This dataset contains 73 sets of data collected as part of Shipboard Environmental data Acquisition System (SEAS) III program in North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico. The cruises were conducted using 27 different ships. The bathythermograph (XBT) data was collected between October 11, 1986 and November 30, 1991. The data was sent from the cruise ships to the National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD via telecommunication. This data is currently available in the C116 file format of NODC.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Fish/Shell-fish Surveys (F123) format. The F123 format is used for data from field sampling of marine fish and shellfish. The data derive from analysis of midwater or bottom tow catches and provide information on population density and distribution. Cruise information, position, date, time, gear type, fishing distance and duration, and number of hauls are reported for each survey. Environmental data may include meteorological conditions, surface and bottom temperature and salinity, and current direction and speed. Bottom trawl or other gear dimensions and characteristics are also reported. Catch statistics (e.g., weight, volume, number of fish per unit volume) may be reported for both total haul and for individual species. Biological characteristics of selected specimens, predator/ prey information (from stomach contents analysis), and growth data may also be included. A text record is available for comment.

Temperature profile and tide data were collected from fixed platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and the NW Atlantic (limit-40 W) from 15 April 1977 to 25 November 1980. Data were collected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) and the combination of USSR POLYGON project and US MODE (IDOE/POLYMODE) projects. The tide data found in files 31-76 of this submission contain tide data unassociated with any project and are filed under NODC reference #L00976.

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.

Current, wind, temperature, depth, and other data were collected from fixed platform at a dock of Keys Marine Laboratory from January 1, 1984 to December 31, 1996. Data were collected and submitted by HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION. These data were collected using current meters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

The data in this accession was collected on seven different cruises. The cruises were conducted in three different sea areas namely Gulf of Mexico, NE Pacific (limit-180), and NW Atlantic (limit-40 W). The bathythermograph (XBT) data collected from end of January to end of August in 1988 was sent from the cruise ships to the National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD via telecommunication. This data was submitted by Woodward E. William and is currently available in the C116 file format of NODC.

Physical, current, and other data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS in the Gulf of Alaska from 31 March 2000 to 19 September 2001. Data were collected by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in support of the Fisheries Oceanography Coordination Investigations (FOCI) Program. Physical data include temperature, salinity, pressure, and conductivity. Current data include current direction, current speed, zonal current velocity, and meridional current velocity.

This dataset includes data collected for the Hydrocarbon (010) project funded by Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These data include oceanographic hydrocarbon measurements and associated physical oceanographic measurements.