North Atlantic Ocean High-Resolution CTD/STD Profiles from ENDEAVOR

North Atlantic Ocean high-resolution CTD and STD data collected by the ENDEAVOR vessel from April to August 1982. The dataset provides nearly continuous vertical profiles of oceanographic parameters, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the standard F022 format. It is hosted by NOAA NCEI and also appears on NASA EarthData, indicating its use in cross-agency research.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical structure of temperature and salinity for water mass identification.
• Calculating density (sigma-t) profiles to study ocean stratification and stability.
• Investigating spatial and temporal variability of ocean conditions during the 1982 cruise period.
• Correlating in-situ conductivity/temperature/depth measurements with other environmental data recorded at cast time.

Strengths

• Data provides high-resolution profiles with depth intervals as fine as 1 meter.
• Processed to a documented standard format (NODC F022) ensuring consistency.
• Covers a specific 4-month cruise period (1982-04 19 to 1982-08-25) in a defined region.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and file size are unknown from provided sources.
• Sources conflict on last updated date: Data.gov lists 2026-03-05, while NASA EarthData lists the collection end date of 1982-08-25.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), organization NOAA_NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected using CTD and STD instruments deployed from the ENDEAVOR vessel, processed by NODC.

Time Range

1982-04-19 to 1982-08-25

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:00:43.770369

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean