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CSIRO O&A RV Franklin XBT Data Overview (1986-2002)

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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This dataset contains the processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data collected on Australia's Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Franklin between 1986 and 2002. 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. This dataset has been QCed by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research's (CMAR's) Ocean Observing Networks (OON) group. The data can be retrieved via CMAR Data Trawler, please see link below. The data is also available via the international National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) (Franklin platform code: 09FA and call sign: VJJF) and Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN).

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title CSIRO O&A RV Franklin XBT Data Overview (1986-2002)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/928057f9-1fd1-4fb7-be3a-3a96c9883017
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Rebecca.Cowley@csiro.au
Reference Period 07/01/1986 - 26/04/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
      [
        108.5,
        7.0
      ],
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        108.5,
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      ]
    ]
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}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "CSIRO O&A RV Franklin XBT Data Overview (1986-2002)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/csiro-oa-rv-franklin-xbt-data-overview-1986-2002