South Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from EXXON JAMESTOWN 1965

285 meters is the maximum depth of observations in this dataset, which contains temperature-depth profiles from the South Pacific Ocean. Data was collected by the vessel EXXON JAMESTOWN using a Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument between June 18 and June 24, 1965. The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) processed the data into its standard C128 format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean up to 285 meters depth using temperature-depth pairs.
• Studying short-term temperature variability in the South Pacific Ocean during June 1965.
• Validating ocean model outputs for historical surface and near-surface conditions.
• Examining cruise-based observational methods and data formats from the mid-1960s.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a documented standard format (NODC C128).
• Temperature values are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, enabling consistent analysis.
• Each observation includes associated metadata: cruise information, date, position, and time.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• Observations are limited to the upper 285 meters of the ocean, excluding deeper thermal structure.
• The dataset covers only a one-week period in 1965, limiting temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the vessel EXXON JAMESTOWN.

Time Range

1965-06-18 to 1965-06-24

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:57:55.870055

Geography

South Pacific Ocean