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Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the STONETOWN from Ocean Weather Station P (OWS-P) in the North Pacific Ocean from 1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22 (NCEI Accession 7600163)

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Bathythermograph data were collected from the STONETOWN within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station P (5000N 14500W) and in transit. Data were collected by the Fisheries Research Board of Canada; Pacific Oceanographic Group from 16 August 1952 to 22 September 1965. The platform was equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format.

The UBT file 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.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Fisheries Research Board of Canada > Pacific Oceanographic Group (2022). Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the STONETOWN from Ocean Weather Station P (OWS-P) in the North Pacific Ocean from 1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22 (NCEI Accession 7600163). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7600163. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:7600163

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Other Access	Descriptive Information (offlineAccess) Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page. HTTPS (offlineAccess) Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (offlineAccess) Users may contact NCEI for more information and to request access to the archived data. User requests must be approved by NCEI and are subject to order fulfillment constraints.
Distribution Formats	UBT File Specification: Universal Bathythermograph Output Format (UBT)
Ordering Instructions	When requesting analog data from NCEI, the desired dataset should be referred to by the Accession Number listed in this metadata record. Because the contents of this archival information package are analog, you must contact NCEI for assistance in obtaining a copy of these data.
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Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -150 East: -124.4 South: 45.8 North: 55.1
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General Documentation

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Associated Resources

Oceanographic station profile data from casts from numerous platforms at Ocean Weather Stations in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans from 1947-02-01 to 1977-12-31
- NCEI Collection
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Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, January 23, 1965 to April 19, 1965; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1966
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 122 p.; ill.; 28 cm
Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1964
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 95 p.; ill.; 28 cm
Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1963
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 121 p.; ill., maps; 28 cm
Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean, October 31, 1964 to January 26, 1965; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 96 p.; ill.; 28 cm
Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, August 7 to October 31, 1964; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 118 p.; ill., maps; 28 cm
Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, May 16 to August 12, 1964; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 112 p.; ill.; 28 cm
Oceanographic data record, Ocean weather station "P", August 1, 1962 to January 18, 1963 / D.G. Robertson, F.W. Dobson, H.J. Hollister; Nanaimo, B.C.: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Oceanographic Group, 1963
- Ocean weather station "P", August 1, 1962 to January 18, 1963
  NOAA Central Library: 155 p.; ill.; 28 cm
Data record, Ocean weather station "P", (latitude 50°00ʹN, longitude 145°00ʹW) December 9, 1959 to January 19, 1961 / by S. Tabata... et al. Nanaimo, B.C.: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Oceanographic Group, 1961
- Ocean weather station "P", (latitude 50°00ʹN, longitude 145°00ʹW) December 9, 1959 to January 19, 1961
  NOAA Central Library: 296 p.; ill.; 28 cm
US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890
  documentation

gov.noaa.nodc:ICAO-OWS

Publication Dates	publication: 2022-10-30
Data Presentation Form	Hardcopy document - document archived in analog format
Dataset Progress Status	Pending - committed to, but not yet addressed
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	The publication(s) listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, January 23, 1965 to April 19, 1965. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1966. Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean. Ottawa, [Canada] : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1963. Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, May 16 to August 12, 1964. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965. Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965. Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, August 7 to October 31, 1964. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965. Ocean Weather Station "P" North Pacific Ocean, October 31, 1964 to January 26, 1966. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1965. Oceanographic data record, Ocean weather station "P", August 1, 1962 to January 18, 1963. Nanaimo, B.C. : Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Oceanographic Group, [1963]. Data record, Ocean weather station "P", (latitude 50 00 N, longitude 145 00 W) December 9, 1959 to January 19, 1961. Nanaimo, B.C. : Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Oceanographic Group, [1961].
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	Data in this archival information package are not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI directly for access to these data. 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: Fisheries Research Board of Canada > Pacific Oceanographic Group (2022). Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the STONETOWN from Ocean Weather Station P (OWS-P) in the North Pacific Ocean from 1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22 (NCEI Accession 7600163). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7600163. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Fisheries Research Board of Canada > Pacific Oceanographic Group
Contributors	Fisheries Research Board of Canada; Pacific Oceanographic Group
Resource Providers	Fisheries Research Board of Canada; Pacific Oceanographic Group
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS water depth WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS physical profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Fisheries Research Board of Canada; Pacific Oceanographic Group NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Fisheries Research Board of Canada; Pacific Oceanographic Group
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS CGS/CCGS Stonetown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes STONETOWN (call sign: CGGP, ICES code: 18SO, 1950-1967)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - MBT Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords MBT > Mechanical Bathythermographs
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS OCEAN WEATHER STATION
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 7600163

Use Constraints	Cite as: Fisheries Research Board of Canada > Pacific Oceanographic Group (2022). Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the STONETOWN from Ocean Weather Station P (OWS-P) in the North Pacific Ocean from 1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22 (NCEI Accession 7600163). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7600163. 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.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bathythermograph - MBT
Platform	CGS/CCGS Stonetown

Last Modified: 2023-02-07T22:16:07Z
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Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the STONETOWN from Ocean Weather Station P (OWS-P) in the North Pacific Ocean from 1952-08-16 to 1965-09-22 (NCEI Accession 7600163)

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