Bering Sea CTD Profiles from the 1983 Marginal Ice Zone Experiment

8400016 is a dataset of high-resolution Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiles collected from the USCGC Westwind during the Bering Sea Marginal Ice Zone Experiment. The data, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center to its F022 standard format, covers a three-week period in February 1983. It provides nearly continuous oceanographic measurements from a key polar environment.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical water column structure using temperature, salinity, and density (sigma-t) profiles.
• Studying oceanographic conditions in the marginal ice zone during winter.
• Correlating environmental data, such as meteorological conditions, with subsurface measurements.
• Examining high-resolution data collected at depth intervals as fine as 1 meter.
• Investigating parameters like dissolved oxygen or transmissivity for water mass characterization.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized, high-resolution format (NODC F022), ensuring consistency.
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot from a specific, important scientific experiment (MIZEX/WEST).
• Includes metadata for each station: cruise information, instrument details, position, date, and time.

Limitations

• The exact row count, file size, and complete column list are not specified in the provided metadata.
• Conflicting last update dates exist: one platform reports 2026-03 05, while another lists the collection end date of 1983-02-27.
• License and author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Science Applications, Inc., collected for NOAA NCEI (formerly NODC).

Collection Method

Data gathered using a Neil Brown Instrument Systems Mark III CTD deployed from the USCGC Westwind.

Time Range

1983-02-06 to 1983-02-27

Freshness

2026-03-05 22:29:26.508446

Geography

Bering Sea, within the Marginal Ice Zone experiment area.