Water Temperature and Depth in the NW Atlantic from 1986

NW Atlantic water temperature and depth data collected by the R/V WIECZNO between July 31, 1986 and September 16, 1986. The data were submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service in Narragansett, RI, and are available in the NODC C116 (XBT) file format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical sea temperature profiles based on bathythermograph (XBT) data.
• Studying oceanographic conditions in the NW Atlantic based on the described geographic scope.
• Validating or calibrating ocean models using point-in-time measurements from a specific cruise.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific temporal range from July 31, 1986 to September 16, 1986.
• Data originates from a defined research cruise (WI86-01) and institution (National Marine Fisheries Service).

Limitations

• Last updated 1986-09-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected via bathythermograph (XBT) from R/V WIECZNO cruise WI86-01.

Time Range

1986-07 31 to 1986 -09-16

Freshness

1986-09-16 00:00:00

Geography

NW Atlantic (limit-40 W)