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Temperature measurements found in datasets MBT and XBT taken from the DAINTY, MURCHISON and other platforms in the Mediteranean , Coastal S Indian and other locations from 1949 to 1980 (NODC Accession 8300130)

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

Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 8300130
Accession: 8300130
Start date (month/day/year): 5/19/1949
End date (month/day/year): 10/28/1980
Submitting Institute: AUSTRALIAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
Contains observation type(s): physical,meterology
Contains datatype(s): 11352 temperature profiles
- 235 Bottom_Depth measurements
- 229 Sea_State measurements
- 243 Wind_Direction measurements
- 247 Wind_Speed measurements
- 248 Barometric_Pres measurements
- 248 Dry_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 248 Wet_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 249 Weather_Condit measurements
- 1 Cloud_Type measurements
- 243 Cloud_Cover measurements
- 248 Visibility measurements
- 249 Ref/Surf_Temp measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Mediteranean
- Coastal S Indian
- Coastal S Pacific
- Coastal Equatorial Pacific
- Coastal Equatorial Indian
- Equatorial Indian
- South Pacific
- South Indian
- Equatorial Pacific
- North Pacific
- Coastal N Pacific
- Sulu Sea
- North Indian
- Antarctic
- Coastal N Indian
West Boundary: 19.67
East Boundary: -158.70
North Boundary: 39.07
South Boundary: -53.70
Contains Instrument Type(s): MBT (5868 casts)
- XBT (5484 casts)
Institute(s): HYDRO DEPARTMENT (BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE)
- AUSTRALIAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
Platform(s): DAINTY
- MURCHISON
- QUEENSBOROUGH
- DEGEI (F/V; chartered in 1965-1966)
- HMAS ANZAC (D59; comm-d 03.14.1951; decomm-d 10.04.1974)a
- QUADRANT
- TOBRUK (HMAS;D37;call sign VLMD;comm-d 05.1950)
- BARCOO (HMAS;K375/F375/A245;built 08.1943;decomm-d 02.1964)
- QUICKMATCH
- KOOKABURRA (SWVJ)
- WARREEN (R/V;built 1938;decomm-d 03.1966;ex.HMAS Stella)!
- COOTAMUDEA
- WOOMERA
- DIAMANTINA (K377/A266:built 1944;decomm-d 02.1980)
- KIMBLA (HMAS;GOR314;call sign VLNK;built 1956;decomm-d 02.1985)
- QUIBERON
- SWAN (HMAS;U74/F74/A427;c.s.VJZK;b.03.1936;comm-d 01.1937;decomm-d 09.1962)
- WARREGO (HMAS;U73;call sign VJZM;built 02.1940;decomm-d 08.1963)
- GASCOYNE (HMAS;K354/F354/A276;call sign VKMS;built 1943;decomm-d 02.1966)
- VAMPIRE (HMAS;D11;call sign VKMC;comm-d 06.1959;decomm-d 08.1986)
- ST BRIDES BAY (HMS;K600;active 1945-1961)
- VENDETTA (HMAS;D08;call sign VJZG;built 05.1954;decomm-d 10.1979)
- VOYAGER (HMAS;D04;built 05.1952;decomm-d 02.1964)
- WEERUTTA
- IRON HUNTER
- DERWENT HUNTER
- ESTELLE STAR
- YARRA
- MARELDA
- HMAS PARRAMATTA (F05/DE 46; built 01.31.1959;comm-d 07.1961;decomm-d 01.1991)
- HMAS STUART (F-21/DE-48;built 04.1961;comm-d 06.1963;decomm-d 07.1991)
- HMAS DERWENT (F-22/DE-22/DE-49;Built 04.1961;comm-d 04.1964;decomm-d 08.1994)
- MALAITA
- PATEENA
- DUCHESS (HMAS;D154;b.1951;comm-d 05.1964;decomm-d 10.1977;1952-1964 HMS Duchess)
- EVANS HEAD
- SAORI
- MARY ANNE SIMMS
- HMAS HOBART (D-39;c.s.VKLB;built 01.1964;comm-d 12.1965;decomm-d 05.2000)
- COURAGEOUS
- NORTHWEST TRADER
- MAHENO
- HAMME
- SPRIGHTLY
- MORESBY (HMAS;built 09.1963;decomm-d 1998;ren-d MV Patricia Anne Hotung 1999)
- HMAS TORRENS (DE-53;call sign VLNB;built 09.1968;comm-d 01.1971;decomm-d 1998)
- HMAS PERTH (D 38;c.s.VKPT;built 09.1963;comm-d 07.1965;decomm-d 10.1999)Q
- SWAN (HMAS;DE-50;built 12.1967;comm-d 01.1970;decomm-d 09.1996)
- HMAS BRISBANE (D 41;c.s.VKLC;built 05.1966;comm-d 12.16.1967;decomm-d 10.19.2001
- CAPE PILLAR