PRESSURE - WATER and Other Data from ISLAS ORCADAS and Other Platforms From North Atlantic Ocean and Others from 19320101 to 19841231 (NODC Accession 9000018)

CAUTION: This data set needs to be investigated with Don Collins before
the abstract can be finalised. After Suchira's discussion with Mitchell
it is confirmed that the data in the accession and the submitter do not
match. Suchira proposes putting all the details available
in supplemental information till the dicrepencies can be sorted out and leaving only one paragraph abstract.

The paragraph written by Suchira is--The data in this accession is archived hydrographic data sets spanning a
period of 52 years from January 1932 to December 1984. Originator's data
submitted in total of 43 tapes by Compass Systems, Inc. have been converted to the
current NODC data storage format. Data were submitted by Mr. Arthur D.
Stroud. These data sets contain physical profile data collected by
multiple institutions spread across the world in different sea areas
such as North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean,
Mediterranean Sea, Coastal Waters of California, Coastal Waters of
Washington/Oregon and Drake Passage using multiple ships.

The information available for the different data sets is provided below.
from the Secretaria de Marina, Servicio de Hidrografia Naval,
Argentina. These data were collected aboard the Koyoshi Maru from 01/05/77 to
01/05/77. These data are in NODC BT format. This is one of 43 tapes
submitted by Compass Systems, Inc.

This
tape consists of Australian MBT data collected in the South Pacific from
1960 through 1968. These data were provided to Compass Systems, Inc. by
the Australian Oceanographic Data Center. This is one of 43 tapes
submitted by CSI.

This tape contains UBT data collected by the Korean Navy off the coast
of
Korea from 1961 to 1977. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by Compass
Systems, Inc. (CSI). The data are in source format which is described
in the documentation. Platform codes are unknown. Global MBT data
spanning from 1932 through 1979 were provided by CSI.
There are eleven tapes containing 100 foot and 30 meter level data.
There
are two tapes in Moods format. The documentation for the 43 tapes
submitted by CSI is contained here.
This tape contains Oregon State University Newport Line CTD data.
This data set includes 10 files containing 1975 Oregon coast data,
4 files containing CUE-II data and 9 files containing 1972 CUE-II data.
These data are in Oregon State University format and a description
of the format is included in the documentation. There are no
platform codes for some of the data. Also included in the tape is
Ocean data from 1959 to 1970 (L130). This is one of 43 tapes submitted
by Compass Systems, Inc.
This is Foster drake passage STD data collected in 1975. There are
two files in Moods format in this tape. The documentation includes a
description of the source code. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by
Compass Systems, Inc. (I do not understand this, "foster" (?);
Francis Drake maybe. is this ISOS/IDOE data ? (F. Mitchell 2/93).
This is one of two tapes containing xbt data collected by Lamont Doherty
Geological Observatory in the Southern pacific Ocean from 1976-1978.
These data are in NODC UBT format and source code. The documentation
includes a description of the source code format. This is one of 43
tapes submitted by Compass Systems, Inc.
This is one of two tapes containing XBT data collected by
Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory in the Southern Pacific Ocean
from 1976-1978. These data are in NODC UBT format and source code.
The
documentation includes a description of the source code format.
This is one of 43 tapes submitted by Compass Systems, Inc.
These data consist of BT and Station Data provided by the
California Department of Fish and Game via Compass Systems, Inc. (CSI).
These data were collected off the coast of Oregon and Baja California
from 1966 to 1976 for the BT data, and from 1966-67, 1968, 1969-84
for the Station Data. The BT and Station Data are in NODC format.
This is one of 43 tapes submitted by CSI.
These data consist of BT and Station Data provided by the California
Department of Fish and Game via Compass Systems, Inc. (CSI). These data
were collected off the coast of Oregon and Baja California from 1966
to 1976 for the bt data, and from 1966-67, 1968, 1969-84 for the
station data. the bt and station data are in source format. This is one
of 43 tapes submitted by CSI. Documentation on the format is provided.
This is
one of three tapes of XBT data supplied by the French Navy via FNOC.
These data were collected in the North Atlantic Ocean from 07/04/70
to 07/04/70. These data are in NODC XBT format. This is one of 43 tapes
submitted by Compass Systems, Inc.
This is one of three tapes of XBT data supplied by the French Navy via FNOC.
These
data were collected in the North Atlantic Ocean from 03/20/53 to 03/16/55.
These data are in source format. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by
Compass systems, Inc.
This is one of three XBT data tapes supplied by the French Navy via FNOC.
These data were collected in the North Atlantic Ocean from 10/02/52 to 11/25/52.
These data
are in NODC XBT format. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by CSI.
These tapes contain MBT/XBT data collected by the French Navy in the
Mediterranean sea from 1952 to 1967. The data are in NODC format. These
are two of 43 tapes submitted by Compass Systems, Inc. (CSI).
This tape contains Standard level XBT/MBT data collected by the Japanese
in Antarctic coastal waters from 1961 through 1966. These data are in
source format and are part of 43 tapes submitted by CSI.
These are four tapes containing Japanese UBT data. These data are UBT
observations off the coast of Japan from 1970-1976 and 1978. These data were
provided by JSDF to FNOC. Three of the tapes are in NODC UBT format and one tape
is in source code.
The documentation includes a description of the source code format.
These tapes are part of a shipment of 43 tapes sent by CSI.

These are seven tapes containing British UBT data for the years 1955, 1964,
1966, 1967 and 1973. These data were supplied by Paul Fielding of the Hydrographic
Department, Ministry of Defense, Britain, via field numerical Oceanographic Center
(FNOC). These data are both in NODC UBT format and source code (format description
is included
in the documentation). No platform codes are available. These tapes
are part of 43 tapes submitted by CSI.
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This tape contains station data from 1967 to 1978 collected in Monterey
Bay. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by Compass Systems, Inc.
Documentation about the data format is included in the data files.

Another tape contains station data collected by the Norwegian
Navy in the vicinity of [Ocean Weather] Station Mike from 1948 to
1957. This is one of 43 tapes submitted by Compass Systems,Inc. (CSI).
The data are in source format. No documentation is available on the format.

Minor changes to this abstract were made on June 26,
2000.
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Minor changes to this abstract were made on June 26, 2000.