Expendable bathythermograph

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005506",
  "term": "Expendable bathythermograph",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A device used to measure ocean temperature as a function of depth from a moving or stationary ship. It consists of a probe that is dropped into the water, transmitting temperature data back to the ship via a thin wire until the wire breaks. These instruments provide rapid, high-resolution temperature profiles down to depths of several hundred meters.",
  "abbreviation": "XBT",
  "see_also": [
    "conductivity-temperature-depth profiler"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/expendable-bathythermograph/"
}