43 XBT casts measured ocean temperature to a nominal depth of 760 meters northeast of Flemish Cap. The Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island collected this data during the R/V Endeavor cruise EN492 in April-May 2011. Observations focused on anticyclonic eddy generation in the Northwest Corner region.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical temperature structure from 1-meter bin-averaged depth profiles.
- Study spatial patterns of upper ocean hydrography in the Northwest Corner region using cast locations.
- Model the relationship between temperature profiles and anticyclonic eddy processes observed during the cruise.
- Validate or supplement CTD cast data collected on a 50 km grid during the same expedition.
Strengths
- 43 individual XBT casts provide multiple sampling points.
- Data is bin-averaged into consistent 1-meter depth intervals for analysis.
Limitations
- Limited spatial scope to a region northeast of Flemish Cap.
- Temporal coverage is restricted to a single cruise over 23 days in 2011.
- Unknown sample size or row count for the binned data.
Provenance
- Source
- Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island; archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Data collected using Lockheed Martin Sippican Deep Blue XBT probes and a MK21 acquisition system, with depth calculated via a standard equation.
- Time Range
- 2011-04 28 to 2011-05-20
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean, region northeast of Flemish Cap in the Northwest Corner.