gov.noaa.nodc:9200061 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-02-05T21:01:10Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph (XBT) data from CAPE PILLAR, COLUMBUS LOUISIANA, and others in the Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1978-06-16 to 1991-12-12 (NCEI Accession 9200061) 2002-11-19 publication 2023-02-15 revision 1992 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:9200061 NCEI Archive Management System 9200061 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Ben J. Searle Australian Oceanographic Data Centre resourceProvider Royal Australian Navy (RAN) resourceProvider Royal Australian Navy (RAN) contributor Searle, Ben J. Australian Oceanographic Data Centre author Royal Australian Navy author tableDigital The water depth and temperature data was collected from multiple ships by the Australian Navy. The data was collected from 1978-1991. The originator's analog bathythermograph (XBT) data was submitted in a box along with eight cassette tapes by Mr. Ben J. Searle. The data has been converted and is now available on line in C116 file format of NODC. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 9200061 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:9200061 Preview graphic PNG 9200061 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1992-03-10 publication water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CAPE PILLAR COLUMBUS LOUISIANA HMAS Adelaide HMAS Brisbane HMAS Darwin HMAS Derwent HMAS Hobart HMAS Kimbla HMAS Moresby HMAS Perth HMAS Stuart HMAS Swan HMAS Sydney HMAS Vampire HMNZS Canterbury HMNZS Southland MONOWAI SPRIGHTLY WELLINGTON platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Royal Australian Navy dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Royal Australian Navy dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Aegean Sea Andaman Sea or Burma Sea Arabian Sea Arafura Sea Bali Sea Banda Sea Bass Strait Bay of Bengal Bismarck Sea Caribbean Sea Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) Coral Sea East China Sea (Tung Hai) Flores Sea Great Australian Bight Gulf of Aden Gulf of Oman Gulf of Thailand Indian Ocean Japan Sea Jawa (Java) Sea Laccadive Sea Malacca Straits Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran), Strait of Hormuz Philippine Sea Red Sea Sawu Sea Selat Makasar (Makasar Strait) Singapore Strait Solomon Sea South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Sulu Sea Tasman Sea Timor Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page 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 information custodian ADELAIDE (call sign: VKLA, ICES code: 09AD, 1980-2008) BRISBANE (call sign: VKLC, ICES code: 09BS, 1967-2001) CANTERBURY (ICES code: 61CA) CAPE PILLAR (ICES code: 09CP) COLUMBUS LOUISIANA (ICES code: 06CL) DARWIN (call sign: VKDA, ICES code: 09AA, 1984-) DERWENT (call sign: VKCV, ICES code: 09DE, 1964-1994) HOBART (call sign: VKLB, ICES code: 09HO, 1965-2000) KIMBLA (call sign: VLNK, ICES code: 09KI, 1956-1985) MONOWAI (ICES code: 61AA) MORESBY (call sign: VKPM, ICES code: 09MO, 1964-1998) PERTH (call sign: VKPT, ICES code: 09PE, 1965-1999) SOUTHLAND (ICES code: 61AB) SPRIGHTLY (ICES code: 09SY) STUART (ICES code: 09ST, 1963-1991) SWAN (call sign: VJMK, ICES code: 09SW, 1970-1996) SYDNEY (call sign: VKML, ICES code: 09SH, 1983-) VAMPIRE (call sign: VKMC, ICES code: 09VA, 1959-1986) WELLINGTON (ICES code: 61WE) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890. 2023-01-19 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0189890 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 documentation information US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher documentDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans 24.6 -25.75 -43.33 47.2 1978-06-16 1991-12-12 Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT BathyThermograph bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph CAPE PILLAR CAPE PILLAR COLUMBUS LOUISIANA COLUMBUS LOUISIANA HMAS Adelaide Additional information from ICES for the vessel ADELAIDE from AUSTRALIA. Code : 09AD Name : ADELAIDE Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKLA Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : FFG 01 Commissioned Date : 1980-11-15 Decommissioned Date : 2008-01-19 Current Length : 138.1 Built : 1978-06-21 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Adelaide_%28II%29 - http://www.helis.com/database/sys/24_Adelaide_class/ HMAS Brisbane Additional information from ICES for the vessel BRISBANE from AUSTRALIA. Code : 09BS Name : BRISBANE Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKLC Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : D 41 Commissioned Date : 1967-12-16 Decommissioned Date : 2001-10-19 Current Length : 133 Built : 1966-05-05 Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Brisbane_%28D_41%29 HMAS Darwin Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKDA Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : FFG 04 Commissioned Date : 1984-07-21 Current Length : 138.1 Built : 1982-03-26 Notes : FFG-04 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Darwin HMAS Derwent Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKCV Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : 49 Commissioned Date : 1964-04-30 Decommissioned Date : 1994-08-08 Current Length : 112.8 