Bathythermograph (XBT aircraft), bathythermograph (XBT) data from AIRCRAFT, ALAMINOS, and others in the Alboran Sea, Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, and others from 1967-05-12 to 1974-09-07 (NCEI Accession 7500750)

This dataset includes bathythermograph (XBT aircraft), bathythermograph (XBT) data from AIRCRAFT, ALAMINOS, ALEUTIAN, ANELA, ANTONIA, C., BETTY, H., C. H. DAVIS, C. J. ELIZABETH, CALANUS, CATALYST, CHAUVENET, CHERYL MARIE, COLUMBUS ISELIN, CONQUEST, DUTTON, EASTWARD, EILEEN, M., ELLEN B. SCRIPPS, EMPIRE STATE IV, FLIP, G. WILLA, GEMINI, GINA KAREN, GLOMAR CHALLENGER, HERO, HRB, INDEPENDENCE, J. W. GIBBS, JINITA, JOAN MARIE, KANA KEOKI, KATHLEEN, LAWAIA, LUCKY STRIKE, M. KERRI, MARIETTA, MARYSVILLE, NEPTUNE, NOAA Ship Discoverer, NOAA Ship Fairweather, NOAA Ship John N. Cobb, NOAA Ship OREGON, NOAA Ship Oregon II, NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell, NOAA Ship Whiting, OCEANEER, OCONOSTOTA, ORCA, PACIFIC DAWN, PAN PACIFIC, QUICK SILVER, R/V GERDA, R/V Knorr, R/V Melville, RV Alpha Helix, SALUDA, SANDS, SARATOGA, SEA QUEST, SEEADLER, TRINIDAD, TUNABOAT1, TUNABOAT10, TUNABOAT2, TUNABOAT3, TUNABOAT4, TUNABOAT5, TUNABOAT6, TUNABOAT7, TUNABOAT8, TUNABOAT9, UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES, USNS BARTLETT, USNS De Steiguer, USNS Kane, USNS SAMUEL P. LEE, USNS Silas Bent, USS REXBURG, VEMA, VIVIAN ANN, WENDY, and WYMAN in the Alboran Sea, Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, English Channel, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Japan Sea, Laccadive Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Norwegian Sea, Philippine Sea, Red Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Solomon Sea, South Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1967-05-12 to 1974-09-07.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT Aircraft) (C118) 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 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.

Tags: oceanography
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce