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Bathythermograph (XBT) data from ACT 6, AMERICA STAR, and others in the Alboran Sea, Bering Sea, and others from 1991-11-21 to 1992-11-12 (NCEI Accession 9300057)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 07:52 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This dataset contains 62 sets of data collected as part of Shipboard Environmental data Acquisition System (SEAS) III program. The cruises were conducted using 37 different ships. The bathythermograph (XBT) data was collected between November 11, 1991 and November 21, 1992. The data was sent from the cruise ships to the National Ocean Service, Rockville, MD via telecommunication. This data is currently available in the C116 file format of NODC.

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9300057 water depth WATER TEMPERATURE bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT physical profile ACT 6

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  "MELBOURNE STAR",
  "MICRONESIAN COMMERCE",
  "MT. CABRITE",
  "NEDLLOYD MADRAS",
  "NOAA Ship Mt. Mitchell",
  "NOAA Ship Whiting",
  "PACPRINCESS",
  "POLYNESIA",
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  "USCGC Polar Sea",
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  "VINA DEL MAR",
  "WEST MOOR",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
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  "Balearic (Iberian) Sea",
  "Bering Sea",
  "Caribbean Sea",
  "Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea)",
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  "Coral Sea",
  "East China Sea (Tung Hai)",
  "Greenland Sea (including Iceland Sea and North Greenland Sea)",
  "Gulf of Alaska",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "Gulf of St. Lawrence",
  "Indian Ocean",
  "Labrador Sea",
  "Mediterranean Sea",
  "Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin",
  "Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin",
  "Molucca Sea",
  "Mozambique Channel",
  "New York Bight",
  "North Atlantic Ocean",
  "North Pacific Ocean",
  "Philippine Sea",
  "Selat Makasar (Makasar Strait)",
  "South Atlantic Ocean",
  "South Pacific Ocean",
  "Strait of Gibraltar",
  "Tasman Sea",
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modified 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial 40.96,-55.89,118.81,80.53
temporal 1991-11-21T00:00:00+00:00/1992-11-12T00:00:00+00:00
theme 
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title Bathythermograph (XBT) data from ACT 6, AMERICA STAR, and others in the Alboran Sea, Bering Sea, and others from 1991-11-21 to 1992-11-12 (NCEI Accession 9300057)

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