Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the BERING STRAIT from Ocean Weather Station V (OWS-V) in the North Pacific Ocean from 18 February 1962 to 19 March 1962 (NODC Accession 6200069)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the BERING STRAIT within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station V (3400N 164000E) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 18 February 1962 to 19 March 1962. 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.

本数据集的海水温深仪（Bathythermograph）观测数据采集自白令海峡内海洋气象站V（3400N 164000E）周边1英里范围及航行途经区域。观测数据由美国海岸警卫队于1962年2月18日至1962年3月19日期间收集。该观测平台配备专业设备并配有操作人员，用于开展气象与海洋状况观测。数据由美国国家海洋数据中心（NODC）按照其通用温深仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output, UBT）标准格式进行处理。完整的格式说明可通过NODC官网的以下网址获取：www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html。
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深度约为285米，因此该类数据仅适用于研究海洋上层的热结构特征。每份观测记录均包含航次信息、观测日期、位置与时间。数据记录由多组温度-深度数值对组成，文件内的温度数据以均匀的5米深度间隔进行记录。