The high quality of the high-resolution SURVOSTRAL XBT data is achieved thanks to the dedicated work of our onboard volunteers, and the participation and support of the Astrolabe crew. The SURVOSTRAL XBT profiles are collected by scientific volunteers who, since 1992, have embarked 3 times per year on the Astrolabe. We would like to thank all of our volunteers for their excellent work, often launching XBT profiles under extremely difficult weather conditions.
Our thanks also to the captain and crew of the Astrolabe, who have continually supported our XBT and thermosalinograph program since 1992. The Astrolabe crew watch over the safety of the volunteers and XBT launch conditions, and help out on transects with no volunteers by taking salinity bottle samples to calibrate the thermosalinograph data. The high quality of these ocean data sets is due to the professional actions of all of these individuals. Thank you!
Hall of Fame : Astrolabe SURVOSTRAL programme XBT volunteers
(F) : French; (A) : Australian; (US) : American
| Season | R0 | R1 or R2 | R4 |
| 1992-1993 Pas d’XBT | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) | ||
| 1993-1994 | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) | Alain DESSIER (F) | |
| 1994-1995 | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) | ||
| 1995-1996 | Katy MAC INNES (A) | Brian HATFIELD (A) | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) |
| 1996-1997 | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) | MORAWITZ (A) | Colin ANDREX (A) |
| 1997-1998 | Matthew WELLS (A) | John SHERWOOD (A) | Terence BARR (A) |
| 1998-1999 | Christian HENIN (F) | Severine THOMAS (A) | Rosemary MORROW (F) |
| 1999-2000 | Jean-Rene Donguy (F) | Fabrice HERNANDEZ (F) | Vincent GODDARD (F) |
| 2000-2001 | Moninya ROUGHAN (A) | Michelle HOLLISTER (A) | Alexis CHAIGNEAU (F) |
| 2001-2002 | Michelle HOLLISTER (A) Ben MARTIN (A) | Mike SUGDEN, (A) Marie-Helene RIO (F) | Peter JACKSON (A) Heather DEESE (A) |
| 2002-2003 | Jean-Yves PANCHE (F) | Stephanie GUINEHUT (F) | Peter JACKSON (A) Daniel JACKSON (A) |
| 2003-2004 | Ian HELMOND (A) Andrew HOLDER (A) | Severine THOMAS (A) Benita AINSWORTH (A) | Craig MACAULEY (A) Rosemary MORROW (F) |
| 2004-2005 | Colette HARMSEN (A) Jon GREEN (A) | Christophe CASSOU (F) | Ashley FULLER (A) Jo NAYLOR (A) |
| 2005-2006 | Ashley FULLER (A) Jo NAYLOR (A) | Christine GALLAMBOIS (F) Jean-Baptiste SALLEE (F) | Gael ALORY (A) Bronya ALEXANDER (A) |
| 2006-2007 | James PITT (A) Sarah TENNANT (A) | Christophe MAES (F) Fay HELIDONIOTIS (A) | Thierry DELCROIX (F) David VARILLON (F) |
| 2007-2008 | Jacques VERRON (F) Alain PIERRE (IPEV) | Dale KOLODY (A) Tanya MADDISON (A) | Renaud DUSSURGET (F) BUNCE Sarah (A) |
| 2008-2009 | Benoit LEGRESY (F) Lydia LESCARMONTIER (F) | Tanya MADDISON (A) Alex PAPIJ (A) | Alan POOLE (A) Mathilde CANCET (F) |
| 2009-2010 | Benoit LEGRESY (F) Lydia LESCARMONTIER (F) | Benoit VANNIERE (F) Kial STEWART (A) | Sara FLEURY (F) Albert DOLMAN (A) |
| 2010-2011 | Benoit LEGRESY (F) Lydia LESCARMONTIER (F) | Colin ANDREW (A) Andrew ATKIN (A) | Rosemary MORROW (F) Elodie KESTENARE (F) |
| 2011-2012 | Benoit LEGRESY (F) Lydia LESCARMONTIER (F) | Audrey HASSON (F) Sandrine MULET (F) | Craig HANSTEIN (A) Rob GREGOR (A) |
| 2012-2013 | Emmanuel LAURENCEAU (A) Gaelle SELLIN (F) | Thomas FLAMENT (F) Elodie KESTENARE (F) | Cancelled |
| 2013-2014 | Cancelled | Anne-Cecile DRAGON (F) Olga HERNANDEZ (F) | Marion FOURQUEZ (A) Trevor GOODWEN (A) |
| 2014-2015 | Yvan DOSSMAN (F) Amandine SCHAEFFER (A) | Catherine HAWKINS (A) Catriona JOHNSON (A) | Marine ROGE (F) Simon VERRIER (F) |
| 2015-2016 | Eric TAVERNIER (F) Emmanuelle SULTAN (F) | Clothilde DUBOIS (F) Peter DALL (A) | Amandine SCHAEFFER (A) Guillaume GALIBERT (A) |
| 2016-2017 | Marion FOURQUEZ (F) | Cori PEGLIASCO (F) Felix WERNER (F) | Chris BARTLETT (A) Ernesto RODRIGUEZ (US) |
| 2017-2018 | New Astrolabe No XBTs | Pat McMAHON (A) – R3 Julie BEESAU (F) | Rosemary MORROW (F) Denis DIVERRES (F) |
| 2018-2019 | Simon PAHOR (A) Sebastien CHASTENET (F) | Nick HALL (F) Matt O’KANE (A) | Freya BOSSARD (A) Rowena HANNAFORD (A) |
| 2019-2020 | Cancelled | Lionel GOURDEAU (F) Felix WERNER (A) | Julie STOJAKOVIC (F) Camille AKHOUDAS (F) |
| 2020-2021 | Pat McMAHON (A) Ana HERAS DURAN (A) | Susie HEWLETT (A) | Max RINTOUL (A) Paige GREEN (A) |
| 2021-2022 | R1: Matthis AUGER (F) R2: Emma CHURCH (A) R2: Antoine GUYOT (F, DT-INSU) | R3: Emma CHURCH (A) | |
| 2022-2023 | Benoit LEGRESY (A) | Robin GUILLAUME-CASTEL (F) | Michael O’ROURKE (A) |
| 2023-2024 | Felix WERNER (A) Andrew HUGHES (A) | Elisa CARLI (F) Elodie KESTENARE (F) | Freddie Heather (A) Martin HERBERT (A) |