Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER

Pacific Ocean temperature profile data were collected via XBT casts in the TOGA area from NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER. The dataset covers a two-month cruise from November 13, 1986, to January 12, 1987, under the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies project. Data collection was managed by NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature structure in the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere region.
• Studying short-term ocean thermal variability during a specific research cruise.
• Calibrating or validating ocean models for the equatorial Pacific.
• Investigating sea surface temperature and subsurface heat content relationships.

Strengths

• Data provides a focused temporal snapshot from a continuous two-month research cruise.
• Collection was part of the structured EPOCS climate study project.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates recognized importance.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown across all sources.
• Conflicting last update dates exist: one source lists 2026-03-06, another lists 1987-01-12.
• License and author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA.

Collection Method

Collected using Expendable Bathythermograph casts from a research vessel.

Time Range

1986-11-13 to 1987-01-12

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:11:20.128654

Geography

TOGA area of the Pacific Ocean.