Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the TANEY from Ocean Weather Station N (OWS-N) in the North Pacific Ocean from 09 June 1963 to 22 June 1963 (NODC Accession 6300112)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the TANEY within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station N (3000N 14000W) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 09 June 1963 to 22 June 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.

本数据集包含由TANEY号在N号海洋气象站（北纬30°00′，西经140°00′）周边1英里范围内以及航行途中采集的海洋探温仪（Bathythermograph）数据。数据采集工作由美国海岸警卫队于1963年6月9日至1963年6月22日期间完成。该观测平台配备了专业设备并配有操作人员，可开展天气与海况观测。美国国家海洋数据中心（NODC，National Oceanographic Data Center）已按照其标准统一探温仪输出（UBT，Universal Bathythermograph Output）格式对数据进行处理。完整格式说明可通过NODC官网www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html获取。

UBT文件格式适用于机械式探温仪（MBT，Mechanical Bathythermograph）采集得到的温度-深度剖面数据。MBT观测的最大探测深度约为285米，因此其数据仅可用于研究海洋上层的热结构特征。每条观测记录均包含航次信息、观测日期、位置与时间。数据记录由温度-深度值对组成，本文件中的温度数据以5米为等间隔深度进行记录。