gov.noaa.nodc:8700036 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 2026-02-05T20:53:49Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Physical and chemical data collected from BT casts and other instruments from SAXON STAR in North Atlantic Ocean from 1975-04-23 to 1986-03-12 (NCEI Accession 8700036) 2002-11-19 publication 2023-02-12 revision 1987 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8700036 NCEI Archive Management System 8700036 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 Horst Hecht Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) http://www.bsh.de HTTP Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) resourceProvider US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information contributor Council for the Development of Bremen Lands, Institute for Marine Research contributor Helgoland Biological Stations contributor Deutsches Hydrographische Institut contributor German Federal Research Center for Fisheries (BFA-FISH) http://www.bfa-fish.de/index-e.html HTTP German Federal Research Center for Fisheries (BFA-FISH) website Institution web page information contributor Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) contributor Hecht, Horst Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) http://www.bsh.de HTTP Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) website Institution web page information author Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) author tableDigital Physical and chemical data were collected using BT, MBT, XBT, and other instruments in the North Atlantic Ocean and other seas from SAXON STAR and other platforms. Data were collected from 23 April 1975 to 12 March 1986 by Deutsches Hydrographische Institut. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (MBT) (C128), Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116), and Ocean Station (C100) formats. The Oceanographic Station Data (C100) format contains physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi-bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5 percent) were obtained using electronic CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information (e.g., ship, country, institution), position, date, and time, and reported for each station. The principal measured parameters and temperature and salinity, but dissolved oxygen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and pH may be reported. Meteorological conditions at the time of the cast (e.g., air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) may also be reported, as well as auxiliary data such as water color (Forel-Ule scale), water transparency (Secchi disk depth), and depth to bottom. Values of density (sigma-t) sound velocity, and dynamic depth anomaly are computed from measured parameters. Each station contains the measurements taken at the observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels. 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. The C128 format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using the mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument. The maximum depth of MBT observations is approximately 285 m. Therefore, MBT data are useful only in studying the thermal structure of the upper layers of the ocean. Cruise information, date, position, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Temperature data in this file are recorded at uniform 5 m depth intervals. 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 8700036 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:8700036 Preview graphic PNG 8700036 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1987-01-19 publication AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB BAROMETRIC PRESSURE cloud amount/frequency cloud type DISSOLVED OXYGEN DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY NITRATE OXYGEN pH phosphate SALINITY SEA STATE Secchi depth SIGMA-T silicate SOUND VELOCITY TOTAL PHOSPHORUS WATER COLOR water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND FORCE WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - XBT bottle meteorological sensor Secchi disk instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS ANTON DOHRN II AVON FFK Solea FRIEDRICH HEINCKE GAUSS MONTE ROSA SAXON STAR UBENA UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY VICTOR HENSEN WALTHER HERWIG II platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Council for the Development of Bremen Lands, Institute for Marine Research Deutsches Hydrographische Institut German Federal Research Center for Fisheries Helgoland Biological Stations Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) US National Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Alboran Sea Baltic Sea Bristol Channel English Channel (La Manche) Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Kattegat, The Sound, Storebælt, Lillebælt Labrador Sea Mediterranean Sea North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Red Sea Skagerrak South Atlantic Ocean Strait of Gibraltar 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 ANTON DOHRN II (call sign: DBFR, ICES code: 06DA, 1972-1986) AVON (ICES code: 06AG) FRIEDRICH HEINCKE (call sign: DBFR, ICES code: 06HF, 1968-1990) MONTE ROSA (call sign: DGLM, ICES code: 06MB, 1981-1996) SAXON STAR (ICES code: 06BQ) Solea (call sign: DBFI, ICES code: 06S1, 1974-2004) UBENA (ICES code: 06BZ) VICTOR HENSEN (call sign: DBAW, ICES code: 06VI, 1975-2001) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 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 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -127.43 42.95 -21 65.97 1975-04-23 1986-03-12 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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C100 NODC Ocean Station Format C116 NODC Bathythermograph Output Format (XBT) C128 NODC Bathythermograph Output Format (MBT) 3.392 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700036 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/8700036 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/8700036 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/8700036/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT BathyThermograph bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - MBT Mechanical BathyThermograph bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] ANTON DOHRN II Flag: Germany Vessel Type: Research Commissioned: October 17, 1972 Decommissioned: July 30, 1986 Former name: Walther Herwig AVON AVON FFK Solea Request from ICES for the vessel Solea from GERMANY. Multiple platforms from Germany use the name Solea. Please follow this guidance when applying these codes: Use 06S1 FFK Solea for data collected from 1974-05-16 to 2004-06-01. Use 06SL FFS Solea for data collected from 2004-06-11 to present. Discontinue use of 06SO SOLEA for any data collection platform. Code : 06S1 Name : Solea Flag : GERMANY - DE (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : DBFI Title : FFK Platform Class : Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1974-05-16 Decommissioned Date : 2004-06-01 Current Length : 35.37 Notes : Federal Research Centre for Fisheries vessel. Replaced by new vessel of same name in June 2004. Multiple Hull Info: 06SO - SOLEA FRIEDRICH HEINCKE FRIEDRICH HEINCKE GAUSS GAUSS MONTE ROSA MONTE ROSA SAXON STAR SAXON STAR UBENA UBENA UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY VICTOR HENSEN VICTOR HENSEN WALTHER HERWIG II Period of service: October 1972 to January 1994