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Temperature, salinity and transmissivity data from the Alpha Helix in the Arctic Ocean, 2000 - 2004 (NCEI Accession 0059005)

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This is calibrated CTD downcast data from five Alpha Helix cruises: HX235, 8/1/2000 - 9/30/2000 HX250, 9/1/2001 - 9/30/2001 HX260, 6/1/2002 - 6/30/2002 HX274, 6/1/2003 - 7/30/2003 HX290, 8/29/2004 - 9/6/2004

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0059005 BEAM ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT DEPTH - SENSOR HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE CTD physical

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temporal 2000-08-01T00:00:00+00:00/2004-09-06T00:00:00+00:00
title Temperature, salinity and transmissivity data from the Alpha Helix in the Arctic Ocean, 2000 - 2004 (NCEI Accession 0059005)

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