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Title: Temperature profiles from mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) casts from the YELCHO and Other Platforms in the North Atlantic Ocean and other locations in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project from 1962-05-04 to 1966-04-27 (NCEI Accession 6900430)
Abstract: MBT data were collected from the YELCHO and Other Platforms in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project. Data were collected by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity and other institutions from 04 May 1962 to 27 April 1966. Platforms were equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format.

The UBT file 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.
Date received: 19690501
Start date: 19620504
End date: 19660427
Seanames: Anadyrskiy Zaliv (Anadyrskiy Gulf), Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea), East China Sea (Tung Hai), North Pacific Ocean, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Philippine Sea, Seto Naikai (Inland Sea), South China Sea (Nan Hai), South Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea
West boundary: 107.2
East boundary: -70.116667
North boundary: 45.9
South boundary: -33.6
Observation types: physical, profile
Instrument types: bathythermograph - MBT
Datatypes: DEPTH - OBSERVATION, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter:
Submitting institution: Chilean Navy
Collecting institutions: Chilean Navy, United States Coast Guard, US Navy; Ships of Opportunity
Contributing projects: FLOOD
Platforms: Alfred A. Cunningham (31I7), BUTTONWOOD (31VW), Coontz (31OZ), Edson (31EO), Engage (31NG), EPPERSON (31EE), GOLDSBOROUGH (31XG), GRIDLEY (31X8), GUADALUPE (31UX), Guide (31GU), Halsey (31VY), HANSON (31NX), Harold J. Ellison (31EH), Henderson (31E9), Minnetonka (31MN), WACHUSETT (31WC), YELCHO (20YE)
Number of observations: 1193
Supplementary information: Note: Preliminary 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).

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Metadata were updated in August of 2007.

Points of contact for this data set include:
Contact info:
Agency: CHILEAN NAVY
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: NOT AVAILABLE
state: EL BELLOTO
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: CHILE
Contact info:
Agency: US NAVY; SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY
Address:
address: 4640 JEWEL ST., 204
city: SAN DIEGO
state: CA
postal: 92109-31331
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US COAST GUARD
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: GROTON
state: CT
postal: 06340
country: UNITED STATES
Availability date: 19690501
Metadata version: 8
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:30:33+00
Editdate: 2022-08-06 02:22:18+00