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Bathythermograph (XBT) data from HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, and others in the Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1984-09-02 to 1993-01-31 (NCEI Accession 9300047)

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The water depth and temperature data was collected in Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from multiple Australian and New Zealand ships by the Australian Oceanographic Data Center. The data was collected from September 1984 to January 1993. Originator's 1522 analog bathythermograph (XBT) traces were submitted by Mr. Andrew L. Walsh. The data has been converted and is now available on line in C116 file format of NODC.

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title Bathythermograph (XBT) data from HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, and others in the Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1984-09-02 to 1993-01-31 (NCEI Accession 9300047)

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