North Pacific Ocean Upper Layer Temperature Profiles from 1962

North Pacific Ocean temperature-depth profiles collected by the vessel O'BRIEN using a Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) from June 8 to June 24, 1962. The dataset, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the standard C128 format, contains pairs of temperature and depth values recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals. It is published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper 285 meters of the North Pacific Ocean using temperature-depth pairs.
• Studying short-term temperature variability in June 1962 using time-stamped profile data.
• Mapping spatial temperature distribution using reported latitude and longitude positions for each observation.
• Investigating cruise-specific oceanographic conditions by linking profiles to the O'BRIEN expedition.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized format (NODC C128), ensuring consistency for analysis.
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot with a 17-day observation period in June 1962.
• Temperature values are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating direct profile comparisons.

Limitations

• Instrument maximum depth is approximately 285 meters, limiting analysis to the ocean's upper layers only.
• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• Conflicting freshness information exists: one platform shows a 2026 metadata update, while another lists the data date as 1962.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the vessel O'BRIEN and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1962-06-08 to 1962-06-24

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:01:39.087904

Geography

North Pacific Ocean