XBT operational best practices for quality assurance

Since the 1970s, eXpendable BathyThermographs (XBTs) have provided the simplest and most cost-efficient solution for rapid sampling of temperature vs. depth profiles of the upper part of the ocean along ship transects. This manual, compiled by the Ship of Opportunity Program Implementation Panel (SO...

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Main Authors: Justine Parks, Francis Bringas, Rebecca Cowley, Craig Hanstein, Lisa Krummel, Janet Sprintall, Lijing Cheng, Mauro Cirano, Samantha Cruz, Marlos Goes, Shoichi Kizu, Franco Reseghetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.991760/full