IMOS SOOP-XBT Upper Ocean Thermal Data collected on the line PX35 (Melbourne - Dunedin)

This dataset contains temperature data obtained from XBTs (expendable bathythermographs) deployed by vessels during different cruises between Melbourne (Australia) and Dunedin (New Zealand).\n\nExpendable Bathythermographs (XBTs) have been used for many years by oceanographers to measure the temperature of the upper ocean. These instruments are simple devices which are designed to be deployed from moving vessels, enabling broad scale coverage of the world's oceans.

本数据集收录了船舶在澳大利亚墨尔本与新西兰达尼丁之间的多次科考航次中，通过投放投弃式温深仪（expendable bathythermographs，XBT）获取的温度数据。

多年来，海洋学家一直使用投弃式温深仪开展上层海洋温度测量工作。这类仪器结构简易，专为从移动船舶上投放设计，可实现全球海洋的大范围温度探测覆盖。