North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from OUTPOST Cruise
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Description
Temperature-depth profiles from the OUTPOST cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean, collected from January 22 to 31, 1965. The dataset contains pairs of temperature and depth values recorded at uniform 5-meter intervals using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT), processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into its standard C128 format. It captures the thermal structure of the ocean's upper layers to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters.
Use Cases
Analyzing the vertical thermal structure of the upper ocean using temperature-depth pairs.
Studying short-term temperature variability in the North Atlantic during January 1965 using cruise date and time data.
Mapping regional upper-ocean thermal conditions using reported position (latitude/longitude) information.
Investigating the performance and data characteristics of the Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument.
Strengths
Data is processed to a documented standard format (NODC C128), ensuring consistent structure.
Provides specific temporal coverage for a focused research cruise from 1965-01-22 to 1965-01-31.
Records temperature at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, enabling systematic profile analysis.
Cross-platform presence (Data.gov, NASA Earthdata) indicates recognized archival importance.
Limitations
Key metadata such as row count, file size, specific column names, and license are unreported across all sources.
Instrument limitation: MBT maximum depth is ~285m, restricting analysis to the ocean's upper layers only.
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Collection Method
Collected using a Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument during the OUTPOST cruise and processed by NODC.
Time Range
1965-01-22 to 1965-01-31
Freshness
2026-03-05 22:55:48.326725
Geography
North Atlantic Ocean
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