Historical Ocean Temperature Profiles from the Andaman Sea

Temperature-depth profiles were collected by the OCEANOGRAPHIC VESSEL 1 using a Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) in the Andaman Sea. The dataset covers a 26-day period from December 1963 to January 1964 and was processed into the NODC C128 standard format. Data points are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, providing a structured view of the ocean's upper thermal layers.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical sea surface temperature and subsurface thermal structure in the Andaman Sea.
• Studying seasonal or short-term temperature variations in the upper 285 meters of the ocean.
• Validating or calibrating oceanographic models with in-situ temperature profile data.
• Researching the methodology and data format of historical NODC bathythermograph records.

Strengths

• Data is standardized to the NODC C128 format, ensuring consistent structure.
• Provides precise temporal coverage for a specific 26-day cruise from 1963-12-27 to 1964-01-21.
• Temperature measurements are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to the upper ocean, with a maximum observation depth of approximately 285 meters.
• Critical metadata such as row count, column names, and license are unknown across all sources.
• A conflict exists: the 'last updated' date is reported as 2026-04 01 on datagov, which is a future date and likely an error.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from OCEANOGRAPHIC VESSEL 1 and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1963-12-27 to 1964-01-21

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:31:30.934378

Geography

Andaman Sea or Burma Sea