Thermal offset (degC) as a function of time for XBTS and XBTD, and western Pacific XBTs (north of 20degS and west of 180degE). Year ToffD ToffS ToffWP 1968, 0.049, 0.084,-0.006 1969, 0.052, 0.083, 0.002 1970, 0.051, 0.080, 0.020 1971, 0.067, 0.084, 0.036 1972, 0.081, 0.087, 0.043 1973, 0.090, 0.087, 0.049 1974, 0.098, 0.091, 0.055 1975, 0.096, 0.098, 0.056 1976, 0.089, 0.105, 0.051 1977, 0.079, 0.112, 0.051 1978, 0.070, 0.118, 0.055 1979, 0.059, 0.121, 0.050 1980, 0.059, 0.119, 0.047 1981, 0.061, 0.109, 0.039 1982, 0.062, 0.099, 0.031 1983, 0.054, 0.089, 0.019 1984, 0.056, 0.082, 0.014 1985, 0.056, 0.077, 0.004 1986, 0.053, 0.077, 1987, 0.049, 0.073, 1988, 0.058, 0.062, 1989, 0.056, 0.049, 1990, 0.049, 0.034, 1991, 0.047, 0.021, 1992, 0.051, 0.011, 1993, 0.051, 0.009, 1994, 0.059, 0.011, 1995, 0.074, 0.015, 1996, 0.087, 0.014, 1997, 0.090, 0.011, 1998, 0.093, 0.005, 1999, 0.093, 0.000, 2000, 0.082,-0.014, 2001, 0.066,-0.036, 2002, 0.058,-0.020, 2003, 0.048, 0.006, 2004, 0.037, 0.018, 2005, 0.031, 0.027, 2006, 0.032, 0.043, 2007, 0.029, 0.008,