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OAS accession Detail for 9700161
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Title: Delayed XBT data assembled for the Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) and processed 1997-07-14 - 1997-07-20 (NCEI Accession 9700161)
Abstract: Temperature profile data were collected using surface seawater intake, bucket, and XBT casts from several vessels in a world wide distribution from September 30, 1996 to May 27, 1997.
Date received: 19980422
Start date: 19800102
End date: 19970602
Seanames: Bass Strait, Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, New York Bight, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea
West boundary: 141.1
East boundary: 112.27
North boundary: 50.36
South boundary: -52.3
Observation types: physical, profile
Instrument types: bathythermograph - XBT
Datatypes: DEPTH - SENSOR, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter:
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service
Contributing projects: SEAS
Platforms: AMERICA STAR (BHAJ), BARBICAN SPIRIT (66BA), BORINGIA (746B), CHARLES LYKES (PACL), COLUMBUS CALIFORNIA (54CF), COLUMBUS CANADA (54CC), HORIZON ENTERPRISE (33HO), OLEANDER (32OD), OLIVE BANK (PALB), PANGANI (66BC), POLYNESIA (54PA), SAFMARINE ORANJE (91RN), S.A. VAAL (91SV), SEA-LAND DEFENDER (320F),
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: These data are processed and incorporated into the Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) database.

NCEI has determined that the call sign for the platform "OLEANDER" as documented in the data files is incorrect. The data files document the call sign as "PJJU" whilst NCEI has determined the correct call sign is "V7SX3".
Availability date:
Metadata version: 7
Keydate: 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00
Editdate: 2023-10-20 12:47:02+00