Strickland Ship Historical Ocean Temperature Profiles 1954-1959
Updated 3mo ago
12files
Available on 2 platforms
Sign in to view source links and access this dataset
Description
From 1954 to 1959, this dataset contains mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) temperature-depth profiles collected by the STRICKLAND vessel in the Bering Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean. The data has been processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the standard C128 format, with temperature recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals up to approximately 285 meters. It provides a record of the thermal structure of the upper ocean layers during this period.
Use Cases
Analyzing historical temperature-depth profiles for the upper 285m of the ocean.
Studying cruise-specific ocean thermal conditions by linking temperature data with reported cruise information, date, position, and time.
Investigating spatial and temporal patterns of upper-layer ocean heat content in the Bering Sea, North Atlantic, and North Pacific during the 1950s.
Strengths
Data spans a multi-year period from 1954-01-19 to 1959-12-25, enabling temporal analysis.
Profiles are processed to a known standard (NODC C128 format) with uniform 5m depth intervals, ensuring internal consistency.
Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA EarthData signals its curated importance for the scientific community.
Limitations
Key metadata conflicts: Data.gov lists a last updated date of 2026-03-05, while NASA EarthData lists the data end date (1959-12-25) as the 'last updated', creating confusion about provenance timeliness.
Critical information like row count, file size, specific column names, and license details are unknown across all sources.
The MBT instrument's maximum depth of ~285m limits analysis to the upper ocean layers only.
Provenance
Source
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originally from the STRICKLAND vessel.
Collection Method
Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument and processed by NODC to the C128 format.
Time Range
1954-01-19 to 1959-12-25
Freshness
2026-03-05 23:37:29.985348
Geography
Bering Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean
License information is not provided on any platform. The dataset is specific to the C128 data format and the MBT instrument's depth limitation.