Temperature profiles from mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) casts from the USS DETECTOR in the Mediterranean Sea in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project from 03 August 1962 to 26 August 1962 (NODC Accession 6200936)

MBT data were collected from the USS DETECTOR in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project. Data were collected by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity from 03 August 1962 to 26 August 1962. 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.

本数据集的机械深海温度计（mechanical bathythermograph, MBT）数据采集自美国海军“探测器号”（USS DETECTOR）舰艇，用于支撑海洋数据舰队观测（Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data, FLOOD）项目。数据由美国海军及机会船舶（Ships of Opportunity）于1962年8月3日至1962年8月26日期间采集。该观测平台配备专业观测设备并配有操作人员，用于开展气象与海洋状况观测。数据已由美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）处理为符合NODC标准的通用深海温度计输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output, UBT）格式。完整的格式说明可从NODC官网获取，链接为：www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html。

UBT文件格式用于存储通过机械深海温度计（MBT）仪器获取的温深剖面数据。MBT观测的最大探测深度约为285米，因此该类数据仅适用于研究海洋上层的热结构特征。每条观测记录均包含航次信息、观测日期、位置及时间。数据记录由多组温深数值对组成。本文件中的温度数据以5米为固定深度间隔进行记录。