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Title: Temperature profile data collected using XBTs from the RUHR EXPRESS and other platforms from the Pacific Ocean during the Thermal Structure Monitoring Program in the Pacific (TRANSPAC) project, 1984-06-08 to 1984-08-15 (NCEI Accession 8400197)
Abstract: Temperature profile data were collected using bathythermograph (BT/XBT) casts from RUHR EXPRESS and other platforms in the Pacific Ocean from June 8, 1984 to August 15, 1984. Data were submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography as part of the Thermal Structure Monitoring Program in the Pacific (TRANSPAC) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format.

The UBT 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.
Date received: 19850219
Start date: 19840608
End date: 19840815
Seanames: Bering Sea, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean
West boundary: 144.017
East boundary: -123.083
North boundary: 55.3
South boundary: 35
Observation types: physical, profile
Instrument types: bathythermograph - BT, bathythermograph - XBT
Datatypes: water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter:
Submitting institution: University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Collecting institutions: University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Contributing projects: TRANSPAC
Platforms: ALASKA MARU (49BG), AMERICA MARU (49M8), ASIA MARU (49B2), GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE (49GG), HAKUSAN MARU (49NK), HIEI MARU (49HV), HIRA MARU (49BJ), LIONS GATE BRIDGE (32JX), PACIFIC ARROW (32F6), PACIFIC SUNSHINE (32IJ), PACIFIC TRADER (32IO), QUEENS WAY BRIDGE (32QN), RICHMOND BRIDGE (32IR), RUHR EXPRESS (06RE), SHIN KASHU MARU (49CC), YAMASHIN MARU (49YR)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: These data files are in NODC UBT format. This format is described at
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html
and the codes used in this format are listed at
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.txt.

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Points of contact for this data set include:
Contact info:
Agency: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: LA JOLLA
state: CA
postal: 92093-0955
country: UNITED STATES

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Availability date: 19850219
Metadata version: 7
Keydate: 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00
Editdate: 2022-08-07 11:59:50+00