[Mitgcm-support] Comparisons with XBT data

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XBT data were obtained from the NCEP data repository[1] . The data are
the XBT/mooring profiles used in the Atlantic and Pacific model/data
analyses by the Coupled Model Project at NMC. The files contain XBT
profiles and in the Pacific TOGA/TAO and some Japanese mooring profiles
as well. The quality checked data span 1990-1999 in the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. They also include 1996-1999 quality checked Indian Ocean
data and 1982-1989 Atlantic and Pacific data that have not yet been
fully quality checked.

Locally, the 1990-1999 data are available here[2] and the 1982-1989 data
are available here[3] . Earlier model/XBT data comparisons[4] were
carried out by Benyang. Analysis programs and results for what follows
are in /dm1/dimitri/data/xbt[5] .
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[1] ftp://ftp.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/cmb/Products/xbt/
[2] http://escher:2000/hosts/triton/dm1/dimitri/data/xbt/DATA/
[3] http://escher:2000/hosts/triton/dm1/dimitri/data/xbt/DATA/tmp/
[4] http://escher.JPL.NASA.GOV:2000/HyperNews/get/forums/assim/44.html
[5] http://escher:2000/hosts/triton/dm1/dimitri/data/xbt