CURRIER Ship Upper Ocean Temperature Profiles 1958

Bathythermograph (MBT) data from the CURRIER ship in the North Pacific Ocean, processed by the NODC to its C128 standard format. The dataset contains temperature-depth profile pairs recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals down to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters. It covers a specific cruise from June 16 to July 8, 1958.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical thermal structure of the upper ocean using paired temperature-depth values.
• Studying spatial temperature variations in the North Pacific Ocean during the specified cruise period.
• Investigating short-term oceanographic conditions for a specific historical time frame using date, position, and time metadata.
• Calibrating or validating models of upper ocean heat content based on instrument-specific depth constraints.

Strengths

• Data is standardized to the NODC C128 format, ensuring a consistent structure for analysis.
• Provides precise temporal coverage for a specific research cruise from 1958-06-16 to 1958-07-08.
• Temperature observations are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating systematic profile comparison.

Limitations

• Key metadata conflicts exist: the 'last_updated' field is reported as 2026-04-01 on Data.gov but 1958-07-08 on NASA Earthdata.
• The dataset is limited to the upper ocean, with a maximum observation depth of approximately 285 meters.
• Specific column names, row counts, and file size are not provided by any source.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument measurements processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).

Time Range

1958-06 16 to 1958-07-08

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:25:01.431668

Geography

North Pacific Ocean