Temperature and salinity measurements found in datasets XBT and CTD Taken from the SAGAR KANYA (VTJR) and MV POLAR BIRD (Call sign LAVT4; built 1984; previous name: MV Icebird 1996) in the North Indian, Equatorial Indian and other locations from 1996 to 1999 (NCEI Accession 0033381)

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  "0033381",
  "SALINITY",
  "WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "bathythermograph - XBT",
  "CTD",
  "profile",
  "AURORA AUSTRALIS",
  "Polar Bird",
  "National Institute of Oceanography - India",
  "Indian Ocean",
  "Southern Ocean",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "IN/NIO > National Institute of Oceanography, India",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY",
  "CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth",
  "XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs",
  "AURORA AUSTRALIS (call sign: VNAA, ICES code: 09AR, 1990-)",
  "Polar Bird (call sign: LAVT4, ICES code: 58PB, 1994-2003)",
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