Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the MENDOTA from Ocean Weather Station E (OWS-E) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 11 July 1963 to 09 August 1963 (NODC Accession 6300101)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the MENDOTA within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station E (3500N 04800W) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 11 July 1963 to 09 August 1963. 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.本数据集的温深仪（Bathythermograph）数据采集自"MENDOTA"号船舶，覆盖范围涵盖E号海洋气象站（北纬35°00′，西经48°00′）周边1英里海域及航行途中。数据由美国海岸警卫队于1963年7月11日至1963年8月9日期间采集。该观测平台配备专业设备并安排人员开展气象与海洋环境观测。所有数据均由国家海洋数据中心（NODC）处理为NODC标准通用温深仪输出（UBT）格式。完整格式说明可通过NODC官网www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html查询获取。 UBT文件格式用于存储通过机械式温深仪（MBT）获取的温度-深度剖面数据。机械式温深仪观测的最大深度约为285米，因此其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，数据主体由多组温度-深度数值对构成，且该文件中的温度数据以5米为均匀深度间隔进行记录。