North Atlantic Upper Ocean Temperature Profiles from 1965

285 meters is the maximum observation depth for this dataset of mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) profiles. It contains temperature-depth pairs recorded at 5-meter intervals from the research vessel J. R. PERRY during September 1965. The data was processed and standardized into the NODC C128 format by NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical temperature gradient in the upper 285 meters of the ocean for a specific month.
• Studying short-term thermal variability in the North Atlantic during September 1965.
• Validating or providing historical context for ocean mixed-layer models.
• Correlating cruise-track position and time data with contemporaneous atmospheric observations.

Strengths

• Data is standardized to the NODC C128 format, ensuring a consistent structure for temperature-depth pairs.
• Temporal and spatial context is provided for each observation, including cruise, date, position, and time.
• Temperature values are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating systematic analysis.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• The dataset is limited to the upper ocean, with a maximum instrument depth of approximately 285 meters.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date, with one reporting 2026-04-01 and another reporting the original collection date of 1965-09-30.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the vessel J. R. PERRY.

Time Range

1965-09-01 to 1965-09-30

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:28:15.843437

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean