gov.noaa.nodc:8300077 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 2026-02-05T20:46:36Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph (XBT) data from CAPT JOE MEDINA, DUTTON, and others in the Alboran Sea, Bering Sea, and others from 1973-11-02 to 1983-05-07 (NCEI Accession 8300077) 2003-10-24 publication 2023-02-09 revision 1983 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8300077 NCEI Archive Management System 8300077 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 Navy Ships of Opportunity resourceProvider US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA contributor US Navy Ships of Opportunity contributor United States Coast Guard (USCG) contributor US Navy Ships of Opportunity author tableDigital This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT) data from CAPT JOE MEDINA, DUTTON, FURMAN, GLOMAR CHALLENGER, LUCKY STRIKE, MOORE, NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship Rainier, PACIFIC HARVESTER, R/V Melville, R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON, SANTA ROSA, SEA QUEST, SUN DANCE, SUNRISE, USCGC Boutwell, USCGC Dallas, USCGC Polar Star, USS BIDDLE, USS BRONSTEIN, USS MISSISSIPPI, USS Radford, USS SOUTH CAROLINA, and USS TEXAS in the Alboran Sea, Bering Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Southern Ocean from 1973-11-02 to 1983-05-07. 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 8300077 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:8300077 Preview graphic PNG 8300077 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1983-06-27 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 CAPT JOE MEDINA DUTTON FURMAN GLOMAR CHALLENGER LUCKY STRIKE MOORE NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship Rainier PACIFIC HARVESTER R/V Melville R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON SANTA ROSA SEA QUEST SUN DANCE SUNRISE USCGC Boutwell USCGC Dallas USCGC Polar Star USS BIDDLE USS BRONSTEIN USS MISSISSIPPI USS Radford USS SOUTH CAROLINA USS TEXAS platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS United States Coast Guard US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA US Navy Ships of Opportunity dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US Navy Ships of Opportunity dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS DEEP FREEZE DEEP-SEA DRILLING project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Aegean Sea Alboran Sea Bering Sea Black Sea Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Gulf of Alaska Gulf of California Indian Ocean Ionian Sea Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Ross Sea South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Tyrrhenian 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. 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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 A. W. RADFORD (ICES code: 31F9) BIDDLE (ICES code: 31QD) BOUTWELL (ICES code: 31OU) BRONSTEIN (ICES code: 31ZF) CAPT JOE MEDINA (ICES code: 32JN) DALLAS (ICES code: 31DG) DAVID STARR JORDAN (call sign: WTDK, ICES code: 31JD, 1966-2010) DUTTON (ICES code: 31DT) FURMAN (ICES code: 31FU) GLOMAR CHALLENGER (ICES code: 3177) LUCKY STRIKE (ICES code: 32LS) MELVILLE (call sign: WECB, ICES code: 318M, 1969-) MISSISSIPPI (ICES code: 327M) MOORE (ICES code: 32M8) PACIFIC HARVESTER (ICES code: 32FZ) POLAR STAR (call sign: NBTM, ICES code: 32PZ, 1976-) RAINIER (call sign: WTEF, ICES code: 315R, 1968-) SANTA ROSA (ICES code: 32TZ) SEA QUEST (ICES code: 31SQ) SOUTH CAROLINA (ICES code: 32SC) SUN DANCE (ICES code: 324S) SUNRISE (ICES code: 315Q) TEXAS (ICES code: 327T) THOMAS G. THOMPSON (call sign: KGWT, ICES code: 31TT) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > BLACK SEA CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > BLACK SEA 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 > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS 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 119.78 39.12 -77.58 60.3 1973-11-02 1983-05-07 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 CAPT JOE MEDINA (TUNA BOAT) DUTTON DUTTON FURMAN FURMAN GLOMAR CHALLENGER GLOMAR CHALLENGER LUCKY STRIKE (TUNA BOAT) MOORE MOORE NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Stern Trawler (Research) DOB: Oct 1965 IMO: 7333195 NOAA Ship Rainier Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Hydrographic) DOB: Apr 1968 IMO: 6711003 Hull Classification: S 221 PACIFIC HARVESTER PACIFIC HARVESTER R/V Melville Hull Classification: AGOR-14. It is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Commissioned on 10 July 1968 and the current status is active. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ships/melville R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON Use this platform for data attributed to R/V Thomas G. Thompson that were collected between August 1965 and December 1989. R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-9) Owned by US Navy, leased to University of Washington. Active dates: 1 August 1965 - December 1989 Renamed R/V Pacific Escort II (IX-517), Dec 1989 - May 1997 Renamed R/V Gosport (IX-517), May 1997 - Feb 2004 Sunk 14 Nov 2004 as part of NATO exercise (Source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/57/5709.htm, last accessed on 20 Dec 2011) SANTA ROSA (TUNA BOAT) SEA QUEST SEA QUEST SUN DANCE (TUNA BOAT) SUNRISE (TUNA BOAT) USCGC Boutwell Hull Classification: WHEC-719. Commissioned in 1968 and the current status is active. USCGC Dallas Hull Classification: WHEC-716. Commissioned on 11 March 1968 and the current status is active.. USCGC Polar Star Hull Classification: WAGB-10. Commissioned on 27 September 1971 and the current status is active. USS BIDDLE USS BIDDLE USS BRONSTEIN USS BRONSTEIN USS MISSISSIPPI USS MISSISSIPPI USS Radford DD-446;DDE-446; commissioned 1942; decommissioned 1946; recommissioned 1949; decommissioned 1969;NOT the USS Arthur W. Radford, DD-968; USS SOUTH CAROLINA USS SOUTH CAROLINA USS TEXAS USS TEXAS