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Temperature measurements found in dataset MBT taken from the DISCOVERY II (R/V;comm-d 1929;decomm-d 1963) , DELAWARE 1937-1962 and other platforms in the Coastal N Atlantic, North Atlantic and other locations from 1957 to 1968 (NODC Accession 6900934)

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The original data can be accessed via: NCEI Ocean Archive System

Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 6900934
Accession: 6900934
Start date (month/day/year): 11/3/1957
End date (month/day/year): 6/23/1968
Submitting Institute: US NAVY SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY
Contains observation type(s): physical,meterology
Contains datatype(s): 2239 temperature profiles
- 591 Sea_State measurements
- 650 Wind_Direction measurements
- 653 Wind_Speed measurements
- 625 Dry_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 252 Wet_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 413 Weather_Condit measurements
- 4 Cloud_Type measurements
- 390 Cloud_Cover measurements
- 2237 Ref/Surf_Temp measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Coastal N Atlantic
- North Atlantic
- North Pacific
- Coastal N Pacific
- Equatorial Pacific
- Mediteranean
West Boundary: 9.40
East Boundary: -7.82
North Boundary: 53.58
South Boundary: 8.92
Contains Instrument Type(s): MBT (2239 casts)
Project(s): FLOOD
- OCEAN WEATHER STATION
Institute(s): INST OF OCEANOG SCIENCES DEACON LAB (IOSDL) prev NAT INST OCEANOG (WORMLEY)
- WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE (WHOI)
- UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG)
- US NAVY SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY
- NAVOCEANO - US NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFIC (BAY ST. LOUIS; MISS.)
Platform(s): DISCOVERY II (R/V;comm-d 1929;decomm-d 1963)
- DELAWARE 1937-1962
- DOLPHIN
- USCGC MENDOTA (WHEC-69; call sign NRUS; active 1945 - 1973)
- USS REAPER (MSO-467) (Call sign NJLM; service date 11/10/1954 - 09/22/1972)
- USS FEARLESS (MSO-442) (Call sign NJGD; service date 09/22/1954-10/31/1990)
- USS PERSISTENT (MSO-491) (Call sign NFSJ; service date 02/03/1956-04/26/1971)
- TANNER
- USS CONFLICT (MSO-426; call sign NBDU; service date 03/23/1954 - 06/09/1972)
- FORSTER
- USS FALGOUT (DE-324; call sign NTDW; active 1943-1947; 1951-1954; 1955-1969)
- USCGC WINONA (WHEC-65; call sign VRUG7; service date 08/15/1946 - 05/31/1974)
- USS PINNACLE (MSO-462) (Call sign NJHJ; service date 10/21/1955 - 11/24/1970)
- USS NIMBLE (MSO-459) (Call sign NMKY; service date 11/11/1955 - 11/24/1970)
- VALOR
- HUMBOLDT
- USS PERRY (DD-844; call sign NBBY; active 1946 - 1973)