Ocean Water Temperature and Depth from HMAS Cook, November-December 1988

From November 28, 1988 to December 10, 1988, water depth and temperature data were collected as part of the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP). The data originates from bathythermograph (XBT) casts taken from the vessel HMAS Cook and was submitted by the Australian Oceanographic Data Center. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under accession 9500115.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature profiles in the ocean based on bathythermograph data.
• Validating historical ocean model simulations for the late 1980s based on the time range.
• Contributing to studies on the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP) data collection network.

Strengths

• Data collection is part of the international Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP).
• Specific temporal coverage is documented from 1988-11-28 to 1988-12-10.
• Originating institution (Australian Oceanographic Data Center) and submitting individual are identified.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1988-12-10 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Oceanographic Data Center, submitted via FTP to NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected via bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the vessel HMAS Cook.

Time Range

1988-11-28 to 1988-12-10

Freshness

1988-12-10 00:00:00

Geography

Likely the ocean region traversed by HMAS Cook during the collection period; specific coordinates are not provided.