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Temperature profile and sound velocity data using CTD casts from the US Naval Oceanographic Office as part of the Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS) project, from 1975-04-11 to 1998-08-31 (NCEI Accession 9900220)

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Temperature profile and sound velocity data were collected using CTD, XCTD, and XBT casts in the Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Southern Oceans from April 11, 1975 to August 31, 1998. Data were collected by the US Naval Oceanographic Office as part of the Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS) project.

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9900220 SALINITY SOUND VELOCITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE bathythermograph - XBT CTD XCTD

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title Temperature profile and sound velocity data using CTD casts from the US Naval Oceanographic Office as part of the Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS) project, from 1975-04-11 to 1998-08-31 (NCEI Accession 9900220)

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