ROBIN GRAY MBT Ocean Temperature Profiles from 1967

Bathythermograph data from the ROBIN GRAY vessel provides temperature-depth profiles for the upper ocean layers in the North and South Atlantic Ocean. The dataset covers a specific cruise period from August 4 to October 7, 1967. It was processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the standard C128 format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean layers (up to 285m depth) in the Atlantic.
• Studying temperature variations at uniform 5-meter depth intervals for specific cruise locations.
• Investigating historical oceanographic conditions using documented cruise information, date, position, and time.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a known standard format (NODC C128), ensuring a consistent structure.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot of a 1967 cruise with a defined time range of over two months.
• Covers a specific geographical area across both the North and South Atlantic Ocean.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• The mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument limits observations to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters.
• License information is not provided, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originally from the ROBIN GRAY vessel.

Collection Method

Temperature-depth profile data gathered using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1967-08-04 to 1967-10-07

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-04-01 according to Data.gov, though the underlying data is from 1967.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean