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Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in datasets OSD and CTD taken from the MELVILLE (R/V; call sign WECB; built 1969; IMO7738591) in the Antarctic and South Atlantic in 1986 (NODC Accession 8700050)

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

Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 8700050
Accession: 8700050
Start date (month/day/year): 1/24/1986
End date (month/day/year): 2/19/1986
Submitting Investigator: WORLEY; STEPHEN J.
Submitting Institute: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY; COLLEGE STATION (TAMU)
Contains observation type(s): physical,chemical
Contains datatype(s): 82 temperature profiles
- 82 salinity profiles
- 41 oxygen profiles
- 82 Bottom_Depth measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Antarctic
- South Atlantic
West Boundary: -57.67
East Boundary: -24.77
North Boundary: -47.24
South Boundary: -52.72
Contains Instrument Type(s): CTD (41 casts)
- bottle/rossette/net (41 casts)
Project(s): ABYSSAL BOUNDARY CURRENT STUDIES
Institute(s): TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY; COLLEGE STATION (TAMU)
Platform(s): MELVILLE (R/V; call sign WECB; built 1969; IMO7738591)