Water temperature and other data from ships of opportunity in seas world-wide from 1983-03-09 to 1985-03-19 (NCEI Accession 8600303)
Bathythermograph data was collected on various ships of opportunity in seas around the world from March 09, 1983, to March 19, 1985. The data were submitted by the US Navy Ships of Opportunity Program. Data has been processed 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.
Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph (UBT) format.
The UBT (C125) 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 records are comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Depths are selected by the originator - usually at standard horizons or some fixed interval. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. Special instruments permitted measurements to be obtained to 1830 m.
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"WATER TEMPERATURE",
"bathythermograph - BT",
"bathythermograph - XBT",
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"profile",
"US Navy Ships of Opportunity",
"US Navy Ships of Opportunity",
"Banda Sea",
"Bering Sea",
"Caribbean Sea",
"Ceram Sea or Seram Sea",
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"East China Sea (Tung Hai)",
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"North Pacific Ocean",
"Philippine Sea",
"Sawu Sea",
"South Atlantic Ocean",
"South China Sea (Nan Hai)",
"South Pacific Ocean",
"Tasman Sea",
"oceanography",
"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",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN",
"OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN",
"OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN",
"OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA",
"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 AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS",
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| modified | 2024-10-22T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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| spatial | 16.87,-45.6,28.47,54.3 |
| temporal | 1983-03-09T00:00:00+00:00/1985-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Water temperature and other data from ships of opportunity in seas world-wide from 1983-03-09 to 1985-03-19 (NCEI Accession 8600303) |
