gov.noaa.nodc:0000426 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 2026-03-26T15:43:57Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Temperature, salinity, and nutrients data from CTD and bottle casts in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans from 1969-04-10 to 1995-08-17 (NCEI Accession 0000426) 2001-04-16 publication 2022-11-14 revision 2001-04-16 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0000426 NCEI Archive Management System 0000426 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 Lesley J. Rickards British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department contributor Institute of Oceanographic Sciences contributor Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory contributor Scottish Marine Biological Association, Marine Station contributor University of Liverpool - Liverpool contributor University College of Wales contributor British Antarctic Survey (BAS) contributor University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography (IfM) https://www.ifm.uni-hamburg.de/ HTTPS University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography (IfM) website Institution web page information contributor Rickards, Lesley J. British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information author British Oceanographic Data Centre https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information author tableDigital CTD, bottle, and other data were collected from the CHARLES DARWIN and other vessels in the Atlantic Ocean from 10 April 1969 to 17 August 1995. CTD data include temperature and salinity profiles. Bottle data include profiles of percent oxygen saturation, sigma-t, computed potential attenuance, and chlorophyll concentration. Data were submitted by the British Oceanographic Data Center (BODC). 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 0000426 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:0000426 Preview graphic PNG 0000426 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2001-03-27 publication CHLOROPHYLL HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE LIGHT ATTENUATION OXYGEN PERCENT OXYGEN SALINITY TRANSMISSIVITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle CTD instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS chemical physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS B.I.O. Hespérides BON ENTENTE DISCOVERY IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV JOHN BISCOE METEOR PRINCE MADOG RRS CHALLENGER RRS Charles Darwin RRS Frederick Russell SHACKLETON platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS British Antarctic Survey Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Scottish Marine Biological Association, Marine Station Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department University College of Wales University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography University of Liverpool - Liverpool dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS British Oceanographic Data Centre dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Indian Ocean Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Mozambique Channel North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea South Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean 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 UK/NERC/BAS > British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UK/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UNI-HAMBURG/OCEAN-I > Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany 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 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian BON ENTENTE (call sign: GBBC, ICES code: 74NB) CHALLENGER (call sign: GPIU, ICES code: 74CH, 1975-2000) CHARLES DARWIN (call sign: GDLS, ICES code: 74AB, 1985-2006) DISCOVERY (ICES code: 74DI) FREDERICK RUSSELL (ICES code: 74GG) HESPERIDES (call sign: EBBW, ICES code: 29HE) IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV (call sign: UTTX, ICES code: URGP, 1994-) JOHN BISCOE (ICES code: 74JB, -1992) METEOR (ICES code: 06ME, 1924-1946) PRINCE MADOG (call sign: GTQU, ICES code: 74PD, 1968-2001) SHACKLETON (ICES code: 74SF) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > IRISH 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 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN 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. 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: Rickards, Lesley J.; British Oceanographic Data Centre (2001). Temperature, salinity, and nutrients data from CTD and bottle casts in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans from 1969-04-10 to 1995-08-17 (NCEI Accession 0000426). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000426. 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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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian 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. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe B.I.O. Hespérides Constructed May 1991; El Buque de Investigacion Oceanografica(BIO) BON ENTENTE GBBC DISCOVERY DISCOVERY IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV This is the same vessel as USSR 90GP IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV and UKRAINE URGP IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV. USSR 90GP from 1987-1992. Russian Federation RUGP from 1992-1993. Ukraine URGP after 1994-01-01. Updated information from ICES added on 2012-02-28. Code : URGP Name : IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV Flag : UKRAINE - UA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : UTTX Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 8607074 Commissioned Date : 1994-01-01 Current Length : 62.20 Built : 1987 Notes : Operated by UGNIRO, Kerch, Ukraine. CSR information from 1987 to 1992. Name also spelled Ignat Pavluchenkov. Transferred to Ukranian flag on 1994-01-01. Information Source : http://www.researchvessels.org/country/Ukraine/pavluchenkov.htm (URL) Lloyds URL : http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=213114 *Same Vessels Info* *90GP* - IGNAT PAVLYUCHENKOV *RUGP* - Ignat Pavlyuchenkov JOHN BISCOE JOHN BISCOE METEOR PRE-7/64 PRINCE MADOG vessel sold July 2001 RRS CHALLENGER The RRS Challenger (IMO 7117761) was a 1973-built British oceanographic research vessel operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for marine studies, often in the Atlantic and North Sea, until her sale in 2000 and subsequent scrapping in 2004. She is not to be confused with the historic 1872 HMS Challenger expedition. Key Details of RRS Challenger (1973): Built: Launched in 1973 by James Lamont & Co., Port Glasgow. Operation: Used for oceanographic research, including seabed studies, current meter mooring, and biological surveys, particularly around the UK continental shelf and the Porcupine Abyssal Plain. Specs: 1,050 gross tonnage. Final Years: Sold in 2000 and renamed SV Explorer, later scrapped in Grenå in 2004. Cruise Activity: She conducted numerous cruises, such as CH14B/78 and CH8/86, conducting essential marine biology and physics data collection. RRS Charles Darwin Updated information from ICES for the vessel CHARLES DARWIN from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74AB Name : CHARLES DARWIN Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : GDLS Title : RRS Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 8207941 Commissioned Date : 1985-02-13 Decommissioned Date : 2006-06-30 Current Length : 69.4 Built : 1984 Notes : NERC deep-sea research vessel until sold in July 2006 and renamed Ocean Researcher. Same Vessels Info 74OA - OCEAN RESEARCHER General Comments: Wikipedia claims a build date of 1985, which is incorrect. I saw her in Falmouth fully fitted out and undergoing acceptance trials in September 1984. 1985-02-13 is date of first cruise. In Jan. 2007, the name associated with the code 74AB was changed to OCEAN RESEARCHER. In Feb. 2007 an additional code was created for the OCEAN RESEARCHER. In 2009, the platform group agreed attribute change and code creation procedures. The name for 74AB was changed back to CHARLES DARWIN. RRS Frederick Russell Updated information from ICES added on 2012-03-05. Code : 74GG Name : FREDERICK RUSSELL Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Title : RRS Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 7347938 Built : 1974 Notes : Renamed Lough Foyle *Additional Information Sources:* None found . *Same Vessels Info:* *74LG* - LOUGH FOYLE *General Comments:* There was only one RRS Frederick Russell. She was a NERC research vessel, which meant that cruises could be run on her by any NERC laboratory or UK university department. So the labels on the ROSCOPs indicate who organised the cruise, not who operated the ship. She was always operated by NERC Research Vessel Services based in Barry. She was then transferred to the organisation then known as Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland (DANI) and renamed Lough Foyle, so they are the both the same ship. SHACKLETON SHACKLETON