gov.noaa.nodc:0304077 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 2026-05-08T14:18:54Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) XBT data collected aboard the SwRvBridge, the ONYX, the JADE, and other platforms in the Indian Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and adjoining seas from 2015-01-14 to 2016-01-03 (NCEI Accession 0304077) 2026-04-20 publication 2025-05-06 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0304077 NCEI Archive Management System 0304077 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 Lisa Krummel Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) L.Krummel@bom.gov.au http://www.bom.gov.au/ HTTP Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) http://www.bom.gov.au/ HTTP Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) http://www.bom.gov.au/ HTTP Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) website Institution web page information contributor Krummel, Lisa Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) L.Krummel@bom.gov.au http://www.bom.gov.au/ HTTP Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) website Institution web page information author Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/ HTTP Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This accession includes physical and profile data collected on the SwRvBridge, the ONYX, the JADE, the Santos, the Manila, the Houston, and the Panama in the Arabian Sea, the Eastern Basin, the Flores Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, the Java Sea, the Laccadive Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the South Pacific Ocean, and the Timor Sea from 2015-01-14 to 2016-01-03. These data include water temperature data. The instruments used to collect these data include XBT. These data were collected by Australian Bureau of Meteorology as part of Ship of Opportunity Programme and submitted by Lisa Krummel of Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0304077 Preview graphic PNG 0304077 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2026-04-12 publication WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - XBT instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CMA CGM Jade CMA CGM Onyx MANILA EXPRESS OOCL HOUSTON OOCL Panama SANTOS EXPRESS Swan River Bridge platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Australian Bureau of Meteorology dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Australian Bureau of Meteorology dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) GULF OF MEXICO NOAA/NMFS SHIP OF OPPORTUNITY (SOOP) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Arabian Sea Flores Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean Jawa (Java) Sea Laccadive Sea Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin South Pacific Ocean Timor Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication AU/BOM > Bureau of Meteorology, Australia 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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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 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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 XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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 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 CMA CGM Onyx (call sign: 9VBM5, ICES code: SIOX) MANILA EXPRESS (call sign: VRCX7, ICES code: HKME, 2007-) OOCL HOUSTON (call sign: VRDE7, ICES code: HKHO, 2007-) OOCL PANAMA (call sign: VRDU8, ICES code: HKPA, 2008-) SANTOS EXPRESS (call sign: VRCF6, ICES code: HKSE) Swan River Bridge (call sign: 9V8218, ICES code: SISR) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS 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. 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 accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Krummel, Lisa; Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2026). XBT data collected aboard the SwRvBridge, the ONYX, the JADE, and other platforms in the Indian Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and adjoining seas from 2015-01-14 to 2016-01-03 (NCEI Accession 0304077). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0304077. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0304077 v1.1 was published. 2026-04-20T14:23:27Z NCEI Accession 0304077 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0304077/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0304077 v1.1 published 2026-04-20T14:23:27Z download asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph CMA CGM Jade Flag: Marshall Islands Vessel Type: Container Ship Built: 2007 IMO: 9324875 Information Sources: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1434047 http://www.world-ships.com/?p=index/M14.shtml CMA CGM Onyx Updated information from ICES for the vessel CMA CGM Onyx from SINGAPORE. Name : CMA CGM Onyx Flag : SINGAPORE - SG (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : 9VBM5 Platform Class : 30 Ship IMO : 9334143 Current Length : 260.7 Built : 2007 Notes : MMSI 565692000 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1473911 - http://www.havenfoto.nl/en/containerships/cma-cgm/ General Comments: Some sites give reference to previous name as Sabine Rickmers but this name is more often associated with CMA CGM Jade. Not included. Submitted to ICES on 2013-11-19. Confirmed by NOAA on 2013-12-30. MANILA EXPRESS Updated information from ICES for the vessel MANILA EXPRESS from HONG KONG(HK). Name : MANILA EXPRESS Country(s) : HONG KONG(HK) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 32 Vessel of opportunity Call Sign : VRCX7 MMSI: 477830800 IMO : 9301859 Commissioned Date : 2007 Current Length : 260 Built : 2007-01 Previous Name (Notes): CONTSHIP CASSIA Notes : Container ship. Built as CONTSHIP CASSIA. Information Sources: - http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9301859.html - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1326953 - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/477830800/vessel:MANILA_EXPRESS - http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/downloads/pdf/SMC_-_Manila_Express_Short_Term.pdf Submitted to ICES 2014-11-03. Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-05-20. OOCL HOUSTON Updated information from ICES for the platform OOCL HOUSTON from HONG KONG. Name : OOCL HOUSTON Flag : HONG KONG - HK (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VRDE7 Platform Class : 32 Vessel of opportunity IMO : 9355757 Commissioned Date : 2007 Current Length : 260 Built : 2007-10 Notes : MMSI 636090863. Container Ship. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=884633 - http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9355757.html - http://www.oocl.com/eng/ourservices/vessels/pclass4500/Pages/ooclhouston.aspx General Comments: IMO for OOCL Houston confirmed in Miramar Ship Index. Submitted to ICES 2014-07-22. Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-08-27. OOCL Panama Updated information from ICES for the platform OOCL PANAMA from Hong Kong (HK). Name OOCL PANAMA Country(s) HK: HONG KONG Platform Class 32: Vessel of opportunity Call Sign VRDU8 IMO 9355769 Commissioned Date 2008 Current Length(m) 260 Built Date 2008-04 Information Sources: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1482799 http://www.oocl.com/eng/ourservices/vessels/pclass4500/Pages/ooclpanama.aspx?site=bangladesh&lang=eng Confirmed by NOAA on 2019-07-08. Submitted to ICES 2014-07-22. SANTOS EXPRESS Updated information from ICES for the vessel SANTOS EXPRESS from HONG KONG(HK). Name : SANTOS EXPRESS Country(s) : HONG KONG(HK) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 32 Vessel of opportunity Call Sign : VRCF6 MMSI: 477581400 IMO : 9301835 Current Length : 260 Built : 2006-12 Previous Name (Notes): LYKES VICTOR Notes : Container Ship. Built as LYKES VICTOR. Information Sources: - http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9301835.html - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1596368 - https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/477581400/vessel:SANTOS_EXPRESS - http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/downloads/pdf/SMC_-_Santos_Express.pdf Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-06-29. Submitted to ICES 2014-10-04. Swan River Bridge Updated information from ICES for the vessel Swan River Bridge from SINGAPORE. Name : Swan River Bridge Flag : SINGAPORE - SG (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : 9V8218 Platform Class : Ship IMO : 9550395 Current Length : 172 Built : 2010 Notes : Container Ship Additional Information Sources: - http://www.e-ships.net/ships.htm - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=565156000 - http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9550395.html - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9550395 General Comments: IMO confirmed in Miramar Ship Index http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9550395 Shows Singapore on hull. Miramar says Singapore. http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9550395.html says flag is PANAMA. Confirmed by NOAA on 2012-12-14.