GUAYAS Bathythermograph Upper Ocean Temperature Profiles 1962

NODC processed mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) data from the GUAYAS cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. The dataset contains temperature-depth profile pairs recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals, focusing on the upper 285 meters of the ocean. Data collection occurred from August 14 to August 17, 1962, under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical temperature structure of the upper ocean using paired temperature-depth values.
• Studying short-term thermal variability in the South Pacific Ocean across the four-day cruise period.
• Investigating historical oceanographic conditions using standardized NODC C128 format data.
• Correlating surface layer temperature profiles with cruise information, date, position, and time metadata.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized NODC format (C128), ensuring consistent structure.
• Temperature observations are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating analysis.
• Provides precise temporal coverage for a specific cruise from August 14 to 17, 1962.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA Earthdata signals recognized importance.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• The maximum observation depth is approximately 285 meters, limiting analysis to the upper ocean only.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' metadata, reporting dates in 2026 and 1962.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument measurements processed by NODC.

Time Range

1962-08 14 to 1962-08-17

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:23:19.024546

Geography

South Pacific Ocean, GUAYAS cruise