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AXBT
Airborne Expendable Bathythermograph

The Airborne Expendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) is a probe that is dropped from an aircraft. It is used to measure the profile of temperature in a water column. It can measure at a depth resolution of 1.5 m.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Temperature/Humidity
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature
Full Column Profile
220-280 s
1.5 m
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External Linkhttps://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Airborne-Expendable-Bathythermograph-for-Sessions-Barnett/57c195f7b29c85b199d4ba533a5968d70f75f984?p2df
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  • Motorola, Magnavax, Hermes, Sippican

  • Office of Naval Research, NSF

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