The East Indian Archipelago is the region for temperature profile and water depth data collected by the US Navy from the ship CHAUVENET. Data were gathered using BT and XBT instruments between December 7, 1986 and March 12, 1987 as part of the Ships Of Opportunity (SOOP) program. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze ocean temperature gradients based on vertical profile data
- Study water column structure based on depth measurements
- Model historical oceanographic conditions in the East Indian Archipelago based on time-series observations
- Validate climate models using in-situ temperature data from a specific vessel and time period
Strengths
- Data collected over a defined 4-month period from December 1986 to March 1987
- Specific geographic focus on the East Indian Archipelago
- Data sourced from a known vessel (CHAUVENET) and program (SOOP)
Limitations
- Last updated 1987-03-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected using BT and XBT instruments from the ship CHAUVENET by the US Navy; Ships Of Opportunity (SOOP).
- Time Range
- 1986-12-07 to 1987-03-12
- Geography
- East Indian Archipelago