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Salinity, plankton and other measurements found in dataset OSD taken from the USS CACAPON (AO-52; commissioned 09.21.1943; decommissioned 1973), NEREUS and other platforms in the Antarctic , South Indian and other locations from 1946 to 1949 (NODC Accession 9700081)

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Data distribution plot for NCEI accession 9700081
Accession: 9700081
Date Received (month/day/year): 3/5/1997
Start date (month/day/year): 12/28/1946
End date (month/day/year): 7/26/1949
Submitting Investigator: XXXXXXX
Contains observation type(s): physical,chemical,biology,meterology
Contains datatype(s): 86 salinity profiles
- 30 plankton profiles
- 46 temperature profiles
- 16 oxygen profiles
- 1 Sea_State measurements
- 1 Wind_Direction measurements
- 1 Dry_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 1 Wet_Bulb_Temp measurements
- 1 Cloud_Type measurements
- 1 Cloud_Cover measurements
Includes Sea Area(s): Antarctic
- South Indian
- Coastal S Indian
- South Pacific
- Equatorial Pacific
- North Pacific
- Coastal N Pacific
- Arctic
West Boundary: 29.70
East Boundary: -154.90
North Boundary: 72.12
South Boundary: -68.72
Contains Instrument Type(s): bottle/rossette/net (116 casts)
Institute(s): US NAVY ELECTRONICS LABORATORY (SAN DIEGO; CA)
Platform(s): USS CACAPON (AO-52; commissioned 09.21.1943; decommissioned 1973)
- NEREUS
- CEDARWOOD (HMCS;AGSC 539;built 1941;active 1948 - 1958)