Temperature profiles from mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) casts from the USS BOLD in the North Atlantic Ocean in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project from 06 July 1963 to 27 July 1963 (NODC Accession 6300167)

MBT data were collected from the USS BOLD in support of the Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data (FLOOD) project. Data were collected by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity from 06 July 1963 to 27 July 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.MBT数据采集自美国海军“大胆”号（USS BOLD），用于支持舰队海洋学数据观测（Fleet Observations of Oceanographic Data, FLOOD）项目。该数据由美国海军通过机遇观测船（Ships of Opportunity）于1963年7月6日至1963年7月27日期间采集。观测平台配备专业人员与设备，用于监测气象与海洋状况。数据已由国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）处理为符合其标准的通用探温剖面仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output, UBT）格式。完整格式说明可从NODC官网获取：www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html。 UBT文件格式适用于通过机械式海水探温剖面仪（mechanical bathythermograph, MBT）获取的温度-深度剖面数据。MBT观测的最大深度约为285米，因此其数据仅可用于研究海洋上层的热结构。每份观测均记录了航次信息、日期、位置与时间。数据记录由多组温度-深度数值对组成，本文件中的温度数据以5米的均匀深度间隔进行记录。