Historical Ocean Temperature Profiles from KIDD Ship Expeditions 1952-1958
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Description
1952-08-12 to 1958-04-16 temperature-depth profiles collected by the ship KIDD using Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instruments across the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, and South Pacific Ocean. The dataset comprises pairs of temperature-depth values recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals down to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters. Data was processed and standardized into the NODC C128 format by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and is provided by NOAA NCEI.
Use Cases
Analyzing thermal structure of the upper ocean layers using temperature-depth pairs.
Studying historical ocean temperature variability across seven western Pacific regions.
Correlating cruise information, date, position, and time with observed temperature profiles for specific expedition analysis.
Strengths
Provides a consistent 5-meter depth interval for temperature measurements, enabling standardized vertical profile analysis.
Covers a multi-year time range (1952-1958) across seven distinct ocean regions for spatial-temporal study.
Processed to a recognized standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structured data records.
Limitations
Maximum observation depth is approximately 285 meters, limiting analysis to the upper ocean only.
Conflicting metadata exists: one platform lists a last update of 2026-04-01, while another lists the data end date of 1958-04-16 as its 'last updated' field.
Key details like row count, specific column names, and exact file size are unavailable from all sources.
Provenance
Source
NOAA NCEI / National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).
Collection Method
Collected via Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instruments during ship KIDD cruises and processed to NODC C128 format.
Time Range
1952-08-12 to 1958-04-16
Freshness
2026-04-01 15:15:54.278374
Geography
Bismarck Sea, East China Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean.
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