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WOCE Surface Velocity Program, SVP (2006): Current velocity from surface drifter SVP_9823730 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.406995

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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: 41.321312 * Median Longitude: -68.799875 * South-bound Latitude: 41.222000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.907000 * North-bound Latitude: 41.403000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.728000
Date/Time Start: 1999-01-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-01-30T06:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: m
Event(s):
SVP_9823730 (WMO52669) * Latitude: 41.402000 * Longitude: -68.815000 * Date/Time Start: 1999-01-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-01-30T06:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: SVP_1420 * Method/Device: Drifter, longterm (LD)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
DEPTH, waterDepth watermGeocode
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)
CodeCodeBuoy, drifting (BUOY_DRIFT)Drogue, off=0/on=1
Size:
76 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Depth water [m]

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]

Latitude e

Longitude e

Code
1999-01-26T12:0041.342-68.90700.00000.00011
1999-01-26T18:0041.277-68.89907.73-5.670.00000.00011
1999-01-27T00:0041.320-68.867012.61-3.920.00000.00001
1999-01-27T06:0041.262-68.834012.49-3.600.00010.00021
1999-01-27T12:0041.306-68.802010.88-10.160.00000.00011
1999-01-27T18:0041.222-68.77800.87-2.350.00000.00011
1999-01-28T00:0041.297-68.79802.228.410.00000.00001
1999-01-28T06:0041.255-68.76602.304.980.00000.00011
1999-01-28T12:0041.316-68.78607.528.830.00000.00001
1999-01-28T18:0041.289-68.72803.594.140.00000.00001
1999-01-29T00:0041.332-68.7670-1.1616.790.00010.00011
1999-01-29T06:0041.355-68.73404.0415.240.00000.00011
1999-01-29T12:0041.391-68.7470-4.734.480.00000.00001
1999-01-29T18:0041.372-68.7580-12.673.060.00000.00001
1999-01-30T00:0041.403-68.8120-10.967.780.00000.00011
1999-01-30T06:0041.402-68.81500.00000.00011