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OAS accession Detail for 8700086
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| Title: | Temperature profile data from BATHYTHERMOGRAPH (XBT) in the Pacific Ocean: 19860927 to 19870201 (NCEI Accession 8700086) |
| Abstract: | Temperature profile data were collected using XBT casts from the MONTE SARMIENTO and PACPRINCESS in the Pacific Ocean. Data were collected from 27 September 1986 to 01 February 1987 with support from the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA). Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. The C116/C118 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB. |
| Date received: | 19870305 |
| Start date: | 19860927 |
| End date: | 19870201 |
| Seanames: | Coral Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea |
| West boundary: | 128.72 |
| East boundary: | -103.48 |
| North boundary: | 47.98 |
| South boundary: | -40.69 |
| Observation types: | physical |
| Instrument types: | bathythermograph - XBT |
| Datatypes: | DEPTH - BOTTOM, WATER TEMPERATURE |
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| Contributing projects: | TOGA |
| Platforms: | MONTE SARMIENTO (06ZJ), PACPRINCESS (54BV) |
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| Metadata version: | 2 |
| Keydate: | 2003-10-24 20:03:06+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-02-12 14:22:02+00 |