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Bathythermograph (XBT) data from CAPE PILLAR, COLUMBUS LOUISIANA, and others in the Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, and others from 1978-06-16 to 1991-12-12 (NCEI Accession 9200061)

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The water depth and temperature data was collected from multiple ships by the Australian Navy. The data was collected from 1978-1991. The originator's analog bathythermograph (XBT) data was submitted in a box along with eight cassette tapes by Mr. Ben J. Searle. The data has been converted and is now available on line in C116 file format of NODC.

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