USS T. J. Gary Bathythermograph Profiles from 1966

Temperature-depth profiles collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) from the USS T. J. GARY in the South Pacific and Southern Oceans. The dataset covers a specific cruise from February 7 to February 24, 1966, and has been processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into its standard C128 format. Data points are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, with a maximum observation depth of approximately 285 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean (up to ~285m) for a specific time period in 1966.
• Studying temperature-depth profile pairs recorded at 5-meter intervals along the ship's track.
• Investigating cruise-specific oceanographic conditions, leveraging reported cruise information, date, position, and time for each observation.

Strengths

• Data is standardized to the NODC C128 format, ensuring a consistent structure for analysis.
• Provides precise temporal (1966-02-07 to 1966-02-24) and spatial (South Pacific and Southern Oceans) context for each profile.
• Temperature values are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating straightforward vertical analysis.

Limitations

• The maximum depth of ~285 meters limits utility for studying ocean layers below the upper thermocline.
• Key metadata such as exact row count, column names, file size, and license information are not provided across any platform.
• The dataset represents a single, short cruise from 1966, limiting temporal and spatial generalizability.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originally from USS T. J. GARY cruise.

Collection Method

Collected using mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instruments and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1966-02-07 to 1966-02-24

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:19:17.527363

Geography

South Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean