-08-05T18:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-08-10T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_9616589 (WMO46586) * Latitude: 46.082000 * Longitude: -129.667000 * Date/Time Start: 1996-08-05T18:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-08-10T00:00:00 * Location: North Pacific Ocean * Campaign: SVP_1556 * 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:
103 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
1996-08-05T18:0045.938-129.50400.00040.00041
1996-08-06T00:0045.946-129.513016.166-3.324.060.00170.00221
1996-08-06T06:0045.954-129.523016.252-3.384.220.00340.00451
1996-08-06T12:0045.962-129.532016.163-3.434.330.00500.00691
1996-08-06T18:0045.971-129.542016.118-3.464.410.00660.00931
1996-08-07T00:0045.979-129.551016.288-3.484.470.00790.01141
1996-08-07T06:0045.988-129.561016.405-3.504.520.00890.01311
1996-08-07T12:0045.997-129.571016.334-3.514.540.00970.01421
1996-08-07T18:0046.006-129.581016.303-3.524.560.01000.01481
1996-08-08T00:0046.015-129.590016.447-3.524.560.01000.01491
1996-08-08T06:0046.023-129.600016.550-3.514.550.00970.01431
1996-08-08T12:0046.032-129.610016.478-3.494.520.00900.01321
1996-08-08T18:0046.041-129.620016.439-3.474.480.00800.01151
1996-08-09T00:0046.050-129.630016.576-3.454.420.00670.00951
1996-08-09T06:0046.058-129.639016.672-3.424.340.00510.00711
1996-08-09T12:0046.066-129.649016.594-3.384.230.00350.00471
1996-08-09T18:0046.075-129.658016.555-3.334.070.00190.00231
1996-08-10T00:0046.082-129.667016.6920.00050.00051