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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Water temperature and current velocity from surface drifter SVP_9729829 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.406691

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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: -8.212368 * Median Longitude: 79.538421 * South-bound Latitude: -8.426000 * West-bound Longitude: 79.222000 * North-bound Latitude: -8.033000 * East-bound Longitude: 79.917000
Date/Time Start: 1997-12-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-12-16T12:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_9729829 (WMO14916) * Latitude: -8.426000 * Longitude: 79.222000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-12-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-12-16T12:00:00 * Location: Indian Ocean * Campaign: SVP_9325 * 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:
110 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
1997-12-12T00:00-8.03379.917027.9070.00000.00001
1997-12-12T06:00-8.04479.886028.058-17.75-5.860.00010.00021
1997-12-12T12:00-8.05679.847028.080-25.79-5.490.00000.00001
1997-12-12T18:00-8.06679.785027.944-31.11-5.520.00010.00011
1997-12-13T00:00-8.07779.725027.894-22.37-6.800.00000.00001
1997-12-13T06:00-8.09279.697027.989-16.93-17.040.00010.00021
1997-12-13T12:00-8.14479.659028.048-29.66-15.470.00000.00001
1997-12-13T18:00-8.15379.581027.964-31.89-11.770.00010.00011
1997-12-14T00:00-8.19079.534027.932-15.95-16.110.00000.00001
1997-12-14T06:00-8.21679.519028.094-9.21-13.350.00010.00021
1997-12-14T12:00-8.24279.498028.121-16.66-8.850.00000.00001
1997-12-14T18:00-8.25079.453027.987-28.90-15.780.00010.00021
1997-12-15T00:00-8.30479.384027.982-16.04-10.660.00000.00011
1997-12-15T06:00-8.29279.390028.164-9.36-5.310.00010.00021
1997-12-15T12:00-8.32479.348028.231-21.80-14.990.00000.00001
1997-12-15T18:00-8.35079.305028.078-25.85-14.960.00010.00021
1997-12-16T00:00-8.38379.246028.050-18.00-10.850.00000.00001
1997-12-16T06:00-8.39379.234028.284-6.20-10.980.00010.00011
1997-12-16T12:00-8.42679.222028.3470.00000.00001