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Temperature profiles from MBT casts from a World-Wide distribution from the ALASKA and other platforms from 1943-02-02 to 1964-10-10 (NCEI Accession 9200027)

Temperature profile data were collected from MBT casts from a a World-Wide distribution. Data were collected from the ALASKA and other platforms from 02 February 1943 to 10 October 1964. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format.

This 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.

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Title Temperature profiles from MBT casts from a World-Wide distribution from the ALASKA and other platforms from 1943-02-02 to 1964-10-10 (NCEI Accession 9200027)
Description Temperature profile data were collected from MBT casts from a a World-Wide distribution. Data were collected from the ALASKA and other platforms from 02 February 1943 to 10 October 1964. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. This 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.
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Keywords 9200027 , water depth , WATER TEMPERATURE , bathythermograph - MBT , profile , ADMIRABLE , ALASKA , ALCHIBA , ALTAMAHA , AMETHYST , ANTON BRUUN , BEAVER , BLISH , BOGGS , BOREAS , BRAZOS , BRIDGE , CARLSON , CELTIC , CHANDELEUR , CHARLESTON , CHENANGO , CLOVES , COPAHEE , CRYSTAL , CUYAMA , D. A. MUNRO , EDWARD CORNWALLIS , ENGSTROM , GILMORE , HAMMONDSPORT , HMCS Cedarwood , HMCS YC-14 , HMCS/CNAV Ehkoli , HOWARD , HYDROGRAPHER , J. K. TAUSSIG , KAILUA , LYMAN , MADISON , MARCASITE , MILLICOMA , N. B. SCOFIELD , NASSAU , NELLIE BELLE , NESHANIC , NESTUCCA , O'BRIEN , PECOS , POCOMOKE , PRESLEY , R. S. BULL , RAIL , ROCKY MOUNT , SANGAMON , SEDERSTROM , SKAGIT , STEELE , SWAN , TEAK , USCGC Burton Island , USCGC NORTHWIND , USCGC Taney , USNS BOWDITCH , USNS SPICA , USNS Wilkes , USS A. M. SUMNER , USS Almandite , USS Andradite , USS Ault , USS BACHE , USS BARTON , USS Bergall , USS Chaumont , USS Doherty , USS EPPERSON , USS Hank , USS Herald , USS INGRAHAM , USS Laffey , USS Lawrence , USS McNulty , USS Miller , USS PC-790 , USS Robert K. Huntington , USS SAN BERNARDINO , USS Saranac , USS SNYDER , USS Sproston , USS TACOMA , USS TIPPECANOE , USS Vaya , USS Walker , YELLOWFIN , YP 109 , NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information , Arctic Ocean , Beaufort Sea , Bering Sea , Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) , Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary , Chukchi Sea , Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia , Coral Sea , Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary , East China Sea (Tung Hai) , Gulf of Alaska , Gulf of California , Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary , Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary , Indian Ocean , Japan Sea , Molucca Sea , Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary , North Pacific Ocean , Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary , Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument , Philippine Sea , Rose Atoll Marine National Monument , Selat Makasar (Makasar Strait) , Solomon Sea , South China Sea (Nan Hai) , South Pacific Ocean , Sulu Sea , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , MBT > Mechanical Bathythermographs , SUBMARINE , Ships , A. 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