GTSPP Indian Ocean Temperature Profiles from XBT Casts, 2001

Indian Ocean Near Real-Time Temperature Profile Data from the GTSPP project contains physical data collected from XBT casts. Data were collected from 01 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 and submitted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in support of the Gulf of Mexico NOAA/NMFS Ship of Opportunity (SOOP) and the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP). The dataset includes temperature profiles.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean heat content and thermal structure based on temperature profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal temperature variability in the Indian Ocean based on the 2001 time range.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products based on in-situ profile data.
• Studying upper ocean processes and mixing based on vertical temperature data from XBT casts.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year from 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31.
• Submitted by a recognized scientific organization (CSIRO).
• Part of the established Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific XBT cast locations and single-year coverage.

Provenance

Source

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), via National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Collection Method

Collected from XBT (Expendable Bathythermograph) casts from ships of opportunity.

Time Range

2001-01-01 to 2001-12 31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:24:56.876182; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Indian Ocean