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■ Prototype no. 1 
■ ECMWF estimate for prototype no. 1 ■ 
Prototype no. 2 
ECMWF estimate for prototype no. 2 
(d) SST (90 %—10 %) percentile difference 
(left) Hydrostatic depth standard deviation (right) ECMWF sig. wave height 
A 
ECMWF 10 m wind speed 
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2018 April May June 
Figure 8. Time series of data collected by the two SVP-BRST prototypes until one of them ran ashore. Panels (a), (b), (e), and (f) also show, 
in lighter colors, ECMWF analyses co-located to the buoys dates, times, and locations. 
2018 April May June 
Figure 9. Time series of the SST data, measured by the two SVP-BRST prototypes’ HRSST sensors. A and B indicate two time periods 
selected for discussion.