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Franklin Voyage FR 04/88 Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) Data

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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This dataset contains the processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data collected on Franklin voyage FR 04/88. The voyage took place in the Bismarck Sea and strait waters off Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands, and also in the Solomon and Coral Seas during 23 April - 25 May 1988. This dataset has been processed and is archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage and/or the data processing report (as available). XBT data typically comprises temperature and depth readings relayed to the surface at intervals of 0.1 seconds as the probe passes through the top few hundred metres of the ocean.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Franklin Voyage FR 04/88 Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a2ada203-b834-404e-89f5-0c3b3eff9eb0
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 21/05/1988 - 24/05/1988
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        144.0,
        -19.3
      ],
      [
        153.0,
        -19.3
      ],
      [
        153.0,
        2.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        2.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        -19.3
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Franklin Voyage FR 04/88 Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/franklin-voyage-fr-04-88-expendable-bathythermograph-xbt-data1