gov.noaa.nodc:7601931 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 2026-02-05T20:24:56Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph and other data from CLYDE-OWS A, HECLA and other platforms from 1949-06-10 to 1976-10-15 (NCEI Accession 7601931) 2002-11-19 publication 2022-09-08 revision 1976 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:7601931 NCEI Archive Management System 7601931 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 United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) resourceProvider United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) contributor United Kingdom Hydrographic Office author tableDigital This dataset consists of British bathythermograph data collected between 1949 and 1976. The data have been digitized and processed by NODC to the NODC Bathythermograph XBT (C116) and NODC Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT/C128) formats. The data type C116 contained 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. 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. 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 7601931 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. 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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:7601931 Preview graphic PNG 7601931 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1976-05-12 publication water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - XBT instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CIROLANA CLYDE- OWS K CLYDE-OWS A CLYDE-OWS I CLYDE-OWS J CLYDE-OWS LIMA ENDURANCE FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED KINGDOM HMS Dalrymple HMS Hecate HMS Hecla HMS Hydra OWEN OWS A OWS D OWS I OWS J UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM VIDAL platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS United Kingdom Hydrographic Office dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS United Kingdom Hydrographic Office dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Aegean Sea Alboran Sea Arabian Sea Arafura Sea Bali Sea Banda Sea Barents Sea Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) Bismarck Sea Caribbean Sea Coral Sea English Channel (La Manche) Gulf of Aden Gulf of Oman Gulf of Suez Indian Ocean Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Ionian Sea Jawa (Java) Sea Ligurian Sea Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin Mozambique Channel North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran), Strait of Hormuz Philippine Sea Red Sea Sawu Sea South Atlantic Ocean South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Strait of Gibraltar Timor Sea 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 dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 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 CIROLANA (call sign: GNAM, ICES code: 74CZ, 1970-2003) DALRYMPLE (ICES code: 74DL, -1966) ENDURANCE (ICES code: 74ED, 1967-1991) HECATE (ICES code: 74HC, 1965-1990) HECLA (ICES code: 74HA, 1964-1997) HYDRA (call sign: GRGE, ICES code: 74HY, 1966-1986) OWEN (ICES code: 74OW, 1949-1965) VIDAL (ICES code: 74VI, 1954-1971) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN 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 OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 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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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT BathyThermograph bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - MBT Mechanical BathyThermograph bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph CIROLANA CIROLANA CLYDE- OWS K CLYDE- OWS K CLYDE-OWS A CLYDE-OWS A CLYDE-OWS I CLYDE-OWS I CLYDE-OWS J CLYDE-OWS J CLYDE-OWS LIMA CLYDE-OWS LIMA ENDURANCE ENDURANCE FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED KINGDOM FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED KINGDOM HMS Dalrymple Updated information added below from ICES for the vessel DALRYMPLE from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74DL Name : DALRYMPLE Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Title : HMS Platform Class : Naval vessel Decommissioned Date : 1966-03 Built : 1949 Notes : Constructed as bay-class frigate of the Royal Navy, completed as survey vessel HMS Dalrymple. Transferred to Portugal in 1966 and renamed NRP AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE in March 1966. Notes: Previous Name : Loch Glass Information Source : http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-17Survey-Dalrymple.htm (URL) HMS Hecate Updated information from ICES for the vessel HECATE from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74HC Name : HECATE Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Title : HMS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : A137 Commissioned Date : 1965 Decommissioned Date : 1990 Current Length : 79 Built : 1965 Notes : Royal Navy Hecla class survey ship withdrawn in 1990 and broken up in India in 1994. Information Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hecate_%28A137%29 (URL) HMS Hecla Updated information added below from ICES for the vessel HECLA from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74HA Name : HECLA Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Title : HMS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : A133 Commissioned Date : 1964 Decommissioned Date : 1997 Current Length : 79 Built : 1964 Notes : Royal Navy survey ship. Used as a hospital ship during the Falklands War. Information Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hecla_%28A133%29 (URL) HMS Hydra Updated information from ICES for the vessel HYDRA from UNITED KINGDOM. Name : HYDRA Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : GRGE Title : HMS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : A144 Commissioned Date : 1966 Decommissioned Date : 1986 Built : 1966 Notes : WOD 5830. Survey vessel of the Royal Navy, sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1986 and renamed Dewa Kembar. Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hydra_(A144) General Comments: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/GTSPP/document/codetbls/shipcode/name_H-K.html gives call sign GRGE for 74HY Hydra WOD 5830 has data from 1966-1989. Hydra was decommissioned in 1986. http://www.helis.com/database/unit/642/ gives call sign GRGE OWEN OWEN OWS A OWS A OWS D OWS D OWS I OWS I OWS J OWS J UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM VIDAL VIDAL