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Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0000965)

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Nutrients, water density, salinity, and temperature profile data were collected using XBT, AXBT, bottle, and CTD casts in a World-wide distribution from 01 January 1994 to 31 December 2002. Data were submitted by the Japan Hydrographic Office.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Gelfeld, Robert D.; Japanese Hydrographic Office (2003). Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0000965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000965. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	1994-01-01 to 2002-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -21.181944 East: -28.216667 South: -68.915 North: 78.516667
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Publication Dates	publication: 2003-03-26
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
Supplemental Information	Data available in the World Ocean Database Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 1999 (NODC Accession 0000965) Accession\| 0000965 Date Received (month/day/year)\| 11/18/2004 Start date (month/day/year)\| 3/18/1982 End date (month/day/year)\| 10/7/1999 Submitting Institute\| JAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER (JODC) Contains observation type(s)\| physical,chemical,meterology Contains datatype(s)\| 82063 temperature profiles 1614 salinity profiles 306 phosphate profiles 306 silicate profiles 213 nitrate profiles 129 oxygen profiles 129 pH profiles 1010 Bottom_Depth measurements 234 Water_Color measurements 260 Water_Transpar measurements 6758 Wave_Direction measurements 3031 Wave_Height measurements 68890 Sea_State measurements 1301 Wind_Force measurements 777 Wave_Period measurements 7345 Wind_Direction measurements 6070 Wind_Speed measurements 7366 Barometric_Pres measurements 7348 Dry_Bulb_Temp measurements 2587 Wet-Bulb_Temp measurements 548 Weather_Condit measurements 534 Cloud-Type measurements 742 Cloud_Cover measurements 899 Visibility measurements Includes Sea Area(s)\| North Pacific Coastal N Pacific Equatorial Pacific South Indian Antarctic Coastal N Atlantic North Atlantic Coastal Equatorial Indian Equatorial Indian North Indian Mediteranean Coastal Equatorial Pacific Black Sea South Pacific Coastal S Pacific Coastal Equatorial Atlantic Equatorial Atlantic Coastal S Atlantic South Atlantic Red Sea Coastal S Indian West Boundary\| 0.00 East Boundary\| -2.10 North Boundary\| 63.00 South Boundary\| -68.92 Contains Instrument Type(s)\| MBT (28992 casts) XBT (51305 casts) DBT (152 casts) CTD (1150 casts) bottle/rossette/net (464 casts) Project(s)\| JRK (JAPAN-CHINA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM ON THE KUROSHIO) WESTPAC Institute(s)\| HOKKAIDO UNIV. FACULTY OF FISHERIES (HAKODATE) JAPAN COAST GUARD HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT (TOKYO - JAPAN) JAPAN HYDROGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION; MARINE INFORMATION RESEARCH CENTER JAPANESE MARITIME SELF DEFENSE FORCE OKINAWA PREFECTURAL FISHERIES EXPERIMENTAL STATION IBARAKI PREFECTURAL FISHERIES EXPERIMENTAL STATION JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAMSTEC) TOHOKU UNIVERSITY FISHERIES AGENCY OF JAPAN (JFA) TOKYO FISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURAL FISHERIES EXPERIMENTAL STATION Platform(s)\| HOKUSEI-MARU OSHORO MARU SHOYO (Call sign JCOD) SHIRASE (JSVY) ESAN KAIYO (Pennant HM06) (Call sign 8LYT; service date 03/1964 - 09/1993; JAMSTEC) KAIYO (Call Sign JGBF) (10/1993 to present) TAKUYO (CALL SIGN 7JWN) SHIMOKITA (CALL SIGN 8LBZ) TOSA TENYO (CALL SIGN JBBC) MEIYO (CALL SIGN JNQN) TONE SOYA (CALL SIGN JQUB) SUZUKA MATSUSHIMA (CALL SIGN JBRY) CHOKAI YONAKUNI SAGAMI YAHIKO NOJIMA HATERUMA TONAN-MARU SATSUMA (07/1966 to 09/1995) KOJIMA TSUGARU WAKASA SETTSU-MARU (CALL SIGN JQWO) KOSHIKI IWAKI REBUN NOTO (CALL SIGN JCCP) DAIO ERIMO CHITOSE YUBARI SHINANO SHINYO MARU KUWANO (CALL SIGN JJGD) ISUZU MOTOBU (CALL SIGN JQWG) KUMA SORACHI (CALL SIGN 7LNU) SHIRETOKO MIZUHO KAIYO-MARU KUNIGAMI (10/1980 to present) OJIKA MITO MARU AMAGI MARU MUROTO (CALL SIGN JHIK) KAIYO (R/V; call sign JRPG; built 05/1985; IMO8223684) POYANG ECHIZEN (CALL SIGN JLKU) KUZURYU ECHIGO (02/1990 to present) SHOYO (Call Sign JLPT) (Active date: March 1998) GENKAI SADO FUJI MOTOURA SENDAI OGASAWARA MARU (Call sign JHLO; built 02/1997; IMO9150353) MIYAGI MARU KUROBE KATORI (Call Sign JLLH) HAMASHIO (Call Sign JG5036) ETOMO AIRPLANE ZAO ABUKUMA (01/1976 to present) TESHIO KUDAKA HAYASHIO (03/1999 to present - CALL SIGN JG5543) KURIKOMA (04/1988 to present) GOTO (CALL SIGN JLAM) SOYO MARU (Call sign JAZB; commissioned 01.1925) YOKO-MARU KYONGBUK 885 PUSAN 881 IWAKI-MARU
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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: Gelfeld, Robert D.; Japanese Hydrographic Office (2003). Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0000965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000965. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Gelfeld, Robert D. US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Japanese Hydrographic Office
Contributors	Hokkaido University, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences
Resource Providers	Robert D. Gelfeld US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Japanese Hydrographic Office
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE cloud amount/frequency HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY SWELL DIRECTION SWELL PERIOD VISIBILITY WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE DATA WIND FORCE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SWELLS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Hokkaido University, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Japanese Hydrographic Office Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HOKUSEI-MARU ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes HOKUSEI-MARU (call sign: JPPU, ICES code: 49HO, 1957-1976)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - AXBT bathythermograph - XBT bottle CTD Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS JAPAN-CHINA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM ON THE KUROSHIO (JRK) Western Pacific programme (WESTPAC)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0000965

Use Constraints	Cite as: Gelfeld, Robert D.; Japanese Hydrographic Office (2003). Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0000965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000965. 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	2003-03-26T14:52:05Z - NCEI Accession 0000965 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0000965 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0000965 v1.1 (download) published 2003-03-26T14:52:05Z

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bathythermograph - AXBT bathythermograph - XBT bottle CTD
Platform	HOKUSEI-MARU

Last Modified: 2024-03-28T12:42:26Z
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Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD, MBT, XBT and CTD taken from the HOKUSEI-MARU, OSHORO MARU and other platforms in the North Pacific, Coastal N Pacific and other locations from 1982 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0000965)

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