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NOAA Works to Replenish Its XBT Ocean Probes
Original: Replenishing the XBTs
NOAA Ocean Exploration says it is replenishing its stock of XBTs — expendable bathythermographs, the small probes dropped from ships to measure ocean temperature at depth. Restocking these instruments keeps long-running temperature surveys going, feeding climate and ocean-monitoring records.
Why now: Ocean temperature monitoring is drawing attention amid ongoing concerns about warming seas and the cost of sustaining observation programs.
Evidence
- Replenishing the XBTs · NOAA Ocean Exploration (.gov)
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