Temperature profiles from expendable bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the USCGC TANEY in the East Coast - US/Canada in support of the Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS) project from 1977-11-07 to 1977-11-16 (NODC Accession 7800087)
XBT data were collected from the USCGC TANEY in support of the Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS) project. Data were collected by the US Coast Guard (USCG) from 07 November 1977 to 16 November 1977. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html.
The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles at depths of about 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Cruise information, position, date, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT data file, in which temperature values are recorded at uniform 5m intervals, the XBT Data File contains temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths are at a minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to record the temperature curve to an acceptable degree of accuracy. On output, however, the user may request temperature values either at inflection points or interpolated to uniform depth increments.
The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles at depths of about 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Cruise information, position, date, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT data file, in which temperature values are recorded at uniform 5m intervals, the XBT Data File contains temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths are at a minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to record the temperature curve to an acceptable degree of accuracy. On output, however, the user may request temperature values either at inflection points or interpolated to uniform depth increments.
- Cite as: United States Coast Guard (2010). Temperature profiles from expendable bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the USCGC TANEY in the East Coast - US/Canada in support of the Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS) project from 1977-11-07 to 1977-11-16 (NODC Accession 7800087). Version 1.1. National Oceanographic Data Center, NOAA. Dataset. [access date]
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Time Period | 1977-11-07 to 1977-11-16 |
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S: 33.4
E: -72.6
W: -76
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Supplemental Information | Note: Preliminary 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). To develop more accurate metadata, the NODC reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Metadata were updated in August of 2007. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: US COAST GUARD PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: GROTON state: CT postal: 06340 country: UNITED STATES |
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