RAINEX: NOAA P-3 Airborne/Air Expendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) Sonde Data
Summary
The Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph (AXBT) measures ocean temperature as a function of depth. As part of the Hurricane Research Division's hurricane field program, AXBT data is collected to 1) assess the upper ocean's heat content available to approaching hurricanes, and 2) make quantitative estimates of upper ocean rates of mixing and cooling, and heat fluxes in the storm environment. During RAINEX, 18 AXBTs were dropped in post-Katrina warm eddy on 9/15 from the NOAA N43RF P-3. AXBT's were also dropped on 9/22 and 9/23, 2005.
Data access
- ORDER data to made available for download
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2005-09-15 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 2005-09-23 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
26.631,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
24.334
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-92.654,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-85.54
Primary point of contact information
EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
Additional contact information
Citation
NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division. 2007. RAINEX: NOAA P-3 Airborne/Air Expendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) Sonde Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/D6X3-XZNG-5S0H. Accessed 09 Mar 2026.
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