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Physical, temperature profile, and other data from CTD and XBT casts from the L. MCCORMICK and other platforms as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) project from 1981-09-14 to 1983-03-05 (NCEI Accession 8300038)

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Physical, temperature profile, and other data were collected from CTD and XBT casts from the L. MCCORMICK and other platforms from 14 September 1981 to 05 March 1983. Data were collected by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other institutions as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) and WARM CORE RINGS projects. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard High-Resolution CTD/STD Output (F022) and the Universal bathythermograph Output (UBT) formats.

This F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments.

The UBT 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 records are comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. The XBT data files contain 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 450 m or 760 m. Special instruments permitted measurements to 1830 m.
  • Cite as: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2002). Physical, temperature profile, and other data from CTD and XBT casts from the L. MCCORMICK and other platforms as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) project from 1981-09-14 to 1983-03-05 (NCEI Accession 8300038). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8300038. Accessed [date].
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Distribution Formats
  • C116
    • File Specification: NODC Bathythermograph Output Format (XBT)
  • F022
    • File Specification: High-Resolution CTD/STD Output Format (F022)
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Time Period 1981-09-14 to 1983-03-05
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -135.616667
East: -62.097222
South: 21.05
North: 43.266667
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Physical, chemical, meteorological, and biological data collected as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) program from 1969 to 1998
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  • 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.
  • Warm core ring cruise #1: R/V Endeavor cruise no. 74 / by M.C. Stalcup... et al; Woods Hole, Mass.: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1982
  • Warm core rings: an interdisciplinary study of warm core ring, physics, chemistry and biology, R/V Endeavor, R/V Atlantis II September/October 1981 cruise reports; Woods Hole, Mass.: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1981
  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:NMFS-NEFSC-MARMAP
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
  • revision: 2023-02-09
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
The publication(s) listed below are elated to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library:

Warm core ring cruise #1 : R/V Endeavor cruise no. 74. Woods Hole, Mass. : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1982.

Warm core rings : an interdisciplinary study of warm core ring, physics, chemistry and biology, R/V Endeavor, R/V Atlantis II September/October 1981 cruise reports. Woods Hole, Mass. : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1981.

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: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: WOODS HOLE
state: MA
postal: 02543
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US NAVY; SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY
Address:
address: 4640 JEWEL ST., 204
city: SAN DIEGO
state: CA
postal: 92109-31331
country: UNITED STATES
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - NARRAGANSETT
Address:
address: 28 TARZWELL DRIVE
city: NARRAGANSETT
state: RI
postal: 02882
country: UNITED STATES

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
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: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2002). Physical, temperature profile, and other data from CTD and XBT casts from the L. MCCORMICK and other platforms as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) project from 1981-09-14 to 1983-03-05 (NCEI Accession 8300038). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8300038. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2002). Physical, temperature profile, and other data from CTD and XBT casts from the L. MCCORMICK and other platforms as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) project from 1981-09-14 to 1983-03-05 (NCEI Accession 8300038). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8300038. 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8300038 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8300038 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ 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.
  • 2013-03-19T15:24:28Z - NCEI Accession 8300038 was revised and v2.3 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.
  • 2023-02-09T12:39:16Z - NCEI Accession 8300038 was revised and v2.4 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.
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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 - BT
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • CTD
  • meteorological sensor
  • transmissometer
Platform
  • ENDEAVOR
  • USS ANTRIM
  • USS BARBEY
  • USS FLATLEY
  • USS Lynde McCormick
  • YANKEE CLIPPER
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