CAYUSE Bathythermograph Upper Ocean Temperature Profiles

NOAA_NCEI provides bathythermograph (MBT) data from the CAYUSE vessel in the North Pacific Ocean. The dataset contains temperature-depth profile pairs recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals, processed to the NODC standard C128 format. Observations are limited to a two-day period in June 1972.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temperature gradients in the upper 285 meters of the ocean using paired temperature-depth values.
• Studying short-term thermal variability in the North Pacific using cruise date, position, and time metadata.
• Calibrating or validating models of upper ocean heat content for a specific historical period.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized NODC format (C128), ensuring consistent structure.
• Temperature measurements are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating analysis.
• Each observation includes associated metadata such as cruise information, date, position, and time.

Limitations

• The dataset is extremely limited in temporal scope, covering only two days in 1972.
• Instrument (MBT) constraints limit observations to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters.
• Key metadata such as row count, file size, license, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental Information).

Collection Method

Temperature-depth profiles gathered using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the vessel CAYUSE.

Time Range

1972-06-28 to 1972-06-29

Freshness

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Geography

North Pacific Ocean