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).

Expendable 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，投放投弃式温深仪（expendable bathythermographs，XBT）所获取的温度数据。

投弃式温深仪（XBT）已被海洋学家应用多年，用于测量上层海洋的水温。该类仪器结构简洁，专为移动作业船舶的投放场景设计，可实现全球海洋的大范围观测覆盖。