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Temperature measurements found in datasets MBT and XBT taken from the ERNEST HOLT, VIDAL and other platforms in the Arctic , North Atlantic and other locations from 1950 to 1977 (NODC Accession 8300115)

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The original data can be accessed via: NCEI Ocean Archive System

Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 8300115
Accession: 8300115
Start date (month/day/year): 3/16/1950
End date (month/day/year): 10/17/1977
Submitting Institute: HYDRO DEPARTMENT (BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE)
Contains observation type(s): physical,meterology
Contains datatype(s): 8698 temperature profiles
- 5019 Bottom_Depth measurements
- 1371 Sea_State measurements
- 1500 Wind_Direction measurements
- 1541 Wind_Speed measurements
- 727 Barometric_Pres measurements
- 1186 Dry_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 1046 Wet_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 1310 Weather_Condit measurements
- 9 Cloud_Type measurements
- 1252 Cloud_Cover measurements
- 727 Visibility measurements
- 7462 Ref/Surf_Temp measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Arctic
- North Atlantic
- Coastal N Atlantic
- North Pacific
- Equatorial Pacific
- Coastal N Pacific
- Coastal Equatorial Pacific
- Equatorial Indian
- Red Sea
- Mediteranean
- Coastal Equatorial Indian
- South Pacific
- Antarctic
- Coastal S Pacific
- South Atlantic
- Coastal S Atlantic
- Equatorial Atlantic
- North Indian
- Coastal N Indian
- Coastal Equatorial Atlantic
West Boundary: 159.65
East Boundary: 146.63
North Boundary: 80.63
South Boundary: -60.87
Contains Instrument Type(s): MBT (7462 casts)
- XBT (1236 casts)
Institute(s): HYDRO DEPARTMENT (BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE)
Platform(s): ERNEST HOLT
- VIDAL
- SCOTIA (Call sign GOWS; service date 1971 - 1998)
- CLUPEA (R/V; call sign GYWG; active 1968 - 2008; IMO6825842)
- COOK (HMS; A307; built 1945; active 1950 - 1964; Naval vessel)
- DAMPIER
- CLYDE-OWS A
- OWS A
- CLYDE- OWS K
- OWS K
- EXPLORER
- PROTECTOR
- CORELLA (R/V; call sign GWMA; active 1967 - 1982; IMO 6607393)
- CLYDE-OWS J
- CLYDE-OWS I
- CIROLANA
- OWS I
- ENDURANCE
- CLYDE-OWS LIMA
- HYDRA
- HERALD
- DISCOVERY (R/V; call sign GLNE; built 12.1962; IMO5090660)
- HECATE (HMS;A137;c.s.GQCA;comm-d 1965;decomm-1990)