Current direction, bathythermograph, CTD, and other data from moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and NW Atlantic during the Mid-Atlantic Shelf project from 1984-02-26 to 1986-05-08 (NCEI Accession 8700196)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2023-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:00

Current direction, bathythermograph (XBT), CTD, and other data were collected using moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and NW Atlantic (limit-40 W) from February 26, 1984 to May 8, 1986. Data were submitted by Science Applications, INC. - Raleigh NC as part of the MMS funded Mid-Atlantic Slope And Rise experiment (MASAR). Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard F004- Water Physics and Chemistry, F015- Current Meter Data, F022- CTD High Resolution, and C116- Bathythermograph XBT formats. The F004 format is used for data from measurements and analyses of physical and chemical characteristics of the water column. Among chemical parameters that may be recorded are salinity, pH, and concentration of oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll, and suspended solids. Physical parameters that may be recorded include temperature, density (sigma-t), transmissivity, and current velocity (east-west and north-south components). Cruise and station information, including environmental conditions of the study site at the time of observations, is also included. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments. The C116 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB.

Find Related Datasets

Click any tag below to search for similar datasets

Complete Metadata

@type	dcat:Dataset
accessLevel	non-public
contactPoint	{ "fn": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:ncei.info@noaa.gov" }
describedByType	application/octet-steam
description	Current direction, bathythermograph (XBT), CTD, and other data were collected using moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and NW Atlantic (limit-40 W) from February 26, 1984 to May 8, 1986. Data were submitted by Science Applications, INC. - Raleigh NC as part of the MMS funded Mid-Atlantic Slope And Rise experiment (MASAR). Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard F004- Water Physics and Chemistry, F015- Current Meter Data, F022- CTD High Resolution, and C116- Bathythermograph XBT formats. The F004 format is used for data from measurements and analyses of physical and chemical characteristics of the water column. Among chemical parameters that may be recorded are salinity, pH, and concentration of oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll, and suspended solids. Physical parameters that may be recorded include temperature, density (sigma-t), transmissivity, and current velocity (east-west and north-south components). Cruise and station information, including environmental conditions of the study site at the time of observations, is also included. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments. The C116 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB.
distribution	[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "NCEI Dataset Landing Page", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700196", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Descriptive Information", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/8700196", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "HTTPS", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download.", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/8700196", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "FTP", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP).", "downloadURL": "ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/8700196/", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "documentation", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "MASAR program", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "NOAA Central Library: 3 v.; maps; 28 cm", "downloadURL": "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000372049707381", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords", "downloadURL": "https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "NCEI Contact Information", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Information for contacts at NCEI.", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "NOAA Library website", "mediaType": "placeholder/value", "description": "Institution web page", "downloadURL": "https://library.noaa.gov/", "describedByType": "application/octet-steam" } ]
identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:8700196
issued	1987-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword	[ "8700196", "BAROMETRIC PRESSURE", "CHLOROPHYLL", "CHLOROPHYLL A", "cloud amount/frequency", "CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U)", "CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V)", "DISSOLVED OXYGEN", "DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY", "HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE", "LIGHT TRANSMISSION", "NITRATE", "NITRITE", "NITROGEN", "OXYGEN", "pH", "phosphate", "PHOSPHATE - TOTAL", "SALINITY", "SEA DIRECTION", "SEA HEIGHT", "SEA STATE", "SIGMA-T", "silicate", "TIDE HEIGHT", "TIDE STAGE", "TOTAL PHOSPHORUS", "TRANSMISSIVITY", "turbidity", "VISIBILITY", "WATER DENSITY", "water depth", "WATER TEMPERATURE", "WAVE HEIGHT", "WAVE PERIOD", "WIND DIRECTION", "WIND FORCE", "WIND SPEED", "bathythermograph - BT", "bathythermograph - XBT", "bottle", "CTD", "current meter", "meteorological sensor", "mooring", "Secchi disk", "thermistor", "tide gauge", "transmissometer", "continuous", "current measurements", "physical", "profile", "time series", "CAPE HENLOPEN", "FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES", "Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC", "Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC", "New York Bight", "North Atlantic Ocean", "oceanography", "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "SAIC > Science Applications International Corporation", "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE", "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION", "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED", "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SEA STATE", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES", "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL HEIGHT", "BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS", "CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth", "CURRENT METERS", "SECCHI DISKS > SECCHI DISKS", "THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS", "TIDE GAUGES > TIDE GAUGES", "TRANSMISSOMETERS", "XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs", "FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS", "CAPE HENLOPEN (ICES code: 32CW)", "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN" ]
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language	[]
license	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified	2023-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher	{ "name": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information", "@type": "org:Organization" }
references	[ "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890", "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000372049707381" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	-70.59,30.71,-80.17,38.98
temporal	1984-02-26T00:00:00+00:00/1986-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
title	Current direction, bathythermograph, CTD, and other data from moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and NW Atlantic during the Mid-Atlantic Shelf project from 1984-02-26 to 1986-05-08 (NCEI Accession 8700196)

Location