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Bathythermograph (XBT) data from A. T. CAMERON, ALGONQUIN, and others in the Alboran Sea, Baltic Sea, and others from 1968-10-31 to 1979-06-01 (NCEI Accession 8300066)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT) data from A. T. CAMERON, ALGONQUIN, ANNAPOLIS, ASSINIBOINE, ATHABASKAN, BAYFIELD, BEDEQUE, CANSO CONDOR, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, CCGS Parizeau, CCGS Quadra, CHAUDIERE, COLUMBIA, CRYOS, CSS Dawson, E. E. PRINCE, FRASER, GATINEAU, HUDSON, HURON, IROQUOIS, KOOTENAY, MACKENZIE, MARGAREE, MV Brandal, MV LADY HAMMOND, NIPIGON, OTTAWA, PORTE ST. JEAN, PROVIDER, QUAPPELLE, QUEBECOIS, RESTIGOUCHE, SAGUENAY, SAMARIE, SASKATCHEWAN, SKEENA, TERRANOVA, VANCOUVER, and YUKON in the Alboran Sea, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Fundy, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Coral Sea, Davis Strait, East China Sea, English Channel, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, Irish Sea and St. George's Channel, Japan Sea, Kattegat, The Sound, Storebælt, Lillebælt, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Philippine Sea, Skagerrak, South Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1968-10-31 to 1979-06-01. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. The C116/C118 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.

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8300066 water depth WATER TEMPERATURE bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT physical profile A. T. CAMERON ALGONQUIN ANNAPOLIS ASSINIBOINE ATHABASKAN BAYFIELD BEDEQUE CANSO CONDOR CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent CCGS Parizeau CCGS Quadra CHAUDIERE COLUMBIA CRYOS CSS Dawson E. E. PRINCE FRASER GATINEAU HUDSON HURON IROQUOIS KOOTENAY MACKENZIE MARGAREE MV Brandal MV LADY HAMMOND NIPIGON OTTAWA PORTE ST. JEAN PROVIDER QUAPPELLE QUEBECOIS RESTIGOUCHE SAGUENAY SAMARIE SASKATCHEWAN SKEENA TERRANOVA VANCOUVER YUKON Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory Canadian Forces Maritime Command - East Canadian Forces Maritime Command - West Department of the Environment, Marine Sciences Branch - Pacific Region Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Oceanographic Group Marine Ecology Laboratory St. Andrews Biological Station Station de Biologie Marine St. Andrews Biological Station Alboran Sea Balearic (Iberian) Sea Baltic Sea Bass Strait Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) Bay of Fundy Bering Sea Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Coral Sea Davis Strait East China Sea (Tung Hai) English Channel (La Manche) Gulf of Alaska Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico Gulf of St. Lawrence Hudson Bay Hudson Strait Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Japan Sea Kattegat, The Sound, Storebælt, Lillebælt Labrador Sea Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin New York Bight North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Philippine Sea Skagerrak South Atlantic Ocean South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Strait of Gibraltar Tasman Sea Tyrrhenian Sea oceanography CA/DFO/MR/SABS > St. Andrews Biological Station, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs Ships A. T. CAMERON (call sign: CGBD, ICES code: 18AT, 1958-1983) ALGONQUIN (ICES code: 18AQ) ANNAPOLIS (ICES code: 18AO) ASSINIBOINE (ICES code: 18AE) ATHABASKAN (ICES code: 18AH) BAYFIELD (ICES code: 18BY) BEDEQUE (call sign: V3MJ2, ICES code: 18BQ) BRANDAL (ICES code: 18BR, 1965-1995) CANSO CONDOR (ICES code: 18CC) CHAUDIERE (ICES code: 18CQ) COLUMBIA (ICES code: 18CO) CRYOS (ICES code: 18CS) DAWSON (call sign: CGBV, ICES code: 18DA, -1991) E. E. PRINCE (ICES code: 18PE) FRASER (ICES code: 18FR) GATINEAU (ICES code: 18GU) HUDSON (call sign: CGDG, ICES code: 18HU, 1964-) HURON (ICES code: 18HN) IROQUOIS (ICES code: 18IS) KOOTENAY (ICES code: 18KN) LADY HAMMOND (ICES code: 18LH, 1978-1992) LOUIS S. ST-LAURENT (call sign: CGBN, ICES code: 18SN, 1969-) MACKENZIE (ICES code: 18MK) MARGAREE (ICES code: 18MG) NIPIGON (ICES code: 18NN) OTTAWA (ICES code: 18OT) PARIZEAU (call sign: CGBS, ICES code: 18PZ, 1967-2001) PORTE ST. JEAN (ICES code: 18PJ) PROVIDER (ICES code: 18PO) QUADRA (call sign: VE0MP, ICES code: 18QA, -1982) QUAPPELLE (ICES code: 18QP) QUEBECOIS (call sign: CYGR, ICES code: 18QE) RESTIGOUCHE (ICES code: 18RE) SAGUENAY (ICES code: 18SY) SAMARIE (ICES code: 18SR) SASKATCHEWAN (ICES code: 18SH) SKEENA (ICES code: 18S2) TERRANOVA (ICES code: 18TN) YUKON (ICES code: 18UK) OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BAY OF FUNDY OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > DAVIS STRAIT OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF ST LAWRENCE OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > IRISH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA

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