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Title: Temperature profiles from mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) casts from the CARLOS DARWIN and other platforms in the North Pacific Ocean and other locations in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project from 1963-04-23 to 1967-12-12 (NCEI Accession 6900148)
Abstract: MBT data were collected from the CARLOS DARWIN in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project. Data were collected by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity and other institutions from 23 April 1963 to 12 December 1967. The platform was equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format.

The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using the mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument. The maximum depth of MBT observations is approximately 285 m. Therefore, MBT data are useful only in studying the thermal structure of the upper layers of the ocean. Cruise information, date, position, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Temperature data in this file are recorded at uniform 5 m depth intervals.
Date received: 19690203
Start date: 19630423
End date: 19671212
Seanames: Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Chukchi Sea, Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, East China Sea (Tung Hai), Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, North Pacific Ocean, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Philippine Sea, South China Sea (Nan Hai), South Pacific Ocean
West boundary: 108.8
East boundary: -70
North boundary: 69.2
South boundary: -77.6
Observation types: physical, profile
Instrument types: bathythermograph - MBT
Datatypes: DEPTH - OBSERVATION, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter:
Submitting institution: Ministry of Agriculture; Department Fish and Game; Fisheries Laboratory
Collecting institutions: Ministry of Agriculture; Department Fish and Game; Fisheries Laboratory, United States Coast Guard, US Navy; Ships of Opportunity
Contributing projects: FLOOD
Platforms: BERING STRAIT (31BS), BLACKHAW (31KV), CARLOS DARWIN (20CD), CHEPACHET (31C3), CHIPOLA (31IH), Conflict (31JU), Conquest (31QU), J. R. CRAIG (31IJ), Klamath (31KL), Minnetonka (31MN), NORTHWIND (31NW), PLANETREE (31PQ), PONTCHARTRAIN (31PW), Staten Island (31SI), Taney (31RT), TANNER (31TN), WACHUSETT (31WC), WINNEBAGO (31WO), Winona (31WI)
Number of observations: 2773
Supplementary information: Note: Preliminary metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Metadata were updated in August of 2007.

Points of contact for this data set include:
Contact info:
Agency: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE; DEPARTMENT FISH AND GAME; FISHERIES LABORATORY
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: VALPARAISO
state: NOT AVAILABLE
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: CHILE
Contact info:
Agency: US NAVY; SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY
Address:
address: 4640 JEWEL ST., 204
city: SAN DIEGO
state: CA
postal: 92109-31331
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US COAST GUARD
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: GROTON
state: CT
postal: 06340
country: UNITED STATES
Availability date: 19690203
Metadata version: 12
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:29:49+00
Editdate: 2024-08-21 23:45:29+00