NOAA_NCEI Accession 0112419 contains quality-controlled water temperature profile data. The data was collected by expendable bathythermographs (XBTs) deployed from multiple vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers a specific time range from 18 May 2013 to 5 August 2013.
Use Cases
- Analyzing upper ocean thermal structure and variability in the Atlantic Ocean (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Validating and calibrating ocean circulation and climate models (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Studying marine heatwaves or seasonal temperature changes (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the nasa_earthdata platform.
- Data is described as quality-controlled.
- Has a specific temporal coverage from 18 May 2013 to 5 August 2013.
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2013-08-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Collected by expendable bathythermographs (XBTs) aboard multiple vessels as part of the High Resolution XBT Network.
- Time Range
- 18 May 2013 to 5 August 2013
- Freshness
- Last updated 2013-08-05 00:00:00
- Geography
- Atlantic Ocean