North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from NOAA Ship Delaware II

NOAA Ship Delaware II collected mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) data in the North Atlantic Ocean from September 3 to 10, 1970. The dataset, processed by the NODC into the standard C128 format, contains temperature-depth profile pairs recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals down to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters. This data captures the thermal structure of the ocean's upper layers for a specific week-long cruise.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean layers using temperature-depth pairs.
• Studying historical ocean temperature conditions for a specific cruise period (1970-09-03 to 1970-09-10).
• Validating oceanographic models with precise temperature data recorded at 5-meter depth intervals.
• Correlating cruise information, date, position, and time with observed temperature profiles.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a recognized standard format (NODC C128).
• Temperature measurements are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, ensuring consistent sampling.
• Dataset is cross-listed on multiple government data platforms, indicating curation and importance.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to the upper 285 meters of the ocean, restricting analysis of deeper thermal structures.
• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and file size are unavailable across all sources.
• The temporal coverage is limited to a single week in September 1970.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from NOAA Ship Delaware II and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1970-09-03 to 1970-09-10

Freshness

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Geography

North Atlantic Ocean.