gov.noaa.nodc:7800871 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 2026-02-05T20:31:33Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph (MBT), bathythermograph (XBT), ocean station data from ANTON DOHRN II, FRIEDRICH HEINCKE, and others in the Barents Sea, English Channel, and others from 1969-07-02 to 1978-03-02 (NCEI Accession 7800871) 2002-11-19 publication 2022-09-13 revision 1978 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:7800871 NCEI Archive Management System 7800871 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 Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) resourceProvider Institute of Oceanographic Sciences contributor US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information contributor Helgoland Biological Stations contributor Deutsches Hydrographische Institut contributor German Federal Research Center for Fisheries (BFA-FISH) http://www.bfa-fish.de/index-e.html HTTP German Federal Research Center for Fisheries (BFA-FISH) website Institution web page information contributor Waterways and Shipping Office contributor Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) contributor Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) author tableDigital The accession contains data gathered over a period of nine years by various agencies from the US, Britain and Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Data was collected between July 2, 1969 and March 2,1978. Multiple German ships such as ANTON DOHRN, GAUSS, FRIEDRICH HEINCKE, WALTER KOERTE, METEOR, VICTOR HENSEN and unknown platforms were used to collect the data. Water depth and other data were collected using a number of sampling devices such as bottle, BathyThermograph (BT), Mechanical BathyThermograph (MBT), meteorological sensors, Secchi diski and eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (XBT). XBT data collected by R/V METEOR between March 3-7, 1977 is included. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (MBT) (C128) and Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) formats. 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. 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 7800871 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:7800871 Preview graphic PNG 7800871 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1978-12-15 publication AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB BAROMETRIC PRESSURE cloud amount/frequency cloud type DISSOLVED OXYGEN DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY NITRATE OXYGEN pH phosphate SALINITY SEA STATE Secchi depth SIGMA-T silicate SOUND VELOCITY TOTAL PHOSPHORUS WATER COLOR water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND FORCE WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - XBT bottle meteorological sensor Secchi disk instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS ANTON DOHRN II FRIEDRICH HEINCKE GAUSS METEOR UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM VICTOR HENSEN WALTER KOERTE platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Deutsches Hydrographische Institut German Federal Research Center for Fisheries Helgoland Biological Stations Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) US National Oceanographic Data Center Waterways and Shipping Office dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Barents Sea English Channel (La Manche) Greenland Sea (including Iceland Sea and North Greenland Sea) Kattegat, The Sound, Storebælt, Lillebælt North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Skagerrak 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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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 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. 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 ANTON DOHRN II (call sign: DBFR, ICES code: 06DA, 1972-1986) FRIEDRICH HEINCKE (call sign: DBFR, ICES code: 06HF, 1968-1990) METEOR (call sign: DBBH, ICES code: 06MT, 1964-1985) VICTOR HENSEN (call sign: DBAW, ICES code: 06VI, 1975-2001) W. KORTE (ICES code: 06KW) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA 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. 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: Unknown - Germany (Includes Pre-Reunification Federal Republic Germany) (2002). Bathythermograph (MBT), bathythermograph (XBT), ocean station data from ANTON DOHRN II, FRIEDRICH HEINCKE, and others in the Barents Sea, English Channel, and others from 1969-07-02 to 1978-03-02 (NCEI Accession 7800871). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7800871. 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. 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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 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -22 25.07 29.6 80.3 1969-07-02 1978-03-02 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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C100 NODC Ocean Station Format C116 NODC Bathythermograph Output Format (XBT) C128 NODC Bathythermograph Output Format (MBT) 1.512 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7800871 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/7800871 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/7800871 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/7800871/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. 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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 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. meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] ANTON DOHRN II Flag: Germany Vessel Type: Research Commissioned: October 17, 1972 Decommissioned: July 30, 1986 Former name: Walther Herwig FRIEDRICH HEINCKE FRIEDRICH HEINCKE GAUSS GAUSS METEOR Updated information from ICES for the vessel METEOR from GERMANY. Code : 06MT Name : METEOR Flag : GERMANY - DE (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : DBBH Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 6407573 Commissioned Date : 1964 Decommissioned Date : 1985 Current Length : 82.10 Built : 1964 Notes : Was operated by the German Hydrographic Institute (DHI). Information Source : http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_(1964) (URL) Same Vessels Info 61RA - RAPUHIA General Comments: Built as a stern trawler/research vessel under yard No 889 by A. G. ‘Weser’ Werft Seebeck, Bremerhaven for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Hamburg. In 1985 sold to New Zealand (Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research) and renamed RAPUHIA. Further info: http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5824&start=0 UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF GERMANY UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM VICTOR HENSEN VICTOR HENSEN WALTER KOERTE WALTER KOERTE