Water Temperature Profiles from XBT Transects in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, 2018

From February 17 to May 16, 2018, this accession contains water temperature profiles collected via expendable bathythermograph (XBT) casts from multiple vessels. The data were gathered as part of the Ship of Opportunity High Density XBT Transects Program along specific transects and submitted by Gustavo Goni of AOML.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean heat content and thermal structure based on vertical temperature profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal temperature variability in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea based on the 2018 time range.
• Calibrating and validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products based on in-situ profile data.
• Studying water mass properties and circulation patterns along specific high-density transects (e.g., AX7, AX8).

Strengths

• Data collected during a focused 3-month period from February to May 2018.
• Covers multiple specific high-density transects (AX7, AX8, AX10, AX18, AX97, MX4) in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
• Submitted by a named researcher (Gustavo Goni) from a known institution (AOML).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2018-05-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected via XBT casts from multiple vessels as part of the Ship of Opportunity High Density XBT Transects Program.

Time Range

2018-02 17 to 2018-05-16

Freshness

Last updated 2018-05-16 00:00:00.

Geography

Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and adjoining waters.