North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from L/S Delaware 1965-1968

North Atlantic Ocean temperature-depth profiles collected by the L/S Delaware vessel between June 1965 and August 1968. The dataset contains mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) observations processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the standard C128 format. It is published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing thermal structure in the upper 285 meters of the North Atlantic Ocean using temperature-depth pairs.
• Studying seasonal or interannual temperature variations from 1965 to 1968 using date and position columns.
• Correlating ocean surface layer conditions with cruise information, time, and location data.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a known standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structural consistency.
• Provides a multi-year time series covering over three years of observations from 1965-06-01 to 1968-08 31.
• Temperature data is recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Key metadata conflicts: 'last updated' is 2026-03-05 on Data.gov but 1968-08-31 on NASA EarthData.
• Row count, column names, file size, and license information are not provided by any source.
• Instrument limitation: MBT maximum depth is ~285 meters, restricting analysis to the ocean's upper layers only.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument measurements processed by NODC to C128 format.

Time Range

1965-06-01 to 1968-08-31

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:42:50.956661

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean (specific cruise track of L/S Delaware)