AXBT Data from 35 NORPAX Tahiti Shuttle Flights, 1979-1980

AXBT (Airborne eXpendable Bathythermograph) measurements collected during 35 research flights between February 1979 and May 1980. The data originates from the NORPAX (North Pacific Experiment) Tahiti Shuttle Experiment and is published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This dataset likely contains ocean temperature profiles from the tropical Pacific region.

Use Cases

• Analyzing ocean temperature profiles for climate studies (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating historical ocean model reanalysis products (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying upper ocean thermal structure in the tropical Pacific (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
• Covers a specific time range from 1979-02 14 to 1980-05-18.
• Data originates from a named scientific experiment (NORPAX Tahiti Shuttle).

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Airborne eXpendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) measurements from research flights.

Time Range

1979-02-14 to 1980-05-18

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-06 00:11:25.100448; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely the tropical Pacific Ocean region associated with the Tahiti Shuttle Experiment.