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OAS accession Detail for 8600146
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| Title: | Temperature profile data collected using XBT and other instruments from KNORR and other platforms in Northeast Atlantic Ocean from 1983-02-03 to 1984-10-22 (NCEI Accession 8600146) |
| Abstract: | Temperature profile data were collected using XBT, BT, and AXBT casts from the KNORR and other platforms in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Data were collected from 03 February 1983 to 22 October 1984 by Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory with support from the Seasonal Response of the Equatorial Atlantic Experiment / Français Ocean Et Climat Dans L'Atlantique Equatorial (SEQUAL/FOCAL) project. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT Aircraft) (C118) and Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) 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: | 19860502 |
| Start date: | 19830203 |
| End date: | 19841022 |
| Seanames: | North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -44 |
| East boundary: | -0.82 |
| North boundary: | 10 |
| South boundary: | -7.42 |
| Observation types: | physical, profile |
| Instrument types: | bathythermograph - AXBT, bathythermograph - BT, bathythermograph - XBT |
| Datatypes: | water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Katz, Dr. Eli J. |
| Submitting institution: | Columbia University; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| Collecting institutions: | Columbia University; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| Contributing projects: | SEQUAL/FOCAL |
| Platforms: | AIRCRAFT (3191), GYRE (32GY), Knorr (316N), ROBERT D. CONRAD (31RD) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | The publication(s) listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: Philip A. Mele, 1985 SEQUAL AXBT REPORT 1983 - 1984. Palisades, N.Y. : Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1985. Philip A. Mele, 1985 Report of XBT Data From Four SEQUAL Cruises 1983 -1984 LDGO-85-2, Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 1985. XBT observations between 10 degrees N - 10 degrees S in the Atlantic from ships-of-opportunity, complemented by AXBT surveys. Woods Hole, Mass. : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1987. 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: LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY PI: N/A Address: address: ROUTE 9W city: PALISADES state: NY postal: 10964 country: UNITED STATES 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: | 19860502 |
| Metadata version: | 8 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-02-11 20:29:21+00 |