Northwest Atlantic Ocean temperature and depth profiles collected from January to May 1981. Data were gathered using BT and XBT casts from the vessel OCEANUS. The collection was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the New England Continental Margin project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean thermal structure based on temperature profiles
- Analyzing seasonal temperature changes in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
- Calibrating historical oceanographic models based on depth and temperature data
- Studying water column dynamics based on paired temperature and depth measurements
Strengths
- Data collected over a defined period from 1981-01-17 to 1981-05-05
- Data sourced from a specific research vessel (OCEANUS) and project (New England Continental Margin)
- Collection involved established instruments (BT and XBT casts)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 1981-05-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Temperature profile and water depth collected using BT and XBT casts from the OCEANUS.
- Time Range
- 1981-01-17 to 1981-05-05
- Geography
- Northwest Atlantic Ocean