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OAS accession Detail for 9200096
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| Title: | WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from DISCOVERY, UNKNOWN PLATFORMS and other platforms from 1988-07-29 to 1991-07-26 (NCEI Accession 9200096) |
| Abstract: | The water depth and temperature data were collected from UK ships CHALLENGER, DISCOVERY, DARWIN, FLEETWOOD, LIMA, OCEAN WEATHER STATION, and UNKNOWN PLATFORMS between July, 1988 and July, 1991. The originator's bathythermograph (XBT) data containing 557 profiles were submitted on a tape by P. Horsburgh, Hydro Department, Birkenhead, UK. The data have been converted and are now available on line in C116 (XBT) file format of NODC. The data type C116 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. 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. |
| Date received: | 19920505 |
| Start date: | 19880729 |
| End date: | 19910726 |
| Seanames: | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -21.3 |
| East boundary: | -6.87 |
| North boundary: | 61.98 |
| South boundary: | 36.95 |
| Observation types: | physical, profile |
| Instrument types: | bathythermograph - BT, bathythermograph - XBT |
| Datatypes: | water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Horsburgh, Patrick |
| Submitting institution: | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
| Collecting institutions: | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
| Contributing projects: | |
| Platforms: | CHALLENGER (74CH), DARWIN (74D4), DISCOVERY (74DI), FLEETWOOD-OWS LIMA (74FM), OWS L (74OL), UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM (7499) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | 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). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: HYDRO DEPARTMENT PI: Horsburgh, P Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: BIRKENHEAD state: MERSEYSIDE postal: L43 7RA country: UNITED KINGDOM In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
| Availability date: | 19920505 |
| Metadata version: | 9 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-02-15 04:30:30+00 |