gov.noaa.nodc:8900186 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 2026-02-05T20:55:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Current direction, bathythermograph (xbt), CTD, and other data from moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico during the Gulf of Mexico Physical Oceanography (GMPO) project, 1985-06-11 to 1986-09-03 (NCEI Accession 8900186) 2002-11-19 publication 2023-02-14 revision 1989 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8900186 NCEI Archive Management System 8900186 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 Evans Waddell Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) http://www.saic.com/ HTTP Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information resourceProvider Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information 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 Unknown - Mexico contributor Waddell, Evans Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) http://www.saic.com/ HTTP Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) website Institution web page information author Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information author tableDigital Current direction, bathythermograph (xbt), CTD, and other data were collected using moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico from June 11, 1985 to September 3, 1986. Data were submitted by Science Applications, INC - Raleigh NC as part of the Gulf of Mexico Physical Oceanography (GMPO) project. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015- Current Meter Data, F022- CTD High Resolution, C100- Ocean Station Data, and C116- Bathythermograph XBT formats. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments. The Oceanographic Station Data (C100) format contains physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi-bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5 percent) were obtained using electronic CTD conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information (e.g., ship, country, institution), position, date, and time, and reported for each station. The principal measured parameters are temperature and salinity, but dissolved oxygen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and pH may be reported. Meteorological conditions at the time of the cast (e.g., air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) may also be reported, as well as auxiliary data such as water color (Forel-Ule scale), water transparency (Secchi disk depth), and depth to bottom. Values of density (sigma-t), sound velocity, and dynamic depth anomaly are computed from measured parameters. Each station contains the measurements taken at the observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels. The C116 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 8900186 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:8900186 Preview graphic PNG 8900186 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1989-07-10 publication CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE NITRITE OXYGEN SALINITY SIGMA-T silicate WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - AXBT bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT bottle CTD current meter current meter - PCM meteorological sensor mooring Secchi disk thermistor tide gauge transmissometer instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS continuous current measurements physical profile time series theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS AIRCRAFT Albatross II ALTAIR FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES HELICOPTER HO2 R/V Pelican platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC Unknown - Mexico US National Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS GULF OF MEXICO PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY MARGINAL ICE ZONE EXPERIMENT (MIZEX) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico 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 SAIC > Science Applications International Corporation 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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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 Gulf of Mexico physical oceanography program: program year 3, western gulf / submitted by Science Applications International Corporation; Raleigh, N.C.: The Corporation, 1989 1989 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000372029707381 HTTPS Related publication(s) NOAA Central Library: 4 v.; maps; 28 cm information NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -97.1 -91.07 21.65 27.75 1985-06-11 1986-09-03 The publication(s) listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: 1989 Gulf of Mexico Physical Oceanography Program, Program Years 3 - Western Gulf - Current Meter Observations I-IV. [Raleigh, N.C. : The Corporation], 1989. Original Abstract: This data file consists of temperature measurements in NODC's F015 current meter format. Moorings S and T were deployed in the Gulf of Mexico from June 1985 to October 1985 as part of the MMS Gulf of Mexico physical oceanography program (year 3). This dataset was submitted by Dr. Evans Waddell, Program Manager of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) as part of MMS contract number 14-12-0001-29158. The data consists of air dropped expendable current profiler measurements recorded in NODC's F004 format. These data were collected in November 1985. These data were merged with the current meter data (TV3483-TV3484). Other data submitted was current meter (F015), CTD, XBT and AXBT (F022) and water chemistry (F004). Please note that the temperature data collected by these different means were not an exact match and a correction factor needs to be employed before analyzing these data further. 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Points of contact for this dataset include: Contact info: Agency: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, INC. - RALEIGH NC PI: Waddell, Dr. Evans Address: address: 4900 WATERS EDGE DRIVE, SUITE 255 city: RALEIGH state: NC postal: 27606 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER Address: In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - AXBT bathythermograph - AXBT aircraft-launched expendable bathythermograph bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT 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. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe current meter current meter current meter current meter - PCM current meter - PCM profiling current meter current meter that is lowered (and perhaps raised) throught he water column. meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. mooring mooring use as an observation type 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] thermistor thermistor electronic temperature sensor thermally sensitive resistor tide gauge tide gauge a device to measure the tidal height transmissometer transmissometer transmissometer Instrument used to measure transmissivity in NODC File Alias F022. AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT Albatross II Fisheries research; 1926-1932; https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/history/ships/albatross2/albatross2.html ALTAIR FORMERLY GILLISS FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES HELICOPTER HELICOPTER HO2 HO2 R/V Pelican Flag: United States Title: R/V Vessel Type: Research Survey IMO: 8517009 DOB: 198505 Institution: LUMCON/UNOLS