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Bathythermograph (XBT) data from AMERICAN RESERVIST, CHICAGO, and others in the Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1974-11-24 to 1983-06-20 (NCEI Accession 8300092)

Published by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 07:31 AM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2019 at 12:00 AM
This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT) data from AMERICAN RESERVIST, CHICAGO, COLUMBUS VIRGINIA, COLUMBUS WELLINGTON, FURMAN, GLOMAR CHALLENGER, MARSHFIELD, R/V Knorr, R/V Melville, SHOSHONE, USNS De Steiguer, USNS Thomas Washington, USS BLAKELY, USS BRONSTEIN, USS DOWNES, USS GRIDLEY, USS Hayler, USS John S. McCain, USS LANG, USS Morton, USS Mullinnix, USS R. E. PEARY, USS SEMMES, USS T. C. HART, USS TALBOT, and USS William C. Lawe in the Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, South Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1974-11-24 to 1983-06-20. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. 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.

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description This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT) data from AMERICAN RESERVIST, CHICAGO, COLUMBUS VIRGINIA, COLUMBUS WELLINGTON, FURMAN, GLOMAR CHALLENGER, MARSHFIELD, R/V Knorr, R/V Melville, SHOSHONE, USNS De Steiguer, USNS Thomas Washington, USS BLAKELY, USS BRONSTEIN, USS DOWNES, USS GRIDLEY, USS Hayler, USS John S. McCain, USS LANG, USS Morton, USS Mullinnix, USS R. E. PEARY, USS SEMMES, USS T. C. HART, USS TALBOT, and USS William C. Lawe in the Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, South Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1974-11-24 to 1983-06-20. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. 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.
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  "Balearic (Iberian) Sea",
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  "Caribbean Sea",
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  "Philippine Sea",
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  "TALBOT (ICES code: 31TL)",
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modified 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 2018-06-01T00:00:00+00:00/2019-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
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title Bathythermograph (XBT) data from AMERICAN RESERVIST, CHICAGO, and others in the Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1974-11-24 to 1983-06-20 (NCEI Accession 8300092)

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