Table 1 
1 Schedule of North Atlantic XBT transects of 
CMS "Koln Atlantic" and consumption statistics 
Transect Date No. of XBT No. of JJXX No. of XBTs 
No. 1988 drops* transmitted* processed* 
126 
west 
20. 
5. 
23. 
5. 
126 
east 
3. 
6. 
- 
7. 
6. 
126 
total 
60 
44 
(73 
%) 
41 
(68 
%) 
127 
west 
29. 
6. 
— 
3. 
7. 
127 
east 
15. 
7. 
- 
19. 
7. 
127 
total 
56 
33 
(59 
%) 
50 
(89 
%) 
128 
west 
27 . 
7 . 
— 
31. 
7 . 
128 
east 
12 . 
8 . 
- 
16. 
8. 
128 
total 
51 
15 
(29 
%) 
47 
(92 
%) 
129 
west 
24 . 
8 . 
- 
29. 
8. 
129 
east 
10. 
9. 
- 
13. 
9. 
129 
total 
73 
62 
(85 
%) 
67 
(92 
%) 
130 
west 
21. 
9. 
— 
25. 
9. 
130 
east 
7 . 
10. 
- 
11. 
10. 
130 
total 
71 
48 
(68 
%) 
54 
(76 
%) 
131 
west 
19 . 
10. 
- 
23 . 
10. 
131 
east 
4 . 
11. 
- 
8 . 
11. 
131 
total 
65 
55 
(85 
%) 
63 
(97 
%) 
132 
west 
16. 
11. 
- 
20. 
11. 
132 
east 
2 . 
12. 
- 
6. 
12. 
132 
total 
75 
58 
(77 
%) 
68 
(91 
%) 
133 
west 
14 . 
12 . 
- 
16. 
12. 
133 
east 
31. 
12 . 
- 
5. 
1. 
133 
total 
98 
81 
(83 
%) 
78 
(80 
%) 
TOTAL 
549 (100 %) 
396 
(72 
%) 
468 
(85 
%) 
* 
some measurements west of Grand Banks included