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SOOP bi-annual XBT survey (before 2002)
Six-monthly detailed analyses of XBT line operation were used to prepare XBT sampling coverage diagrams for the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific Oceans and are helping to keep the international programme focused on meeting the scientific requirements wherever possible. Information is used by SOOP operators to adjust sampling strategies in the light of new scientific understanding of ocean processes and of the expressed requirements, in particular of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
This report, produced on a bi-annual basis , showed for each SOOP line and ship the number of XBT drops and transects made during the considered period. These numbers are compared with the requirements. Statistics by ocean basin and SOOP operator were indicated.
This report was produced based upon SOOP data and metadata provided by the SOOP operators to the Coordinator (see format for submitting data and metadata)