GTSPP Indian Ocean Temperature Profiles from 2002

Indian Ocean Near Real-Time Temperature Profile Data from the GTSPP project from 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0000869) contains physical data collected from XBT casts in the Indian Ocean. Data were submitted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in support of the Gulf of Mexico NOAA/NMFS Ship of Opportunity and the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project. The dataset includes profiles of temperature collected throughout the year 2002.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean heat content based on temperature profiles mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal temperature variability in the Indian Ocean based on the 2002 time range
• Calibrating satellite sea surface temperature measurements using in-situ profile data
• Studying upper ocean thermal structure from XBT cast data

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year from 01 January 2002 to 31 December 2002
• Data originates from an authoritative source, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
• Dataset is 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 is limited to a single year, which may not capture long-term trends

Provenance

Source

Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM), submitted to NOAA/NCEI

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2002-01-01 to 2002-12 31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:21:31.805721; freshness should be verified

Geography

Indian Ocean