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    • WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from USCGC NORTHWIND in the Bay of Biscay from 1988-10-08 to 1988-10-19 (NCEI Accession 8800289)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    The data in this accession was collected in Bay of Biscay from ship Northwind between October 8, 1988 and October 19, 1988. The real time data of water temperature at varying depth bathythermograph (XBT) was recorded in stripcharts by the US Coast Guard. These stripcharts and radio logs were submitted to NODC. The XBT data from these stripcharts have been digitized and is present in the current NODC data storage system in C116 file format.

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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 2024-08-22T14:45:01Z
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) October 24, 2003 (publication), February 13, 2023 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2024-08-22T14:45:01Z
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) October 24, 2003 (publication), February 13, 2023 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:8800289
    Access Constraints Cite as: United States Coast Guard (2003). WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from USCGC NORTHWIND in the Bay of Biscay from 1988-10-08 to 1988-10-19 (NCEI Accession 8800289). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8800289. 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.
    Bbox East Long -8.42
    Bbox North Lat 46.63
    Bbox South Lat 33.52
    Bbox West Long -76.28
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:8800289
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 68989197-d719-4748-95d1-f5a2a2007ae5
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-76.28, 33.52], [-8.42, 33.52], [-8.42, 46.63], [-76.28, 46.63], [-76.28, 33.52]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1988-10-08
    Temporal Extent End 1988-10-19

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