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    • OMG Level 2 Airborne eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (AXBT) Profiles

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    This dataset contains Level 2 in situ temperature profile measurements from the Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph (AXBT) probes. It provides science quality temperature measurements as a function of depth in the water column. The AXBTs were jettisoned from a plane to collect temperature readings around Greenland, where a ship would have had difficulties maneuvering. After landing in the water, the AXBTs drop a weighted sensor from the surface that falls at a well-calibrated rate, measuring water temperature as it falls. An equation is used to determine the depth of the measurements as the probe falls. The AXBTs are part of the Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission. In the fall of 2020 and 2021, the AXBT probes were used to supplement the ocean-per-year survey of ocean properties on the continental shelf surrounding Greenland. The goal of the mission is to find out what contributions the ocean has on Greenland's melting glaciers.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2491772153-POCLOUD
    Data First Published 2021-10-06
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2021-10-06
    Category OMG, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation OMG. 2021-10-31. OMG Airborne eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (AXBT) Profiles. Version 1. OMG Airborne eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (AXBT) Profiles Version 1. NASA/JPL/PODAAC. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA/JPL/OMG. https://doi.org/10.5067/OMGEV-AXBT1. OMG, NASA/JPL/OMG, 2021-10-31, OMG Level 2 Airborne eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (AXBT) Profiles, .
    Creator OMG
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    Graphic Preview File https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/OMG_L2_AXBT.jpg
    Harvest Object Id 74d2ce13-f1f5-4844-895c-c446b2bb809d
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/OMGEV-AXBT1
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial 73.6 59.1 180.0 83.6
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Series Name OMG Airborne eXpendable Bathy Thermograph (AXBT) Profiles
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1ac18b69f3ae22b5392fc638f1b4c6f0ddb6e76b0694cbcadaf36cc000919dfd
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2020-09-02T17:52:10Z/2021-09-16T18:14:06Z

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