The water depth and temperature data along with Ocean Station data was collected from ship Xiang Yang Hong 14 in cruises 7 and 8. The data was collected from TOGA (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere) Area in the Pacific (30 N to 30 S) from October 1989 to July 1990. The originator's bathythermograph (XBT) data was submitted by First Institute of Oceanography, Shandong Province, China. The data has been converted and is now available on line in C116-Bathythermograph-XBT and C100 Ocean-Station-Data file formats of NODC.

The Air Sea Flux data containing Wind, Temperature, and Humidity of air; and Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Level Motion were collected as part of Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment from TOGA Area - Pacific (30 N to 30 S). Data was collected from Ship XIANG YANG HONG 05. The data was collected over a period spanning from November 10, 1992 to February 16, 1993. Data was submitted using File Transfer Protocol by Wei Hao of University of Qingdao, Academia Sinica, China.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and nutrient data were collected as part of Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study (WEPOCS). Three year data WEPOCS I, II, III was collected from TOGA Area - Pacific (30 N to 30 S) using Ships THOMAS G. THOMPSON and MOANA WAVE. The data was collected over a period spanning from June 18, 1985 to July 28, 1988. Data was submitted by Dr. Roger Lukas, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution and C100-Ocean-Station-Data file format of NODC.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) data were collected as part of El Niño watch. R/V Thomas G. Thompson was used to collect data from TOGA Area-Pacific (30 N to 30 S). The data was collected over a three month period spanning from June 18, 1985 to July 15, 1985. Data was submitted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA in a tape. The data has been processed by NODC and is available in F022-CTD Hi resolution file format.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. The C116/C118 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data was collected from TOGA Area - Pacific (30 N to 30 S) R/V MOANA WAVE. The data was collected over a period spanning from February 9, 1989 to May 10, 1989. Data was submitted by Harry Bryden of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data were collected in TOGA Area, Atlantic as part of Trans-Atlantic Section 8 (TAS-8) study. Eighteen days data was collected from Ship OCEANUS. The data was collected over a period spanning from March 1, 1989 to March 19, 1989. Data was submitted in a tape by Kristen M. Sanborn of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC.

Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data were collected as part of Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere and World Ocean Circulation Experiment. Data were collected from Ships XIANG YANG HONG 05 between November 16, 1991 and December 11, 1991. CTD data from China2 data set containing 164 profiles (164 files) was submitted to US NODC using File Transfer Protocol by National Oceanographic Data Center of the Peoples Republic of China.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard High-Resolution CTD/STD (F022) format. The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments.

Physical and chemical data were collected using current meter, CTD, and buoy casts in the TOGA area of the Pacific Ocean from NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER and R/V XIANGYANGHONG #14 from 25 January 1987 to 24 October 1987. Data were collected and submitted by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) format. The C116/C118 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB.