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    "title": "Shallow Water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Profiles of Aua Reef along a water quality gradient in American Samoa from 2022-09-13 to 2022-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0278377)",
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        "CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth",
        "COUNTRY\/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)",
        "COUNTRY\/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Aua (14S170W0010)",
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