XBT DATA This XBT data was obtained on R/V RONALD H. BROWN during the GAS EX-98 cruise. The cruise included 3-legs and XBT were lauched between May 5, 1998 and July 12, 1998. A total of 118 XBT's were lauched. The data can be found in two files: XBT.dat: a 8 Mbyte file containing full records XBT100.dat: a 1 Mbyte file with XBT data for the first 100 m Other particulars: Call Sign: WTEC Recorder: SIPPICAN MK-12, Code 05, Launcher Height 3.0 m from surface on fantail of ship. SST: recorded by survey tech. (probably TSG data) Bottom Depth: recorded by survey tech. (source unknown) File format of XBT.dat and XBT2.dat: Comma delimited ASCII files; Columns XBT: XBT #: number of records in file (note 1307 is full depth profile and lower # signifiy a cut-off profile due to (instrumental) problems LAT: decimal latitude (+ is north) LONG: decimal longitude (+ is East) TIME: hourminute hhmm (GMT) Mo: month Day: day Yr: year DEPTH: depth in m Temp: temperature (in C) Note: The files have NOT been quality controlled. A quick scan showed that XBT 70 on 5/8/98 (29.82N, -74.51) is incorrect. XBT 385 on 6/28/98 (38.38N,-27.04) showed problems at depth greater than 50 m. Summary of XBT's XBT # Mo Day Year Lat Long SST Bottom depth XBT 1307 1 11 1998 24.50 -65.88 25.5 5500 XBT 1307 5 5 1998 25.00 -80.00 23.0 9999 XBT 1307 5 5 1998 28.00 -80.00 25.3 4000 XBT 443 5 5 1998 25.00 -80.00 25.8 9999 XBT 102 5 7 1998 25.00 -80.00 99.9 9999 XBT 1307 5 8 1998 28.54 -77.16 25.1 1042 XBT 70 5 8 1998 29.82 -74.51 23.6 4480 XBT 1307 5 8 1998 29.82 -74.49 23.7 4461 XBT 1307 5 9 1998 31.03 -71.82 23.3 5350 XBT 1307 5 9 1998 32.11 -69.25 21.5 5263 XBT 1307 5 10 1998 33.14 -66.52 21.6 4939 XBT 1307 5 10 1998 34.11 -63.88 20.8 4982 XBT 1266 5 11 1998 35.06 -60.93 21.2 4613 XBT 1257 5 11 1998 35.96 -57.93 19.9 4000 XBT 348 5 12 1998 37.19 -53.11 20.0 5369 XBT 1161 5 13 1998 37.83 -50.18 20.1 5377 XBT 1307 5 13 1998 38.34 -47.46 19.6 5274 XBT 1225 5 14 1998 38.83 -44.42 18.9 5143 XBT 401 5 14 1998 39.25 -41.38 19.3 5019 XBT 1307 5 15 1998 39.55 -38.69 17.3 4782 XBT 152 5 15 1998 39.80 -35.76 17.4 4509 XBT 1172 5 16 1998 39.88 -32.62 17.0 2099 XBT 1307 5 16 1998 39.92 -29.43 17.1 1710 XBT 1107 5 17 1998 40.05 -25.70 16.2 3087 XBT 1307 5 17 1998 39.94 -23.51 16.8 3720 XBT 1307 5 18 1998 39.85 -20.16 16.0 4735 XBT 1189 5 18 1998 39.62 -17.52 17.2 4512 XBT 1307 5 19 1998 39.29 -14.04 16.2 4133 XBT 1307 5 19 1998 39.12 -11.49 16.5 4561 XBT 1114 5 25 1998 39.20 -10.31 16.7 1176 XBT 437 5 26 1998 42.01 -14.81 15.8 5277 XBT 1307 5 26 1998 43.11 -16.54 15.5 4643 XBT 1307 5 27 1998 44.70 -19.25 15.3 4590 XBT 1307 5 27 1998 45.87 -21.28 15.3 4551 XBT 1281 5 28 1998 45.99 -21.40 15.1 4040 XBT 1307 5 28 1998 44.90 -21.48 15.6 4344 XBT 1242 5 28 1998 46.23 -21.60 15.2 4377 XBT 1307 5 29 1998 46.06 -21.60 15.1 4121 XBT 1021 5 29 1998 45.91 -21.67 15.3 3669 XBT 1307 5 29 1998 45.91 -21.67 15.3 3669 XBT 1307 5 29 1998 46.23 -21.73 15.2 4053 XBT 1307 5 29 1998 45.90 -21.75 15.1 3691 XBT 1307 5 29 1998 46.15 -21.51 15.0 4125 XBT 1307 6 24 1998 40.97 -20.10 19.2 4360 XBT 1307 6 24 1998 40.89 -20.10 19.3 3941 XBT 1307 6 24 1998 39.85 -20.26 19.9 5043 XBT 1307 6 24 1998 39.90 -21.25 19.9 4400 XBT 1307 6 25 1998 39.98 -23.03 19.7 3825 XBT 1307 6 25 1998 39.99 -23.43 19.8 3836 XBT 1307 6 25 1998 40.02 -23.90 19.7 3703 XBT 542 6 25 1998 40.04 -24.39 19.9 3699 XBT 1193 6 25 1998 39.90 -24.98 20.0 3516 XBT 1242 6 26 1998 39.05 -25.43 20.2 3191 XBT 395 6 28 1998 38.38 -27.04 20.3 705 XBT 1307 6 28 1998 38.67 -27.53 20.6 880 XBT 1307 6 28 1998 39.49 -28.97 21.0 2051 XBT 1307 6 28 1998 40.03 -29.95 20.3 1579 XBT 870 6 29 1998 39.96 -32.08 21.0 2092 XBT 1297 6 29 1998 39.96 -32.08 21.0 2092 XBT 1252 6 29 1998 39.94 -32.62 20.9 2185 XBT 1307 6 29 1998 39.90 -33.49 21.0 3478 XBT 1242 6 29 1998 39.88 -34.06 21.7 3698 XBT 1307 6 29 1998 39.76 -35.40 22.0 3876 XBT 1307 6 29 1998 39.75 -36.02 22.5 1000 XBT 1188 6 29 1998 39.65 -36.61 22.6 4100 XBT 1307 6 29 1998 39.65 -36.60 22.6 4100 XBT 979 6 30 1998 39.51 -38.77 22.4 5046 XBT 1307 6 30 1998 39.48 -39.19 22.0 4728 XBT 1289 6 30 1998 39.41 -39.96 22.2 5103 XBT 1248 6 30 1998 39.20 -41.61 22.4 4882 XBT 1307 6 30 1998 39.13 -42.13 22.2 5044 XBT 1307 6 30 1998 39.05 -42.76 20.8 4865 XBT 1307 7 1 1998 38.68 -45.40 22.6 4988 XBT 1298 7 1 1998 38.53 -46.25 22.6 5229 XBT 1301 7 1 1998 38.43 -46.85 22.7 5267 XBT 1307 7 1 1998 38.20 -48.03 23.3 5311 XBT 1131 7 1 1998 38.11 -48.61 23.5 5312 XBT 1256 7 1 1998 37.99 -49.25 23.2 5316 XBT 1307 7 1 1998 37.92 -49.65 22.9 5353 XBT 1307 7 2 1998 37.38 -52.13 23.4 5374 XBT 1307 7 2 1998 37.30 -52.49 23.3 5381 XBT 1307 7 2 1998 37.19 -52.98 23.2 5381 XBT 1301 7 2 1998 37.07 -53.55 23.1 5376 XBT 1300 7 2 1998 36.80 -54.71 23.5 5236 XBT 1281 7 2 1998 36.64 -55.36 24.4 5356 XBT 1307 7 2 1998 36.53 -55.74 24.5 5349 XBT 1281 7 2 1998 36.39 -56.25 24.7 5373 XBT 1268 7 3 1998 35.95 -57.85 25.0 5174 XBT 1285 7 3 1998 35.76 -58.52 25.4 4901 XBT 298 7 3 1998 35.56 -59.27 25.5 5036 XBT 1307 7 3 1998 35.41 -59.80 25.4 4819 XBT 1307 7 3 1998 35.10 -60.80 25.7 4535 XBT 1307 7 3 1998 34.93 -61.30 25.8 4563 XBT 1300 7 3 1998 34.76 -61.82 26.4 4664 XBT 1260 7 3 1998 34.60 -62.30 26.3 4648 XBT 1300 7 4 1998 33.84 -64.61 25.4 4914 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 33.58 -65.37 25.5 4858 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 33.42 -65.78 25.8 4655 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 33.23 -66.26 26.3 4961 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 33.04 -66.79 26.2 5032 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 32.85 -67.29 25.9 4993 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 32.66 -67.76 26.4 5062 XBT 1307 7 4 1998 32.66 -67.76 26.4 5063 XBT 1302 7 4 1998 32.48 -68.24 26.3 5151 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 31.55 -70.57 26.2 5356 XBT 1302 7 5 1998 31.25 -71.26 26.8 5354 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 31.06 -71.71 27.5 5355 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 30.63 -72.61 27.7 5311 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 30.43 -73.09 28.7 5081 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 30.23 -73.57 28.2 4475 XBT 1307 7 5 1998 30.05 -74.00 28.3 4281 XBT 1307 7 6 1998 29.30 -75.63 28.6 4942 XBT 1307 7 6 1998 28.75 -76.75 29.6 2279 XBT 1307 7 6 1998 28.53 -76.92 29.9 1119 XBT 1299 7 6 1998 28.24 -77.59 29.9 1032 XBT 1164 7 6 1998 28.14 -77.84 30.0 1013 XBT 1307 7 7 1998 27.94 -78.29 29.7 1047 XBT 1307 7 12 1998 8.57 -125.57 8.6 1600