Physical Scientist Meme Lobecker teaches Indonesian scientist Cecep Sujana how to conduct an XBT cast. The XBT measures temperature through the water column. The XBT software calculates sound velocity, which is applied to the multibeam data for an accurate measure of bathymetry.
XBT Cast
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Physical Scientist Meme Lobecker teaches Indonesian scientist Cecep Sujana how to conduct an XBT cast. The XBT measures temperature through the water column. The XBT software calculates sound velocity, which is applied to the multibeam data for an accurate measure of bathymetry.
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