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Temperature measurements found in dataset XBT taken from the JOHN BISCOE (R/V;active 1956-1991;sold 1992;renamed Fayza Express), DISCOVERY (R/V; call sign GLNE; built 12.1962; IMO5090660) and other platforms in the Antarctic , Equatorial Atlantic and other locations from 1983 to 1987 (NODC Accession 8800122)

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

Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 8800122
Accession: 8800122
Start date (month/day/year): 8/2/1983
End date (month/day/year): 11/11/1987
Submitting Investigator: DALZELL; THOMAS
Submitting Institute: HYDRO DEPARTMENT (BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE)
Contains observation type(s): physical
Contains datatype(s): 739 temperature profiles
- 388 Bottom_Depth measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Antarctic
- Equatorial Atlantic
- South Atlantic
- North Atlantic
- Coastal N Atlantic
West Boundary: -69.23
East Boundary: -9.35
North Boundary: 63.67
South Boundary: -67.58
Contains Instrument Type(s): XBT (739 casts)
Platform(s): JOHN BISCOE (R/V;active 1956-1991;sold 1992;renamed Fayza Express)
- DISCOVERY (R/V; call sign GLNE; built 12.1962; IMO5090660)
- OCEAN WEATHER STATION L
- CLYDE-OWS LIMA
- CIROLANA
- CUMULUS (Call sign GACA;built 1963;decomm-d 1996)