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Bathythermograph Data from the Indian Ocean
Entry ID: INODC_MBT_XBT_DBT

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Summary
Abstract: File contains the data (temperature versus depth) received form the US NODC on
XBT, MBT for the Indian Ocean including the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal,
Laccadive Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Seas. Also data received from TOGA centre
for Indian Ocean. It also contains the data collected during IIOE period and
collected in the cruises of R.V. Gaveshani and ORV Sagar Kanya during
1976-1986. The total file size is 1,30,765 stations or profiles.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 15.0   S: -60.0   E: 125.0   W: 50.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1960-01-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
MBT > Mechanical Bathythermographs Ancillary Description
XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs Ancillary Description
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
INODC
Data Center
National Institute of Oceanography, India Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.nio.org/
Dataset ID: BT DATA

Data Center Personnel
Name: NATIONAL INST. OF OCEANOGRAPHY, INDIA
Phone: 91 (0832) 2450450
Fax: 91 (0832) 2450602
Email: ocean at darya.nio.org
Contact Address:
National Institiute of Oceanography,
City: Dona Paula
Province or State: Goa
Country: INDIA
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-08-02

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