gov.noaa.nodc:8900011 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 2026-02-05T20:57:11Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph (XBT) data from BARBARA H., KAHAROA, and others in the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, and others from 1987-01-06 to 1988-12-15 (NCEI Accession 8900011) 2003-10-24 publication 2023-02-13 revision 1989 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8900011 NCEI Archive Management System 8900011 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 US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD resourceProvider US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD contributor US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD author tableDigital This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT) data from BARBARA H., KAHAROA, NOAA Ship Albatross IV, NOAA Ship Chapman, NOAA Ship McArthur, NOAA Ship Miller Freeman, NOAA Ship Oceanographer, NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell, and USCGC Polar Star in the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Northwestern Passages, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1987-01-06 to 1988-12-15. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. 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. 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 8900011 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:8900011 Preview graphic PNG 8900011 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1989-01-24 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 BARBARA H. KAHAROA NOAA Ship Albatross IV NOAA Ship Chapman NOAA Ship McArthur NOAA Ship Miller Freeman NOAA Ship Oceanographer NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell USCGC Polar Star platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Northwestern Passages South Pacific Ocean Tasman 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 DOC/NOAA/NOS > National Ocean Service, 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. 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 > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH 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 BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS 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 ALBATROSS IV (call sign: WMVF, ICES code: 31A4, 1963-2008) BARBARA H. (call sign: WRB223, ICES code: 32Q0) CHAPMAN (call sign: WTED, ICES code: 32YN, 1980-1998) KAHA ROA (ICES code: 61AD) MCARTHUR (ICES code: 31M4) MILLER FREEMAN (call sign: WTDM, ICES code: 31FN, 1974-) OCEANOGRAPHER (ICES code: 31OC) POLAR STAR (call sign: NBTM, ICES code: 32PZ, 1976-) TOWNSEND CROMWELL (ICES code: 31TC) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH 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. 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: US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD (2003). Bathythermograph (XBT) data from BARBARA H., KAHAROA, and others in the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, and others from 1987-01-06 to 1988-12-15 (NCEI Accession 8900011). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8900011. 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. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 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 166.58 -66.45 -47.41 74.25 1987-01-06 1988-12-15 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 BARBARA H. WRB223 KAHAROA Year of Construction 1981 Length 28.0 metres https://niwa.co.nz/vessels/rv-kaharoa NOAA Ship Albatross IV Updated information from ICES for UNITED STATES platform ALBATROSS IV Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Notes : 1963-02-27-present, WMVF Built: 1962-04 Title: NOAA Ship Platform Class: RESEARCH VESSEL Info Source Type: URL Pennant: R 342 Call Sign: WMVF IMO: 7338690 Current Length: 57.0 Info Source: http://www.moc.noaa.gov/al/index.html Decommissioned: 2008-11-20 Commissioned: 1963-05 Notes: Decommissioned in a ceremony November 20, 2008 at the Woods Hole Laboratory of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), the ship's home port. NOAA Ship Chapman Name: NOAAS Chapman (R 446) Namesake: Wilbert McLeod "Wib" Chapman (1910-1970), American fisheries scientist Builder: Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Mobile, Alabama Cost: $3,100,000 (USD) Launched: December 1979 Acquired: May 1980 (delivery) Commissioned: 11 July 1980 Decommissioned: 2 June 1998 Homeport: Pascagoula, Mississippi Identification: IMO number: 7907051 MMSI number: 306082000 Callsign: WTED Fate: Donated to University of Puerto Rico Purchased by Substation Curaçao 2008 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Chapman_(R_446)] NOAA Ship McArthur Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Hydrographic) DOB: 1965 IMO: 6602082 Decommissioned as NOAA Ship MCARTHUR May 20, 2003 NOAA Ship Miller Freeman Updated information from ICES for the vessel MILLER FREEMAN from UNITED STATES(US). Name : MILLER FREEMAN Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Call Sign : WTDM IMO : 6621636 Pennant : R223 Title : NOAA Ship Commissioned Date : 1974 Built : 1967-05 Notes : Data from 1975-1985 at ICES Information Sources: - http://www.marinetraffic.com/dk/ais/details/ships/-6621636?lang=en - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Miller_Freeman_%28R_223%29 NOAA Ship Oceanographer Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Oceanographic) DOB: 1966 IMO: 6600826 Former Name: NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER Hull Classification: OSS-01 Decommissioned by NOAA on 1996 NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell Name: NOAAS Townsend Cromwell (R 443) Namesake: Previous name retained Acquired: Transferred from Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 1975 Commissioned: June 1975 Decommissioned: 10 October 2002 Homeport: Honolulu, Hawaii Identification: IMO number: 7309546 MMSI number: 303938000 (as Lau Trader) Callsign: 3DTT (as Lau Trader) Fate: Transferred to the Government of American Samoa 2002 Served as New Zealand private yacht MV Townsend Cromwell 2003-2009 Became Fijian passenger-cargo ship MV Lau Trader 2009 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Townsend_Cromwell_(R_443) USCGC Polar Star Hull Classification: WAGB-10. Commissioned on 27 September 1971 and the current status is active.