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    • Ocean observation data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ships Oceanus, Knorr, and Atlantis, in seas world-wide from 1993-06-26 to 2011-08-05

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    These datasets are a collection of ocean observation data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ships OCEANUS (call sign WXAQ; built 1975.00; IMO 7603617), KNORR (call sign KCEJ; built 1970.00; IMO 7738618), and ATLANTIS (call sign KAQP; built 1997.03; IMO 9105798). The datasets are the downloads of the shipboard computers after an individual cruise and archived by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) WHOI Library, as part of the WHOI Data Library and Archives (DLA). The datasets contain basic raw and processed physical and meteorological data from the cruise. These datasets may include XBT, CTD, and XCTD profiles, underway thermosalinograph and atmospheric measurements, gravity and magnetic field measurements, current measurements from ADCP, and still photographs from the Alvin submersible (ATLANTIS cruises only). Other data types (ROV, nutrients measured from bottle samples, etc.) and photographs documenting the cruise may be included.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:26:05Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) March 19, 2008 (publication), September 24, 2024 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:26:05Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) March 19, 2008 (publication), September 24, 2024 (revision)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:WHOI-MBL-DLA-Cruise
    Access Constraints Cite as: Rioux, Margaret A.; Dorsk, Alexander; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) (2008). Ocean observation data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ships Oceanus, Knorr, and Atlantis, in seas world-wide from 1993-06-26 to 2011-08-05. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/WHOI-MBL-DLA-Cruise. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox South Lat -62.020531
    Bbox West Long -179.394382
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1993-06-26
    Temporal Extent End 2011-08-05

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