March 2011 data from 37 XBT (eXpendable BathyThermograph) casts northeast of Flemish Cap in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The data, collected by the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography during the R/V Knorr cruise KN200-2, provide bin-averaged temperature measurements at 1-meter depth intervals. The cruise aimed to study anticyclonic eddy generation in the Northwest Corner region.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical temperature structure and thermocline depth using the 1-meter binned depth and temperature columns.
- Study spatial patterns of upper ocean heat content across the 37 cast locations in the survey region.
- Validate or calibrate regional ocean models with in-situ temperature profile data from the Northwest Corner.
- Investigate relationships between temperature gradients and eddy generation processes described in the cruise objectives.
Strengths
- 37 distinct XBT casts provide multiple spatial observations.
- Data is processed and bin-averaged into consistent 1-meter depth intervals.
- Specific cruise purpose (eddy observation) provides clear scientific context.
Limitations
- The sample size of 37 casts is limited for broad statistical analysis.
- Data is from a single month (March 2011), limiting seasonal understanding.
- Geographic scope is restricted to one region northeast of Flemish Cap.
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 deployed from R/V Knorr, logged with an MK21 system and processed with a standard depth equation.
- Time Range
- 2011, March.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean, region northeast of Flemish Cap in the Northwest Corner.