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Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian Seas Regional Climatology version 3

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 08:13 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 06, 2026 at 12:00 AM
To provide an improved oceanographic foundation and reference for multi-disciplinary studies of the Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Seas (GINS), NCEI developed a new set of high-resolution quality-controlled long-term annual, seasonal and monthly mean temperature and salinity fields on different depth levels. This new regional climatology is based on the World Ocean Database archive of temperature and salinity from observations spanning over more than a hundred years and incorporates a great deal of new data and maps not previously available.

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issued 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "in situ",
  "physical",
  "profile",
  "MULTIPLE SHIPS",
  "Alfred-Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research",
  "Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute",
  "Biological Institute Helgoland",
  "International Council for the Exploration of the Sea",
  "Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography",
  "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "Russian Academy of Sciences, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology",
  "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "GLOBAL OCEAN DATA ARCHAEOLOGY AND RESCUE PROJECT (GODAR)",
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  "Iceland Sea",
  "Irminger Sea",
  "North Atlantic Ocean",
  "North Greenland Sea",
  "Norwegian Sea",
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  "RU/RAS/SIO > P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY",
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  "CONDUCTIVITY METERS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS",
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  "NISKIN BOTTLES",
  "SALINOMETERS",
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  "THERMOSALINOGRAPHS",
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title Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian Seas Regional Climatology version 3

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