Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the OWASCO from Ocean Weather Station C (OWS-C) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 30 October 1969 to 24 November 1969 (NODC Accession 6900942)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the OWASCO within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station C (5245N 03530W) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 30 October 1969 to 24 November 1969. 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.本数据集包含温深仪（Bathythermograph）采集数据，采集范围涵盖OWASCO平台、海洋气象站C（52°45′N，35°30′W）周边1英里范围内以及航行途中。数据由美国海岸警卫队于1969年10月30日至1969年11月24日期间采集。该观测平台配备专业观测设备并部署操作人员，用于开展气象与海洋状况监测。数据由国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center，NODC）处理为NODC标准通用温深仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output，UBT）格式。完整格式说明可通过NODC官方网站链接获取：www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html。 通用温深仪输出（UBT）文件格式用于存储通过机械式温深仪（Mechanical Bathythermograph，MBT）获取的温度-深度剖面数据。机械式温深仪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水体的热结构特征。每条观测记录均附带航次信息、观测日期、位置与时间参数。数据记录由温度-深度值对组成，本文件内的温度数据以5米的等深度间隔进行记录。