Instrument

XBT
Expendable Bathythermograph

This description will be added in future versions.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Temperature/Humidity

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature

Vertical Measurement Regions

Subsurface - Sea/Ocean/Water

Temporal Resolution

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Spatial Resolution

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Measurement Frequency

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Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/xbt.html

Lead Investigator
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Technical Contact
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Instrument Maker
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Funding Source
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Overview Publications
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Repositories
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Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Roger Revelle

R/V Roger Revelle

2 Campaigns · 16 Instruments

SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017

Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean

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· 38 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

SPURS-2 research vessel Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) profile data for E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle cruises10.5067/SPUR2-XBT00

CampaignsSalinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

PlatformsR/V Roger Revelle

FormatsnetCDF-4

XBTExpendable Bathythermograph

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

XBT
Expendable Bathythermograph