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OAS accession Detail for 7601931
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| Title: | Bathythermograph and other data from CLYDE-OWS A, HECLA and other platforms from 1949-06-10 to 1976-10-15 (NCEI Accession 7601931) |
| Abstract: | This dataset consists of British bathythermograph data collected between 1949 and 1976. The data have been digitized and processed by NODC to the NODC Bathythermograph XBT (C116) and NODC Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT/C128) formats. The data type C116 contained 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. 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. The C128 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: | 19760512 |
| Start date: | 19490610 |
| End date: | 19761015 |
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| West boundary: | -74.62 |
| East boundary: | -176.5 |
| North boundary: | 74.78 |
| South boundary: | -65 |
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| Submitting institution: | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
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| 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 data set include: Contact info: Agency: HYDRO DEPARTMENT PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: BIRKENHEAD state: MERSEYSIDE postal: L43 7RA country: UNITED KINGDOM In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
| Availability date: | 19760512 |
| Metadata version: | 10 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-09-08 02:16:00+00 |