Mediterranean Sea Oceanographic Measurements from 1901 to 1995

Oceanographic data for the Mediterranean Sea includes measurements of temperature, pressure, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. The dataset spans nearly a century, from January 1, 1901 to December 31, 1995. It was submitted by the Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology as part of the Automatic Meteorological Observing System (AMOS) project.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term temperature trends in the Mediterranean Sea using temperature column data.
• Studying salinity variations over time using salinity measurements from bottle and CTD casts.
• Investigating dissolved oxygen levels and their changes across the 20th century.
• Correlating pressure readings with depth profiles from bathythermograph (XBT/MBT) casts.
• Modeling historical water quality and physical oceanographic conditions in a semi-enclosed sea.

Strengths

• Covers a significant 95-year time range from 1901 to 1995.
• Includes core oceanographic variables: temperature, pressure, salinity, and dissolved oxygen.
• Data originates from a recognized research institution, the Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology.
• Multiple measurement methods are represented, including CTD, bottle casts, and bathythermographs.

Limitations

• Specific row count, file size, and complete column names are unknown across all sources.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between platforms (1995-12-31 and 2026-03-05).
• License information is not provided on any platform.

Provenance

Source

Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology, submitted to NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected using thermosalinograph, bathythermograph (XBT and MBT), CTD, and bottle casts.

Time Range

1901-01-01 to 1995-12-31

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:36:30.650165

Geography

Mediterranean Sea