Northwest Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from Ship KOELN ATLANTIC, 1989-1991

796 temperature profiles were collected in the Northwest Atlantic via bathythermographs as part of the Ship Of Opportunity Programme and World Ocean Circulation Experiment. The data were submitted by Dr. P. Ehlers of the Bundesamt fuer Seeschiffahrt in Hamburg, Germany. Measurements span from December 31, 1989 to January 1, 1991 across 14 research cruises.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean heat content and thermal structure based on temperature profile data.
• Analyzing temporal temperature trends in the Northwest Atlantic based on the 14-cruise time series.
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature data based on in-situ profile measurements.
• Studying water column stratification for the World Ocean Circulation Experiment based on the program affiliation.

Strengths

• Contains 796 individual temperature profiles.
• Data covers a specific geographic region (NW Atlantic, limit-40 W).
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 1989-12-31 to 1991-01 01.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1991-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI, submitted by Dr. P. Ehlers of Bundesamt fuer Seeschiffahrt, Hamburg, Germany.

Collection Method

Collected via 796 SOOP bathythermograph (XBT) drops from the ship KOELN ATLANTIC.

Time Range

1989-12-31 to 1991-01-01

Freshness

Last updated 1991-01-01 00:00:00.

Geography

NW Atlantic (limit-40 W)