North Atlantic Ocean CTD/STD Profiles from 1978-1979

High-resolution conductivity-temperature-depth and salinity-temperature-depth profiles from the EDGERTON research cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center to its F022 standard format, contains nearly continuous measurements from May 1978 to May 1979. It is published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical profiles of temperature and salinity at fine depth intervals (as fine as 1 meter).
• Studying spatial and temporal variations in ocean density (sigma-t) across the cruise track.
• Correlating subsurface oceanographic measurements with reported surface meteorological conditions.
• Investigating instrument performance and data collection methods for CTD/STD casts.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized high-resolution format (NODC F022), ensuring consistent structure.
• Provides nearly continuous profiles with measurements reported at fine depth intervals.
• Covers a specific one-year time period (May 28, 1978 to May 23, 1979) from a dedicated research cruise.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, specific column names, and license are unavailable from the provided sources.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' date between platforms (2026-04 01 vs. 1979-05-23), casting doubt on metadata maintenance.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected using CTD and STD instruments lowered and raised from a research vessel, processed by NODC.

Time Range

1978-05-28 to 1979-05-23

Freshness

2026-04-01 14:58:52.494799

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean