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    • NODC Standard Product: World Ocean Database 1998 version 1 (5 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0095340)

    Metadata Updated: August 11, 2023

    The World Ocean Database 1998 (WOD98) is comprised of five CD-ROMs containing profile and plankton/biomass data in compressed format. WOD98-01 through WOD98-04 contain observed level data, WOD98-05 contains all the standard level data.

    World Ocean Database 1998 (WOD98) expands on World Ocean Atlas 1994 (WOA94) by including the additional variables nitrite, pH, alkalinity, chlorophyll, and plankton, as well as all available metadata and meteorology. WOD98 is an International Year of the Ocean product.

    WOD98-01 Observed Level Data; North Atlantic 30° N-90° N; WOD98-02 Observed Level Data; North Atlantic 0°-30° N, South Atlantic; WOD98-03 Observed Level Data; North Pacific 20° N-90° N; WOD98-01 Observed Level Data; North Pacific 0°-20° N; South Pacific, Indian; WOD98-01 Standard Level Data for all Ocean Basins.

    Discs may be created by burning the appropriate .iso file(s) in the data/0-data/disc_image/ directory to blank CD-ROM media using standard CD-ROM authoring software. Software that was developed or provided with this NODC Standard Product may be included in the disc_image/ directory as part of a disc image, but executable software that was developed or provided with this NODC Standard Product has been excluded from the disc_contents/ directory.

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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 2023-08-04T13:27:51Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 11, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 8, 2013 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Metadata Date 2023-08-04T13:27:51Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 11, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 8, 2013 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Levitus, Sydney; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: World Ocean Database 1998 version 1 (5 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0095340). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095340. 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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    Temporal Extent Begin 1874-10-11
    Temporal Extent End 1993-06-03

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