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Water temperature collected from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10 (NCEI Accession 0239039)

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This dataset contains XBT temperature profiles that have been edited to exclude erroneous data. Depths are from the fall rate equation of Hanawa et al. (1995, Deep-Sea Research I 42:1423-1451). Data are in CSV format.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Fiedler, Paul; Prosperi, Dan (2021). Water temperature collected from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10 (NCEI Accession 0239039). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239039. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0239039

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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov
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Time Period	1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -178 East: -80 South: -18 North: 49
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Associated Resources

Fiedler, Paul; Prosperi, Dan (2021). Water temperature, salinity, and others taken by CTD from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1996-07-22 to 2010-12-07 (NCEI Accession 0240179). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0240179.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0240179
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Fiedler, Paul; NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (2013). Physical and chemical profile data collected from CTD and XBT casts aboard NOAA Ship McArthur II in the Pacific Ocean as part of the ORCAWALE2008 cruise from 2008-07-29 to 2008-11-30 (NCEI Accession 0100292). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0100292.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0100292
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Publication Dates	publication: 2021-07-14 creation: 2021-07-08
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Purpose	These data were collected during cetacean ecosystem survey cruises conducted by the U.S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public 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.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Fiedler, Paul; Prosperi, Dan (2021). Water temperature collected from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10 (NCEI Accession 0239039). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239039. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Fiedler, Paul NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC) Prosperi, Dan
Contributors	NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
Resource Providers	Paul Fiedler NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC) NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
Points of Contact	Paul Fiedler NOAA Fisheries (NMFS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ physical profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Fisheries NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Fisheries Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ENDEAVOR NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship McArthur NOAA Ship McArthur II NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes DAVID STARR JORDAN (call sign: WTDK, ICES code: 31JD, 1966-2010) ENDEAVOR (call sign: WCE5063, ICES code: 32EV, 1976-) MCARTHUR (ICES code: 31M4) McArthur II (call sign: WTEJ, ICES code: 33MH, 2003-2014) OSCAR ELTON SETTE (call sign: WTEE, ICES code: 33OC, 2003-)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - XBT Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean TOGA Area - Pacific (30 N to 30 S) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0239039
Keywords	Send2NCEI Submission Package ID AC61L5

Use Constraints	Cite as: Fiedler, Paul; Prosperi, Dan (2021). Water temperature collected from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10 (NCEI Accession 0239039). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239039. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	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.
Fees	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.

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Processing Steps	2021-07-14T21:01:32Z - NCEI Accession 0239039 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0239039 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0239039 v1.1 (download) published 2021-07-14T21:01:32Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bathythermograph - XBT; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sippican XBT probes and launcher, MK12 or MK21 data collection software; Data Quality Method: Profiles edited according to Bailey et al. (Quality Control Cookbook for XBT Data, CSIRO Marine Laboratories Report 221, 1994). Details in XBT_Data_Processing documents.

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bathythermograph - XBT; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sippican XBT probes and launcher, MK12 or MK21 data collection software; Data Quality Method: Profiles edited according to Bailey et al. (Quality Control Cookbook for XBT Data, CSIRO Marine Laboratories Report 221, 1994). Details in XBT_Data_Processing documents.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bathythermograph - XBT
Platform	ENDEAVOR NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship McArthur NOAA Ship McArthur II NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette

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Water temperature collected from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan, NOAA Ship McArthur II, and others in the Pacific Ocean (limit-180) and TOGA Area - Pacific from 1987-07-31 to 2010-12-10 (NCEI Accession 0239039)

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