Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the MENDOTA from Ocean Weather Station D (OWS-D), E (OWS-E), and H (OWS-H) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 07 July 1971 to 11 August 1971 (NODC Accession 7101027)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the MENDOTA within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station D (4400N 04100W), E (3500N 04800W), H (3800N 07100W), and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 07 July 1971 to 11 August 1971. 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.本数据集的海水测温仪（Bathythermograph）观测数据采集自MENDOTA号，覆盖海洋气象站D（44°00′N 041°00′W）、E（35°00′N 048°00′W）、H（38°00′N 071°00′W）周边1英里范围内海域及航行途中区域。数据由美国海岸警卫队于1971年7月7日至1971年8月11日期间采集，观测平台配备专业设备与人员，用于气象及海洋状况监测。所有数据已由NODC处理为NODC标准通用海水测温仪输出格式（Universal Bathythermograph Output, UBT）。完整格式说明可从NODC官网www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html获取。 UBT文件格式用于存储机械式海水测温仪（Mechanical Bathythermograph, MBT）获取的温深剖面数据。MBT观测的最大探测深度约为285米，因此其数据仅可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、位置与时间，数据记录由温深数值对构成，本文件中的温度数据以均匀5米的深度间隔进行存储。