Temperature profiles from mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) casts from the USS VITAL in the North Atlantic Ocean in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project from 11 October 1964 to 23 October 1964 (NODC Accession 6400667)
Vydavatel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
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MBT data were collected from the USS VITAL in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project. Data were collected by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity from 11 October 1964 to 23 October 1964. 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. 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 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.