WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from CANSO CONDOR, QUAPPELLE and other platforms from 1968-10-31 to 1979-06-01 (NCEI Accession 8300066)
Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format.
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.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: St. Andrews Biological Station (2003). WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from CANSO CONDOR, QUAPPELLE and other platforms from 1968-10-31 to 1979-06-01 (NCEI Accession 8300066). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8300066. Accessed [date].
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Time Period | 1968-10-31 to 1979-06-01 |
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West: 103.78
East: 23.3
South: -44.85
North: 71.8
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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 | The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library: The distribution and variability of physical oceanographic properties along line P, May 8-18, 1972. Victoria, B.C. : Marine Sciences Directorate, Pacific Region, Environment Canada, [1973]. 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: ST. ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: ST. ANDREWS state: NEW BRUNSWICK postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA; PACIFIC OCEANOGRAPHIC GROUP Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NANAIMO state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SCIENCES BRANCH - PACIFIC REGION Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: VICTORIA state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOVA SCOTIA postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: MARINE ECOLOGY LABORATORY Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: DARTMOUTH, NS state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: STATION DE BIOLOGIE MARINE Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: GRANDE RIVIERE state: QUEBEC postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: CANADIAN FORCES MARITIME COMMAND - EAST Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: HALIFAX state: NOVA SCOTIA postal: B3K 2,X0 country: CANADA Contact info: Agency: CANADIAN FORCES MARITIME COMMAND - WEST Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: CANADA |
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