Historical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from F. M. ROBINSON

Approximately 285 meters is the maximum depth of temperature observations in this dataset. It contains mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) data from the vessel F. M. ROBINSON, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into its standard C128 format. The data provides temperature-depth pairs at 5-meter intervals for studying the upper ocean's thermal structure between September 1955 and March 1956.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal temperature changes in the upper ocean (0-285m) using uniform 5m depth interval data.
• Correlating cruise position and time metadata with temperature-depth profile pairs for spatial analysis.
• Studying the thermal structure of the ocean's upper layers using the standardized NODC C128 format records.
• Providing a historical baseline for comparison with modern ocean temperature datasets in the North Atlantic region.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a known standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structural consistency.
• Provides specific temporal coverage from 1955 - 09 - 22 to 1956 - 03 - 30 for a defined research period.
• Includes key metadata for each observation: cruise information, date, position, and time.

Limitations

• Key technical details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• The MBT instrument limits observations to a maximum depth of ~285m, restricting analysis to the upper ocean only.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originating from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).

Collection Method

Temperature-depth profiles gathered using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the vessel F. M. ROBINSON and processed to NODC standard.

Time Range

1955-09-22 to 1956-03-30

Freshness

2026-03 - 05 22:53:57.705846 (metadata last updated on Data.gov)

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean