South Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from 1963 ARNEB Cruise

South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Tasman Sea data contains temperature-depth profiles from a 1963 research cruise. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration processed mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) observations into the NODC C128 standard format. This dataset captures the thermal structure of the ocean's upper layers over a three-month period.

Use Cases

• Analyzing upper-ocean thermal stratification using temperature-depth pairs recorded at 5-meter intervals.
• Studying spatial temperature variation across the South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Tasman Sea using cruise position data.
• Investigating seasonal temperature changes in early 1963 using date and time stamps for each profile.
• Calibrating or validating ocean model simulations of the upper 285 meters with historical in-situ data.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a consistent standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structural uniformity.
• Profiles provide high vertical resolution with temperature recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals.
• Temporal coverage is precisely documented from 1963-01-11 to 1963 04-11.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, and license information are unavailable across all platforms.
• Instrument limitation restricts observations to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters, capturing only the upper ocean.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument measurements processed by NODC.

Time Range

1963-01-11 to 1963-04-11

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:10:23.744667

Geography

South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea