North Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from HMNZS TUI

Approximately 285 meters is the maximum depth for temperature observations in this dataset. It contains bathythermograph (MBT) data collected by HMNZS TUI in the North Pacific Ocean, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into its standard C128 format. The data provides paired temperature-depth values at uniform 5-meter intervals for a six-day period in September 1972.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the vertical thermal gradient in the upper ocean using paired temperature-depth columns.
• Studying short-term oceanic variability during a specific cruise from date, position, and time columns.
• Calibrating or validating historical ocean model outputs for the North Pacific region.
• Investigating the limitations of mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) technology for upper-layer oceanography.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a known standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structural consistency.
• Observations have a defined and consistent sampling interval of 5 meters in depth.
• Provides specific cruise, date, position, and time metadata for each profile.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• Data is limited to the upper ocean, with a maximum observation depth of approximately 285 meters.
• The dataset covers a very short time range of only six days in 1972.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from HMNZS TUI and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1972-09-02 to 1972-09-07

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:24:57.394451

Geography

North Pacific Ocean