Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Bathythermograph (XBT) data from COLUMBUS CANADA, COLUMBUS OHIO, and others in the Bismarck Sea, Caribbean Sea, and others from 1987-09-09 to 1991-10-28 (NCEI Accession 9200010)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 07:50 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This dataset contains forty one sets of data collected as part of Shipboard Environmental data Acquisition System (SEAS) III program. The cruises were conducted using sixteen different ships. The bathythermograph (XBT) data was collected between September 9, 1987 and October 28, 1991. The data containing 2,454 observations were sent from the cruise ships to the National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD via telecommunication. This data is currently available in the C116 file format of NODC. The data type C116 contained 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. 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.

Resources

7 resources available

Find Related Datasets

Search by Tags

Click any tag below to search for similar datasets

9200010 water depth WATER TEMPERATURE bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT physical profile COLUMBUS CANADA

Complete Metadata
@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel non-public
contactPoint 
{
  "fn": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:ncei.info@noaa.gov"
}
describedByType application/octet-steam
description This dataset contains forty one sets of data collected as part of Shipboard Environmental data Acquisition System (SEAS) III program. The cruises were conducted using sixteen different ships. The bathythermograph (XBT) data was collected between September 9, 1987 and October 28, 1991. The data containing 2,454 observations were sent from the cruise ships to the National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD via telecommunication. This data is currently available in the C116 file format of NODC. The data type C116 contained 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. 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.
distribution 
[
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCEI Dataset Landing Page",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9200010",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Descriptive Information",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/9200010",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "HTTPS",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/9200010",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "FTP",
    "accessURL": "ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/9200010/",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP).",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "documentation",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page",
    "accessURL": "https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCEI Contact Information",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Information for contacts at NCEI.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  }
]
identifier https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions/iso/xml/9200010.xml
issued 1992-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
[
  "9200010",
  "water depth",
  "WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "bathythermograph - BT",
  "bathythermograph - XBT",
  "physical",
  "profile",
  "COLUMBUS CANADA",
  "COLUMBUS OHIO",
  "FARNELLA",
  "MOANA WAVE",
  "NEDLLOYD BALTIMORE",
  "NOAA Ship Ferrel",
  "NOAA Ship Mt. Mitchell",
  "NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell",
  "NOAA Ship Whiting",
  "PACDUCHESS",
  "POLYNESIA",
  "ROSEBANK",
  "ROWANBANK",
  "SEA WOLF",
  "SEA-LAND ACHIEVER",
  "SHIN KASHU MARU",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
  "Balearic (Iberian) Sea",
  "Bismarck Sea",
  "Caribbean Sea",
  "Coral Sea",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "Indian Ocean",
  "Mediterranean Sea",
  "Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin",
  "Mozambique Channel",
  "New York Bight",
  "North Atlantic Ocean",
  "North Pacific Ocean",
  "South Atlantic Ocean",
  "South Pacific Ocean",
  "Tasman Sea",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS > National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS",
  "XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs",
  "Ships",
  "COLUMBUS CANADA (ICES code: 06CD)",
  "COLUMBUS OHIO (call sign: ELHL6, ICES code: 54CA)",
  "FARNELLA (ICES code: 74AE)",
  "FERREL (call sign: WTEZ, ICES code: 318L, 1968-2002)",
  "MOANA WAVE (call sign: WUS9293, ICES code: 32MW, 1974-2011)",
  "MT. MITCHELL (call sign: WTEG, ICES code: 31M7, 1968-1995)",
  "NEDLLOYD BALTIMORE (call sign: PGDT, ICES code: 64NJ)",
  "PACDUCHESS (ICES code: 32D7)",
  "POLYNESIA (ICES code: 54PA)",
  "ROSEBANK (call sign: J8FO, ICES code: SVRB)",
  "ROWANBANK (call sign: J8FN, ICES code: SVRA)",
  "SEA WOLF (call sign: KNFG, ICES code: 320L)",
  "SEA-LAND ACHIEVER (call sign: WPKD, ICES code: 323Q)",
  "SHIN KASHU MARU (ICES code: 49CC)",
  "TOWNSEND CROMWELL (ICES code: 31TC)",
  "WHITING (call sign: WTEW, ICES code: 31WH, 1963-2003)",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN"
]
landingPage https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language 
[]
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
{
  "name": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
references 
[
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890"
]
rights otherRestrictions
spatial 109.43,-34.38,145.79,47.98
temporal 1987-09-09T00:00:00+00:00/1991-10-28T00:00:00+00:00
theme 
[
  "geospatial"
]
title Bathythermograph (XBT) data from COLUMBUS CANADA, COLUMBUS OHIO, and others in the Bismarck Sea, Caribbean Sea, and others from 1987-09-09 to 1991-10-28 (NCEI Accession 9200010)

data.gov

An official website of the GSA's Technology Transformation Services

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov