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Temperature, salinity and other measurements taken from the WALTHER HERWIG, VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05 (NCEI Accession 0000648)

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Physical profile data from were collected from CTD casts from the METEOR and other platforms. Data were collected from the North Sea and other locations from 18 July 1979 to 05 July 2001. Parameters include profiles of temperature and salinity.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Gelfeld, Robert D.; Deutsches Hydrographische Institut (2002). Temperature, salinity and other measurements taken from the WALTHER HERWIG, VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05 (NCEI Accession 0000648). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000648. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0000648

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Time Period	1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -88.46 East: 145.25 South: -64.27 North: 82
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Publication Dates	publication: 2002-01-07 revision: 2022-10-18
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 from the World Ocean Database Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in dataset CTD taken from the WALTHER HERWIG (service date: October 1972 to January 1994), VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1979 to 2001 (NODC Accession 0000648) Accession\| 0000648 Date Received (month/day/year)\| 6/3/2004 Start date (month/day/year)\| 7/14/1979 End date (month/day/year)\| 5/21/2001 Submitting Institute\| BUNDESAMT FUR SEESCHIFFAHRT UND HYDROGRAPHIE (BSH); HAMBURG Contains observation type(s)\| physical,chemical Contains datatype(s)\| 2589 temperature profiles 2589 salinity profiles 13 oxygen profiles 2582 Bottom_Depth measurements Includes Sea Area(s)\| Arctic North Atlantic Coastal N Atlantic North Pacific Equatorial Pacific South Pacific Baltic Sea West Boundary\| 31.51 East Boundary\| 26.25 North Boundary\| 82.00 South Boundary\| -11.07 Contains Instrument Type(s)\| CTD (2589 casts) Institute(s)\| INST FOR SEA FISHERIES (HAMBURG-ALTONA) (ISH) - USE OCL CODE 82 BUNDESAMT FUR SEESCHIFFAHRT UND HYDROGRAPHIE (BSH); HAMBURG GEOLOGISCH-PALAEONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT DER UNIVERSITAET KIEL (GPIKI) (KIEL) Platform(s)\| WALTHER HERWIG (service date: October 1972 to January 1994) VALDIVIA SONNE WEGA WALTHER HERWIG III (DBFR) (12/01/1993 TO PRESENT) (RESEARCH VESSEL) GAUSS POSEIDON (DBKV) (In service: 1976) ATAIR (R/V; call sign DBBA; service date 05/04/1962 - 04/29/1987)
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.; Deutsches Hydrographische Institut (2002). Temperature, salinity and other measurements taken from the WALTHER HERWIG, VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05 (NCEI Accession 0000648). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000648. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Gelfeld, Robert D. US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Deutsches Hydrographische Institut
Resource Providers	Robert D. Gelfeld US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Deutsches Hydrographische Institut
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS DEPTH - OBSERVATION SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Data Center keywords	NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Deutsches Hydrographische Institut 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 GAUSS METEOR POSEIDON RV Polarstern VALDIVIA WALTHER HERWIG III WEGA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes METEOR (call sign: DBBH, ICES code: 06MT, 1964-1985) POSEIDON (call sign: DBKV, ICES code: 06PO, 1976) Polarstern (call sign: DBLK, ICES code: 06AQ, 1982) VALDIVIA (ICES code: 06AZ, 1970-1999) WEGA (call sign: DBBC, ICES code: 06AC, 1990) Walther Herwig III (call sign: DBFR, ICES code: 06NI, 1993)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS CTD Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Arctic Ocean Baltic Sea Barents Sea Bay of Biscay Davis Strait Greenland Sea (including Iceland Sea and North Greenland Sea) Gulf of Bothnia Kattegat, The Sound, Great Belt, Little Belt Labrador Sea North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Philippine Sea Skagerrak South Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > DAVIS STRAIT OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0000648

Use Constraints	Cite as: Gelfeld, Robert D.; Deutsches Hydrographische Institut (2002). Temperature, salinity and other measurements taken from the WALTHER HERWIG, VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05 (NCEI Accession 0000648). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000648. 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.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2002-01-07T15:46:53Z - NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1 was published. 2022-10-18T01:16:18Z - NCEI Accession 0000648 was revised and v1.2 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1 (download) published 2002-01-07T15:46:53Z NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.2 NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.2 (download) published 2022-10-18T01:16:18Z

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Processing Steps

2002-01-07T15:46:53Z - NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1 was published.
2022-10-18T01:16:18Z - NCEI Accession 0000648 was revised and v1.2 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.1 (download)
  published 2002-01-07T15:46:53Z

NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.2
- NCEI Accession 0000648 v1.2 (download)
  published 2022-10-18T01:16:18Z

Lineage information for: repository
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	CTD
Platform	GAUSS METEOR POSEIDON RV Polarstern VALDIVIA WALTHER HERWIG III WEGA

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Temperature, salinity and other measurements taken from the WALTHER HERWIG, VALDIVIA and other platforms in the Arctic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1974-06-28 to 2001-07-05 (NCEI Accession 0000648)

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