North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Profiles from the SEARCHER Cruise

Bathythermograph data records temperature-depth pairs from the SEARCHER cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset contains profiles processed to the NODC C128 standard format, with measurements taken at uniform 5-meter intervals down to a maximum depth of approximately 285 meters. It covers a specific cruise period from May 29 to June 19, 1963.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical temperature structure of the upper ocean using paired temperature-depth values.
• Studying short-term thermal variability during a specific cruise by examining date, time, and position data for each profile.
• Investigating historical ocean conditions in the North Atlantic region for climate model validation.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a documented standard format (NODC C128), ensuring consistency.
• Temperature measurements are recorded at a uniform 5-meter depth interval, facilitating direct comparison.
• Each observation includes associated metadata such as cruise information, date, position, and time.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to the upper ocean, with a maximum observation depth of approximately 285 meters.
• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and license information are unavailable from the provided sources.
• The last updated date conflicts between platforms (2026-03 06 on datagov vs. 1963-06-19 on nasa_earthdata).

Provenance

Source

NOAA NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information).

Collection Method

Collected using a Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) instrument during the SEARCHER cruise and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1963-05-29 to 1963-06-19

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:14:41.008190

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean.