North Atlantic Ocean XBT Depth and Temperature Profiles from 1989

Bathythermograph data from 1989 captures ocean temperature and depth profiles from ships of opportunity. The dataset, submitted on a physical cassette by a National Marine Fisheries Service researcher, has been converted to the NODC C116 digital format. It provides a snapshot of marine conditions in the North Atlantic Ocean over a single year.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical ocean temperature gradients based on depth profiles.
• Validating or calibrating oceanographic models for the North Atlantic region.
• Studying seasonal water column structure changes using time-series data.
• Conducting baseline comparisons for climate change impact studies on marine environments.

Strengths

• Provides a full year of continuous data collection from January to December 1989.
• Data originates from a recognized scientific institution (NOAA NCEI/National Marine Fisheries Service).
• Available in a standardized archival format (NODC C116).

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are unknown from all sources.
• Metadata conflicts exist: one source lists a last update date of 2026-04-01, while another lists 1989-12-15.
• Dataset scale (row count, file size) is unspecified across all platforms.

Provenance

Source

Mr. Grayson Wood of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Narragansett, RI.

Collection Method

Collected via expendable bathythermographs (XBT) deployed from Ships of Opportunity.

Time Range

1989-01-04 to 1989-12-15

Freshness

2026-04-01 14:57:29.019624

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean