Furman Ship Upper Ocean Temperature Profiles 1970

Temperature-depth profiles from the ship FURMAN in the North Pacific Ocean were collected from February 14 to March 16, 1970. The data, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the C128 standard format, consists of paired temperature-depth values recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals. These observations are limited to the upper ocean layers, with a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean using paired temperature-depth columns.
• Studying short-term temperature variability in the North Pacific during early 1970 using time and date fields.
• Calibrating or validating ocean mixed-layer models with precisely measured 5-meter interval profiles.
• Investigating cruise-based oceanographic conditions using reported cruise information, position, and time.

Strengths

• Data is standardized to the NODC C128 format, ensuring consistent structure and units.
• Profiles provide high vertical resolution with temperature recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals.
• Covers a specific, well-documented one-month cruise from February 14 to March 16, 1970.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and file size are unavailable from all sources.
• Observations are limited to the upper 285 meters of the ocean, restricting analysis to surface and mixed layers.
• The dataset's age may limit its utility for studying contemporary ocean processes without complementary modern data.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1970-02-14 to 1970-03-16

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:26:27.580882

Geography

North Pacific Ocean.