SOFAR Floats in MODE, Final Report of Float Trajectory Data.

Abstract

This is a final report of SOFAR (Sound Fixing and Ranging) float trajectory data from MODE (Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment) for the period September 1972 through June 1976. It begins with a brief historical review and includes a summary of the steps involved in processing the data and computing the trajectories. The data is presented in three ways: 1. Time annotated trajectories on a Mercator projection; 2. Stick plots of float velocity as a function of time; and 3. A sequence of charts, each spanning ten days, showing the spatial relationship and relative motion of all floats. There is also a table of launch, recovery, depth, number of days tracked, average velocity, speed, and kinetic energy for each trajectory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046910

Entities

People

  • Diane L. Dow
  • H. Thomas Rossby
  • Sergio R. Signorini

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Governments
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Oceans
  • Oscillators
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Relative Motion
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rhode Island
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Universities

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Oceanography.