WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from CENTURY, SPRIGHTLY and other platforms from 1930-11-29 to 1980-10-28 (NCEI Accession 8300130)

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Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (MBT) (C128), Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116), and Bathythermograph XBT Selected Depths (SBT) (C125) 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 UBT (C125) 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 records are comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Depths are selected by the originator - usually at standard horizons or some fixed interval. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. Special instruments permitted measurements to be obtained to 1830 m. The C128 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.

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8300130 water depth WATER TEMPERATURE bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - XBT physical profile CAPE PILLAR CAPRICE CENTURY COOTAMUDEA COURAGEOUS DEGEI DERWENT HUNTER ESTELLE STAR EVANS HEAD HAMME HMAS Anzac HMAS Barcoo HMAS Brisbane HMAS Derwent HMAS Diamantina HMAS Duchess HMAS Gascoyne HMAS Hobart HMAS Kimbla HMAS Moresby HMAS Parramatta HMAS Perth HMAS Stuart HMAS Swan HMAS Tobruk HMAS Torrens HMAS Vampire HMAS Vendetta HMAS Voyager HMAS Warrego HMAS Yarra HMS Cook IRON HUNTER KOOKABURRA MAHENO MALAITA MARELDA MARY ANNE SIMMS MURCHISON NORTHWEST TRADER PATEENA QUADRANT QUEENBOROUGH QUIBERON QUICKMATCH SAORI SPRIGHTLY ST BRIDES BAY UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF AUSTRALIA UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED KINGDOM WARREEN WEERUTTA WOOMERA Australian Oceanographic Data Centre University of London, Queen Mary College Unknown - United Kingdom US National Oceanographic Data Center Australian Oceanographic Data Centre Andaman Sea or Burma Sea Arafura Sea Bali Sea Banda Sea Bass Strait Bay of Bengal Bismarck Sea Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) Coral Sea East China Sea (Tung Hai) Flores Sea Great Australian Bight Gulf of Thailand Indian Ocean Jawa (Java) Sea Laccadive Sea Malacca Straits Molucca Sea North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Selat Makasar (Makasar Strait) Singapore Strait Solomon Sea South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Sulu Sea Tasman Sea Timor Sea oceanography AU/RAN/DOM/AODC > Australian Oceanographic Data Centre, Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology, Royal Australian Navy, Australia DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS MBT > Mechanical Bathythermographs XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs Ships ANZAC (call sign: VKNG, ICES code: 09AN, 1996-) BARCOO (call sign: VKMY, ICES code: 09BA, 1944-1964) BRISBANE (call sign: VKLC, ICES code: 09BS, 1967-2001) CAPE PILLAR (ICES code: 09CP) CAPRICE (ICES code: 74CA) CENTURY (ICES code: 09CE) COOK (ICES code: 74C6, 1950-1964) COOTAMUDEA (ICES code: 0915) COURAGEOUS (ICES code: 09CR) DEGEI (ICES code: 09T2) DERWENT (call sign: VKCV, ICES code: 09DE, 1964-1994) DERWENT HUNTER (ICES code: 09DH) DIAMANTINA (call sign: VMFB, ICES code: 09DM, 1945-1980) DUCHESS (call sign: VKYT, ICES code: 09DU, 1973-1977) ESTELLE STAR (ICES code: 0917) EVANS HEAD (ICES code: 09EV) GASCOYNE (call sign: VKMS, ICES code: 09GA, 1943-1966) HAMME (ICES code: 09HA) HOBART (call sign: VKLB, ICES code: 09HO, 1965-2000) IRON HUNTER (ICES code: 09Y8) KIMBLA (call sign: VLNK, ICES code: 09KI, 1956-1985) KOOKABURRA (call sign: SWVJ, ICES code: 0920) MAHENO (ICES code: 09MH) MALAITA (ICES code: 09ML) MARELDA (ICES code: 09MA) MARY ANNE SIMMS (ICES code: 09W8) MORESBY (call sign: VKPM, ICES code: 09MO, 1964-1998) MURCHISON (ICES code: 09MU) NORTHWEST TRADER (ICES code: 09NT) PARRAMATTA (ICES code: 09PA, 1961-1991) PATEENA (ICES code: 09PB) PERTH (call sign: VKPT, ICES code: 09PE, 1965-1999) QUADRANT (ICES code: 09QA) QUEENBOROUGH (ICES code: 09QU) QUIBERON (call sign: FNQI, ICES code: 09QI) QUICKMATCH (ICES code: 09QM) SAORI (ICES code: 09SG) SPRIGHTLY (ICES code: 09SY) ST BRIDES BAY (ICES code: 74S4, 1945-1961) STUART (ICES code: 09ST, 1963-1991) SWAN (call sign: VJMK, ICES code: 09SW, 1970-1996) TOBRUK (call sign: VLMD, ICES code: 09TO, 1950-1960) TORRENS (call sign: VLNB, ICES code: 09TR, 1971-1998) VAMPIRE (call sign: VKMC, ICES code: 09VA, 1959-1986) VENDETTA (call sign: VJZG, ICES code: 09VE, 1958-1979) VOYAGER (call sign: VJZF, ICES code: 09VO, 1957-1964) WARREEN (ICES code: 09WA, 1938-1966) WARREGO (call sign: VJZM, ICES code: 09WG, 1940-1963) WEERUTTA (ICES code: 09WE) WOOMERA (ICES code: 09WO) YARRA (call sign: VJZJ / VKYJ, ICES code: 09YA, 1961-1985) OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:8300130
issued	2003-10-24T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	-158.7,-53.7,58.95,30.0
temporal	1930-11-29T00:00:00+00:00/1980-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

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