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    • NCEI Standard Project: International Ocean Atlas and Information Series Volume 8: History of the Arctic Exploration 2003: cruise reports, data (NCEI Accession 0304666)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2025

    This collection contains data collected by Russian and former Soviet Union oceanographers from 1870 to 1941 years from Arctic Ocean and Arctic Seas. Most of these data were discovered from the archives not widely opened to the public that makes this atlas invaluable contribution to the international scientific community.

    This archival package is a copy of the History of the Arctic Exploration atlas website containing html files, pdf files of cruise reports, data distribution maps, and data in comma separated value format.

    NCEI decommissioned the International Ocean Atlas and Information Series Volume 8: History of the Arctic Exploration 2003 in May 2025 with no further updates. Comments and questions may be sent to: ncei.info@noaa.gov.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-29T13:05:05Z
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) May 28, 2025 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-05-29T13:05:05Z
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) May 28, 2025 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0304666
    Access Constraints Cite as: Lappo, Sergey; Egorov, Y.; Virsis, M.; Nalbandov, Yuri; Makovetskaya, E.; Virsis, L.; Smolyar, Igor V.; Levitus, Sydney (2025). NCEI Standard Project: International Ocean Atlas and Information Series Volume 8: History of the Arctic Exploration 2003: cruise reports, data (NCEI Accession 0304666). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/nag2-d403. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 85
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    Bbox West Long 5
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    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0304666
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[5.0, 55.0], [-170.0, 55.0], [-170.0, 85.0], [5.0, 85.0], [5.0, 55.0]]]}
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1870-07-22
    Temporal Extent End 1941-04-28

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