South Pacific Ocean Temperature Profiles from 1972

7400329 records temperature-depth profiles from a 1972 cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. Data was collected using a mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) and processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into its standard C128 format. Each observation includes cruise details, date, position, and time, with temperature recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the thermal structure of the upper ocean (up to 285m) for a specific region and time period.
• Studying temperature-depth profile pairs to understand ocean stratification.
• Using reported date, position, and time to correlate ocean temperature data with other environmental or climatic records.
• Investigating historical ocean conditions in the South Pacific during June-July 1972.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a documented standard format (NODC C128), ensuring structural consistency.
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot from 1972-06-22 to 1972-07-20 for analysis.
• Temperature measurements are recorded at uniform 5-meter depth intervals, facilitating systematic analysis.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, license, and author are not provided by any source.
• The maximum observation depth is approximately 285 meters, limiting analysis to the upper ocean layers.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date (2026-03-05 vs. 1972-07-20), creating uncertainty about metadata maintenance.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), from the UNANUE cruise.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1972-06-22 to 1972-07-20

Freshness

2026-03 05 22:53:39.243654

Geography

South Pacific Ocean