HUNT Cruise: High-Resolution Ocean Profiles from IDOE/MODE
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Description
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution submitted temperature and salinity profile data collected from the R/V HUNT in the Atlantic Ocean between April 25 and June 23, 1973, as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration / Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment (IDOE/MODE). The dataset is processed into the NODC F022 format, containing high-resolution vertical profiles from STD/CTD casts, with depth intervals as fine as 1 meter. Data records likely include temperature, salinity, computed density (sigma-t), and may also contain dissolved oxygen or transmissivity, along with station metadata and environmental conditions.
Use Cases
Analyzing vertical water column structure based on high-resolution temperature and salinity profiles.
Studying mesoscale ocean dynamics and eddies using spatially and temporally referenced station data.
Calibrating or validating ocean models with historical, quality-controlled conductivity-temperature-depth measurements.
Investigating relationships between surface meteorological conditions and subsurface ocean properties from the reported environmental data.
Strengths
Data is part of a major international research program (IDOE/MODE), suggesting a defined scientific purpose and quality control.
Provides high-resolution vertical profiles with sampling intervals as fine as 1 meter, allowing detailed analysis of ocean layers.
Contains data from a specific, well-documented time range (April 25 to June 23, 1973) and geographic region (Atlantic Ocean).
Limitations
Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.
There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata, with one source listing 1973-06-23 and another listing 2026-03-05, creating uncertainty about provenance tracking.
The dataset's age (1973) may limit its utility for studying contemporary oceanographic changes without complementary modern data.
Provenance
Source
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, submitted to NOAA NCEI (formerly NODC).
Collection Method
Data collected using STD/CTD casts from the R/V HUNT and processed to the NODC standard High-Resolution STD/CTD Data (F022) format.
Time Range
1973-04-25 to 1973-06-23
Freshness
2026-03-05 23:32:57.922357
Geography
Atlantic Ocean
Data is in the specialized NODC F022 format; users may need to reference the official format description for correct parsing. License information is not provided.