Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the ANDROSCOGGIN from Ocean Weather Station E (OWS-E) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 14 October 1964 to 01 November 1964 (NODC Accession 6400011)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the ANDROSCOGGIN 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 14 October 1964 to 01 November 1964. 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.

本数据集采集自“安德罗斯科金”号（ANDROSCOGGIN），数据覆盖E号海洋气象站（35°00′N 48°00′W）周边1英里范围及航行途中的温深仪（Bathythermograph）观测数据。该数据由美国海岸警卫队于1964年10月14日至1964年11月1日期间采集。该观测平台配备专业观测设备并部署值守人员，用于开展气象与海洋状况监测。所有数据已由国家海洋数据中心（NODC）处理为NODC标准通用温深仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output，简称UBT）格式。完整格式说明可通过NODC官网的https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html 页面获取。

UBT格式用于存储通过机械温深仪（Mechanical Bathythermograph，简称MBT）采集的温度-深度剖面数据。MBT观测的最大深度约为285米，因此其数据仅适用于研究海洋上层的热结构。每份观测记录均包含航行信息、观测日期、位置与时间。数据记录由温度-深度值对构成，该文件中的温度数据以5米的均匀深度间隔进行记录。