Browsing JCB/JCOMM Commmunity Practices Collection by Subject "XBT"

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Best guide and principles manual for the Ships of Opportunity Program (SOOP) and expendable bathythermograph (XBT) operations.

Cook, Steven; Sy, Alexander (World Meteorological Organization & Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 2001)

This guide provides the best guide practices for the Ship of Opportunity Program for operating Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) practices.
XBT/XCTD standard test procedures for reliability and performance tests of expendable probes at sea. Revised draft.

Sy, Alexander; Wright, Darren (TC SOT, JCOMM Ship Observations Team, 2000)

The best way to assure a quality XBT or XCTD is to implement a standard set of procedures for testing the probes. This document proposes a three step process for insuring XBT/XCTD quality: 1. Start with a set of specifications ...