Historical USS Uhlmann Ocean Temperature Profiles from 1952-1958

Pacific and adjacent seas temperature-depth profiles collected by the USS Uhlmann using mechanical bathythermographs. The dataset covers a six-year period from 1952 to 1958 across eight ocean regions, including the Coral Sea and South China Sea. Data was processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center into the standard C128 format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing upper ocean thermal structure using paired temperature-depth values recorded at 5-meter intervals.
• Studying spatial temperature variation across eight defined sea regions using reported position data.
• Examining temporal changes in near-surface ocean conditions from 1952 to 1958 using date and time fields.
• Correlating cruise information with environmental observations for historical naval research.

Strengths

• Covers a specific six-year time range from 1952-08-01 to 1958-09-04.
• Provides standardized data processed to the NODC C128 format, ensuring consistency.
• Includes observations from eight distinct oceanographic regions in the Pacific basin.

Limitations

• Maximum observation depth is limited to approximately 285 meters, restricting analysis to upper ocean layers.
• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and license are unknown across all sources.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between platforms (2026-03-05 vs. 1958-09-04).

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental Information).

Collection Method

Collected via mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument from the USS Uhlmann and processed by NODC.

Time Range

1952-08-01 to 1958-09-04

Freshness

2026-03 05 22:47:21.869713

Geography

Coral Sea, East China Sea, Japan Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea.