North Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from Mechanical Bathythermograph

1971-01-04 data contains temperature-depth profiles from the CAYUSE cruise in the North Pacific Ocean, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The dataset is formatted to the NODC standard C128 format for Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) data, focusing on the upper 285 meters of the ocean. It was collected and published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical temperature gradient in the North Pacific upper ocean on a specific date.
• Studying historical ocean thermal structure using standardized NODC C128 format data pairs.
• Correlating cruise information, position, and time with precise temperature measurements at 5-meter depth intervals.
• Investigating surface layer ocean heat content from a single-day observational cruise.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized NODC format (C128), ensuring consistency.
• Provides precise temperature measurements at uniform 5-meter depth intervals up to approximately 285 meters.
• Includes associated metadata for each observation: cruise information, date, position, and time.

Limitations

• Extremely limited temporal coverage, containing data from only one day (1971-01-04).
• Row count, total size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Instrument limitation: MBT data is only useful for studying the upper ocean layers, not full water column profiles.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Temperature-depth profiles obtained using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the CAYUSE cruise, processed by NODC.

Time Range

1971-01-04 to 1971-01-04

Freshness

2026-04-01 14:59:56.403604

Geography

North Pacific Ocean