January 28 to December 7, 2002 is the temporal coverage for this dataset. Physical data were collected from XBT casts in the Indian Ocean. Data were 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).
Use Cases
- Analyze seasonal temperature variations in the Indian Ocean based on profiles of temperature.
- Validate oceanographic models using near real-time temperature profile data.
- Study water column thermal structure based on XBT cast data.
- Support operational oceanography for the Gulf of Mexico NOAA/NMFS Ship of Opportunity program.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 11-month period from January 28 to December 7, 2002.
- Profiles of temperature are a core physical parameter.
- Data were submitted by a recognized scientific organization (CSIRO).
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 temporal bias inherent to the 2002 collection period.
Provenance
- Source
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Collection Method
- Data were collected from XBT casts.
- Time Range
- 2002-01-28 to 2002-12-07
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:57:43.213194; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Indian Ocean