The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD), Bathythermograph (XBT) and Sound Velocity data (XSV) were collected from fifty seven stations in Greenland Sea using ships KNORR, ENDEAVOR, and OCEANUS as part of Moving Ship Tomography Project. The data was collected over a period spanning from September 11, 1988 to March 22, 1991 by The Applied Physics Laboratory. Data containing 495 files in one tape were submitted by Kate Bader, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution and C125-Bathythermograph-XBT-Selected Depths file format of NODC. Original data were submitted on a 1600 BPI magnetic tape in ASCII. Sound velocity was measured in meters/second. File L01403 contains data from 24 stations with 1,381 records collected between 09/11/88 - 10/04/88. File L01404 contains data from 33 stations with 1,919 records collected between 08/04/89 - 08/12/89.

Current speed/direction, depth and other data were collected using meteorological sensors, Secchi disk, buoy, and bottle casts casts from multiple ships from December 6, 1975 to September 30, 1978. Data were submitted by USSR Academy of Science; Institute of Oceanology as part of the IDOE/POLYMODE (International Decade of Ocean Exploration / combination of USSR POLYGON project).

Conductivity, water depth and temperature data was collected from ships FRANKLIN and SPRIGHTLY. The data was collected from July 1982 to December 1988. Originator's bathythermograph (XBT) and CTD data was submitted in two tapes by Dr. Neil White of Australian Oceanographic Data Center. The data has been converted and is now available on line in C125-Bathythermograph-XBT-Selected Depths and F022-CTD-Hi-Resolution file formats of NODC.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and Nansen bottle data were collected as part of FLaden ground EXperiment (FLEX) from ship KNORR Cruise 54 Leg 6. The data was collected over a period spanning from May 9, 1976 to June 3, 1976. Data was submitted in one diskette by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data were collected as part of Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Analysis at the Ice Edge Zone (AMERIEZ) project. Data was collected from Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South) using Ships WESTWIND and MELVILLE. The data was collected over a period spanning from November 9, 1983 to December 2, 1983. Data was submitted by Dr. Robin D. Muench, Science Applications, Inc., Bellevue, WA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC.

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 were collected in Greenland Sea. Data was collected from Ship BARTLETT. The data was collected over a period spanning from August 2, 1990 to August 20, 1990. Data was submitted in a tape by Mr. Robert H. Bourke, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey CA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC. F022 High-resolution CTD data is collected from high resolution (conductivity-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 1 m. 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.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data were collected in Greenland Sea. Data was collected from Ship BARTLETT. The data was collected over a period spanning from September 7, 1989 to September 20, 1989. Data was submitted in a tape by Mr. Robert H. Bourke, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey CA. Data has been processed and is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC. F022 High-resolution CTD data is collected from high resolution (conductivity-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 1 m. 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.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116), Bathythermograph (MBT) (C128) formats. 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 C128 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.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) data were collected using three ships. The data was collected over a seven year period spanning from April 6, 1979 to March 7, 1986 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA. Data was submitted by WHOI to NODC and is available in F022-CTD Hi resolution file format.