Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the MENDOTA from Ocean Weather Station E (OWS-E) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 03 August 1966 to 03 September 1966 (NODC Accession 6600036)

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 03 August 1966 to 03 September 1966. 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.本数据集的海水温度深度记录仪（Bathythermograph）数据采集自门多塔号（MENDOTA），采集范围覆盖E号海洋气象站（35°00′N，48°00′W）周边1英里海域及航行途中。数据由美国海岸警卫队于1966年8月3日至1966年9月3日采集完成。该观测平台配备专业观测设备并配有作业人员，用于开展气象与海洋环境状况监测。数据经美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center，NODC）按照NODC标准通用海水温度深度记录仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output，UBT）格式进行处理并存储。完整格式说明可通过NODC官方网址www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html查询获取。 UBT文件格式适用于通过机械式海水温度深度记录仪（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，因此该类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行信息、观测日期、位置与时间。数据记录由多组温深数值对构成，文件内的温度数据以每5米的固定深度间隔进行记录。