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|Meaning= | |Meaning=(Abbreviated AXBT.) An expendable instrument that is dropped from an aircraft and used to measure the [[profile]] of [[temperature]] in the water column. | ||
(Abbreviated AXBT.) An expendable instrument that is dropped from an aircraft and used to measure the [[profile]] of [[temperature]] in the water column. | |Explanation=The [[probe]] consists of a [[thermistor]] in a weighted, streamlined case. It falls freely at a fixed, known rate so that the elapsed time can be converted to depth. It is connected by a thin, freely unwinding wire to a small buoy with a radio [[transmitter]] through which the data are transmitted to the aircraft, which continues its flight. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 13 January 2024
(Abbreviated AXBT.) An expendable instrument that is dropped from an aircraft and used to measure the profile of temperature in the water column.
The probe consists of a thermistor in a weighted, streamlined case. It falls freely at a fixed, known rate so that the elapsed time can be converted to depth. It is connected by a thin, freely unwinding wire to a small buoy with a radio transmitter through which the data are transmitted to the aircraft, which continues its flight.
