Global Near Real-Time Temperature and Salinity Profile Data from the GTSPP project from 20 April 2003 to 21 May 2003 (NODC Accession 0001033)

Physical, current, meteorological, and other data were collected from XBT casts, buoys, and other instruments from a World-Wide distribution. Data were collected from 20 April 2003 to 21 May 2003. Data were submitted by the Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS) in support of the Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography (Argo), the Gulf of Mexico NOAA/NMFS Ship of Opportunity (SOOP), and the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP). Physical parameters include profiles of temperature and salinity. Current parameters include current direction and speed. Meteorological parameters include dry bulb temperature, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, and air pressure.

本数据集采集了全球范围内通过抛弃式温深计（Expendable Bathythermograph, XBT）、浮标及其他仪器获取的物理、海流、气象及其他相关数据。数据采集时段为2003年4月20日至2003年5月21日。本数据集由海洋环境数据服务中心（Marine Environmental Data Service, MEDS）提交，用于支持实时地转海洋学阵列（Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography, Argo）、墨西哥湾美国国家海洋和大气管理局/美国国家海洋渔业局机遇船舶计划（Gulf of Mexico NOAA/NMFS Ship of Opportunity, SOOP）以及全球温盐剖面试验项目（Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project, GTSPP）的相关工作。其中，物理参数包含温度与盐度剖面数据；海流参数涵盖海流方向与流速；气象参数则包括干球温度、风速、风向、相对湿度及大气压强。