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1987 Kuroshio Current Study (NCEI Accession 8900148)

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This data set describes the 1987 Kuroshio Current Study submitted by the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC). Station data, XBT, STD, GEK, Acoustic Profiling Current Meter (APCM) and DBT data are included in this set. The reference numbers range from L00797 to L00833, with each reference number representing different participating institutions, ships, cruise dates and file types. The originator's data has been copied on to current NODC storage format. Instructions to read and print the KER data are included.

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8900148 AIR TEMPERATURE AMMONIA (NH3) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC CHLOROPHYLL A CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - OBSERVATION

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issued 1989-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "SHUMPU MARU",
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  "Hakodate Marine Observatory",
  "Japan Coast Guard, Hydrographic Division",
  "Japan Meteorological Agency, Marine Division",
  "Kobe Marine Observatory",
  "Maizuru Marine Observatory",
  "Nagasaki Marine Observatory",
  "Nansei Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory",
  "Seikai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory",
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  "Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory",
  "Tokai University, College of Marine Science and Technology",
  "Unknown - Japan",
  "US National Oceanographic Data Center",
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  "East China Sea (Tung Hai)",
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  "North Pacific Ocean",
  "Philippine Sea",
  "Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai)",
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  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON",
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spatial 155.03,0.01,121.04,42.07
temporal 1987-01-14T00:00:00+00:00/1987-11-25T00:00:00+00:00
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title 1987 Kuroshio Current Study (NCEI Accession 8900148)

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