The Conductivity Temperature and Depth (CTD) data was collected by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) between January 1978 and March 1980. The data CTD data from International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition (1968-1970) (IWSOE) was submitted by Dr. Theodore Foster in Binary format. NOTE: at the time this abstract was written on January 19, 2005 the data was offline. Please check the actual data format before uploading this abstract.

Temperature, hydrochemical, physical, and other data were collected from CTD casts in the Arctic Ocean from the Polar Sea from 17 August 1984 to 15 April 1993. Data include temperature and salinity profiles. Data also include sound velocities and sigma-thetas. Data were submitted by Old Dominion University and are in multiple formats.

This dataset includes water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and other measurements collected in the Northern Oceans as part of the Arctic Experiment, in the summers of 1994 to 1996, and 2000 to 2005, conducted by Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences. The experiment investigated thermohaline circulation in Nordic Seas, hydrography and pathways of Atlantic water.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and other data were collected in Gulf of Alaska, Chukchi Sea, and NW Pacific (limit-180). Data was collected from cruises HX 161, HX 163, HX 165 and HX 167 of R/V ALPHA HELIX. The data was collected over a period spanning from March 16, 1992 to October 27, 1992. Data was submitted in one exabyte cassette by Dr. Thomas C. Royer, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK. CTD data is available in F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format of NODC. 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.

The water depth and temperature data were collected in arctic west from ship POLAR STAR between August 11, 1992 and October 6, 1992. The originator's bathythermograph (XBT) data were submitted on a diskette by Ms. Diane Foster of US Coast Guard, Groton CT. The data have been converted and are now available on line in C116 (XBT) file format of NODC. The data type C116 contained 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. 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.

Temperature profile, nutrients, and other data were collected using plankton net, bottle, and CTD casts from the POLARSTERN in the Southern Oceans. Data were collected from 02 October 1992 to 25 November 1992. Data were collected and submitted by Netherlands Institute for Sea Research with support from the US JGOFS Antarctic Environments Southern Ocean Process Study (JGOFS/AESOPS) project.

The Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) and Rosette Bottle sampling was done from helicopter, ship, and ice island. The data were collected in Weddell Sea as part of ICE STATION WEDDELL-1 project by Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Data was collected from Ships NATHANIEL B. PALMER, AKADEMIK FEDOROV (AKA AKADEMIK FYODOROV). The data was collected over a period spanning from February 2, 1992 to March 27, 1993. Data was submitted by Dr. Arnold L. Gordon of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY to NODC.