North Pacific Ocean Physical and Chemical Data from Bottle and XBT Casts, 1983-1987

NOAA NCEI Accession 8800147 contains physical and chemical oceanographic data from bottle, XBT, and CTD casts collected by the Maritime Safety Agency and other institutions. The data, processed to NODC's SD2 and UBT formats, includes measurements from discrete depth levels and interpolated standard depths across the North Pacific Ocean and other locations. Collection occurred from November 1983 to December 1987.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical temperature-depth profiles based on XBT (expendable bathythermograph) data.
• Studying vertical distributions of physical-chemical properties based on bottle and CTD cast data.
• Calibrating modern ocean models with interpolated standard depth level data mentioned in the description.
• Investigating regional oceanographic conditions in the North Pacific based on station position and time data.

Strengths

• Data processed to standardized NODC formats (SD2 and UBT), suggesting consistent structure.
• Includes both observed depth measurements and data interpolated to standard depth levels.
• Covers a multi-year time range from 1983-11-01 to 1987-12 31.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1987-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Data collected via bottle, XBT, and CTD casts from the SHOYO and other platforms.

Time Range

1983-11-01 to 1987-12-31

Freshness

Historical; data collection ended in 1987.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean and other locations