IMOS SOOP-XBT Upper Ocean Thermal Data collected on the line PX3 (Coral Sea)

This dataset contains temperature data from the TOGA/WOCE line PX3 in the Coral Sea. \n\nThe data were obtained from XBTs (expendable bathythermographs) deployed via the vessel Nimos, and are now managed by the Joint Australian Facility for Ocean Observing Systems (JAFOOS), a collaborative venture between CSIRO Marine Research and the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC). \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.

本数据集包含珊瑚海海域TOGA/WOCE PX3断面的温度观测数据。

该数据由“尼摩斯号”（Nimos）科考船投放的抛弃式温深计（XBT, expendable bathythermographs）采集获得，现由澳大利亚海洋观测系统联合设施（JAFOOS, Joint Australian Facility for Ocean Observing Systems）管理，该设施是澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织海洋研究部（CSIRO Marine Research）与澳大利亚气象局研究中心（BMRC, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre）合作共建的机构。

抛弃式温深计已被海洋学家使用多年，用于测量上层海洋水温。该类仪器结构简易，专为从移动科考船投放而设计，可实现全球海洋的大范围观测覆盖。