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Title: WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from USS HAROLD J. ELLISON, C. J. ELIZABETH and other platforms from 1969-08-05 to 1975-08-16 (NCEI Accession 7600221)
Abstract: Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116), Bathythermograph (XBT Aircraft) (C118) formats.

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.

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: 19760105
Start date: 19690805
End date: 19750816
Seanames:
West boundary: 86
East boundary: 75.03
North boundary: 74.38
South boundary: -68.23
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Submitter:
Submitting institution: Unknown - USA
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Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Note: 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).

Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description.

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis.

Points of contact for this dataset include:
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: NOT AVAILABLE
state: NOT AVAILABLE
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
Contact info:
Agency: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: LA JOLLA
state: CA
postal: 92093-0955
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: WOODS HOLE
state: MA
postal: 02543
country: UNITED STATES
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
Contact info:
Agency: US NAVY; NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Address:
address: 1002 BALCH BOULEVARD
city: STENNIS SPACE CENTER, BAY ST. LOUIS
state: MS
postal: 39522
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY
Address:
address: ROUTE 9W
city: PALISADES
state: NY
postal: 10964
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - MONTEREY
PI: 2528
Address:
address: P.O. BOX 831
city: MONTEREY
state: CA
postal: 93942
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: MOORE-MCCORMACK LINES INC.
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: NEW YORK
state: NY
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE - SEATTLE
Address:
address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY, NE
city: SEATTLE
state: WA
postal: 98115
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: FARRELL LINES
Address:
address: 1 WHITEHALL STREET
city: NEW YORK
state: NY
postal: 10004
country: USA
Contact info:
Agency: MARCONA CORP.
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
state: CA
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: AMERICAN TUNA BOAT ASSOCIATION
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: NOT AVAILABLE
state: NOT AVAILABLE
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
Address:
Availability date: 19760105
Metadata version: 8
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:22:48+00
Editdate: 2022-10-07 01:44:30+00