WOCE SAMBA experiment float data

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During the World Ocean circulation experiment, 100 MARVOR floats were launched near 800 dbar mostly in the Brazil basin, within the framework of SAMBA (SubAntartic Motions in the Brazil bAsin).This experiment aimed at describing the absolute general circulation of the Antarctic Intermediate Water around 800 m depth in the South Atlantic. MARVOR floats cycled every 2 (or 3) months between their nominal depth and surface to transmit data via the ARGOS system and were programmed for 30 (or 20) cycles, i.e. a total life of 5 years.

Data and resources

Processed data

WOCE SAMBA1 experiment float data - 488 KB

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Processed data

WOCE SAMBA2 experiment float data - 656 KB

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Processed data

WOCE SAMBA3 experiment float data - 1 MB

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Quality controlled data

Float positions during their surface drift - 815 KB

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Unnamed resource

Float data README - 3 KB

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The SAMBA experiment description

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DOI of the product

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Seanoe

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Additional information

Date (publication)	2018-01-01
Date (revision)	2021-05-12
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	CC0 (Creative Commons - Transfer into public domain)
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show