Temperature profiles from XBT casts from the INGHAM from Ocean Weather Station H (OWS-H) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 16 December 1974 to 06 January 1975 (NCEI Accession 7500057)

Metadata Updated: March 10, 2021

Bathythermograph data were collected from the INGHAM within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station H (3800N 07100W) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 16 December 1974 to 06 January 1975. The platform was equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html.

The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instrument. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles at depths of about 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Cruise information, position, date, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT data file, in which temperature values are recorded at uniform 5m intervals, the XBT Data File contains temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths are at a minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to record the temperature curve to an acceptable degree of accuracy. On output, however, the user may request temperature values either at inflection points or interpolated to uniform depth increments.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. 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.

Downloads & Resources

Dates

Metadata Created Date	March 10, 2021
Metadata Updated Date	March 10, 2021
Data Update Frequency	irregular

Metadata Source

Data.json Data.json Metadata
Download Metadata

Harvested from Commerce Non Spatial Data.json Harvest Source

Additional Metadata

Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Created Date	March 10, 2021
Metadata Updated Date	March 10, 2021
Publisher	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
Unique Identifier	Unknown
Maintainer	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:7500057
Language	en-US
Data Last Modified	2013-03-19
Public Access Level	public
Data Update Frequency	irregular
Bureau Code	006:48
Metadata Context	https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Schema Version	https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby	https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Old Spatial	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -74.366667, 36.066667, -70.266667, 36.066667, -70.266667, 38.133333, -74.366667, 38.133333, -74.366667, 36.066667}
Program Code	006:059
Source Datajson Identifier	True
Source Hash	3b85ee0632c5fa30529b7b666add7e8b3c47a8d6
Source Schema Version	1.1
Spatial	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -74.366667, 36.066667, -70.266667, 36.066667, -70.266667, 38.133333, -74.366667, 38.133333, -74.366667, 36.066667}
Temporal	1974-12-16T00:00:00/1975-01-06T00:00:00

Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.