Built : 1961-04-17 Notes : Pennants F22, DE22, and 49 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Derwent General Comments: The pennant number of HMAS Derwent was initially F22 in 1964. This was later changed to DE22, with the prefix standing for Destroyer Escort. On 1 January 1969, the Royal Australian Navy adopted the numbering practice used by the US, Canadian and Pakistan Navies, removing the pennant number letter prefix from its ships' hulls. Derwent's pennant number thus became 49. HMAS Hobart Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKLB Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : D 39 Commissioned Date : 1965-12-18 Decommissioned Date : 2000-05-12 Current Length : 134.19 Built : 1964-01-09 Notes : DDG-39 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Hobart_%28II%29 HMAS Kimbla Updated information from ICES for the vessel KIMBLA from AUSTRALIA. Name : KIMBLA Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VLNK Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : GOR314 Commissioned Date : 1956-03-26 Decommissioned Date : 1985-02-15 Current Length : 54.56 Built : 1956 Notes : WOD 598. HMAS Kimbla was engaged as an oceanographic research vessel and conducted research for both naval and scientific purposes, including trials for the RAN Research Laboratory (RANRL), programmes for the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the NSW Department of Mines as well as a number of tasks for universities and museums. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kimbla General Comments: Call sign VLNK confirmed for the KIMBLA in http://www.docstoc.com/docs/149960244/Follow-this-link-for-the-workbook-of-RAN---RAN-Communications HMAS Moresby Updated information from ICES for the vessel MORESBY from AUSTRALIA. Name : MORESBY Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKPM Title : HMAS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1964-06-03 Decommissioned Date : 1998 Current Length : 95.7 Built : 1963-09-07 Notes : HMAS Moresby was a hydrographic survey ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Sold in 1999 and renamed MV Patricia Anne Hotung, the ship was chartered by the International Organisation for Migration Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Moresby_(1963) - http://maritime-connector.com/ship/patricia-anne-hotung-8952352/ HMAS Perth Additional information from ICES for the vessel PERTH from AUSTRALIA. NOTE: Platform name PERTH DDG 38, NODC code 09PE was in operation from 1965-07-17 through 1999-10-12. Use platform name PERTH, FFH 157, NODC code 09PR for data collected after 2006-08-26. Both platforms have the same call sign. Code : 09PE Name : PERTH Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKPT Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : DDG 38 Commissioned Date : 1965-07-17 Decommissioned Date : 1999-10-15 Current Length : 133.2 Built : 1963-09-26 Notes : This ship has the same call sign as HMAS Perth (FFH 157) Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Perth_%28II%29 HMAS Stuart Use code=09ST for data from Australia platform STUART from 1963-1991. Use code=09SU for data from Australia platform STUART after 2008. Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : DE 48 Commissioned Date : 1963-06-28 Decommissioned Date : 1991-07-26 Current Length : 112.8 Built : 1961-04-08 Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Stuart - http://images.mitrasites.com/hmas-stuart-(de-48).html General Comments: 09ST can be traced back to at least 1996 so the information from the newer "STUART" is incorrect for the code 09ST and has been moved to the newly proposed code 09SU. HMAS Swan Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VJMK Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : DE 50 Commissioned Date : 1970-01-20 Decommissioned Date : 1996-09-13 Current Length : 113 Built : 1967-12-16 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Swan_%28III%29 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Swan_(DE_50) HMAS Sydney Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKML Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : FFG 03 Commissioned Date : 1983-01-29 Current Length : 138.1 Built : 1980-09-26 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Sydney - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Sydney - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(FFG_03) HMAS Vampire Updated information from ICES for the vessel VAMPIRE from AUSTRALIA. Name : VAMPIRE Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKMC Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : D11 Commissioned Date : 1959-06-23 Decommissioned Date : 1986-08-13 Current Length : 118 Built : 1956-10-27 Notes : Daring-class destroyer. After decommissioning became an exhibit in Darling Harbour Maritime Museum. WOD code 685 with data for 1959-1985 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vampire-ii - http://www.anmm.gov.au/webdata/resources/pdfs/vessels/Vampire.pdf General Comments: Call sign before refitting in 1970 was VJZC (http://www.rancba.org.au/Ships_Callsigns.htm). According to an alternative source (http://www.anmm.gov.au/webdata/resources/pdfs/vessels/Vampire.pdf) the call sign was VJZJ. HMNZS Canterbury HMNZS Canterbury HMNZS Southland HMNZS Southland MONOWAI MONOWAI SPRIGHTLY SPRIGHTLY WELLINGTON WELLINGTON