Temperature profile data collected from XBT casts in the Indian Ocean from the HMAS MELBOURNE and other vessels from 01 January 1991 to 31 December 2001. The Royal Australian Navy collected the data, which was submitted by the Australian Oceanographic Data Centre. This dataset supports the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP).
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean heat content based on temperature profiles
- Analyzing seasonal and interannual temperature variability in the Indian Ocean
- Validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with subsurface measurements
- Studying water column structure for ocean circulation experiments
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 11-year time range from 1991 to 2001
- Data was collected by a national navy and submitted by a national oceanographic data centre
- Dataset supports two major international oceanographic projects: WOCE and GTSPP
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 2001-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Royal Australian Navy, Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Temperature profiles collected from XBT casts by naval vessels.
- Time Range
- 1991-01-01 to 2001-12-31
- Geography
- Indian Ocean