Naval Bathythermograph Data from Six Ships in the Alboran and Arabian Seas

Bathythermograph data from the Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, and other regions were collected by six U.S. Navy ships between November 1990 and December 1991. The dataset contains real-time water temperature measurements at varying depths, recorded using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Data were digitized and submitted to the National Oceanographic Data Center by the Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature profiles (temperature vs. depth) for oceanographic research.
• Studying seasonal thermal changes in specific basins like the Alboran and Arabian Seas.
• Validating or calibrating ocean model simulations for the 1990-1991 period.
• Investigating ship-based measurement techniques and historical data collection methods.

Strengths

• Data collection involved six distinct ships, providing multiple sampling platforms.
• Covers a defined 13-month time period from 02 November 1990 to 02 December 1991.
• Data were professionally digitized and stored in a standard NODC C116 file format.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one lists 1991-12-02, another lists 2026-04-01.
• License and author information are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center, Monterey, CA, submitted to NODC.

Collection Method

Real-time data collected using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments from six U.S. Navy ships.

Time Range

1990-11-02 to 1991-12-02

Freshness

2026-04-01 14:52:45.376089

Geography

Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, and other regions.