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8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to the XBT team and especially to Dr. Ann Gronell and Rick Bailey, for providing the XBT temperature sections along the analysed lines.

Also, thanks to the Computer Support group and especially to Peter Campbell.