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    • Oceanographic profile beam attenuation coefficient measurements collected from multiple platforms in the Global Ocean from 1984 to 2003 (NCEI Accession 0012521)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    The Worldwide Ocean Optic Database, available online at wood.jhuapl.edu, has grown to be the most comprehensive publicly-available oceanographic bio-optical database in the world.

    It includes nearly 250 major data sources and provides over 40 derived and measured physical properties, including inherent and apparent optical properties, pigments and nutrients, Secchi disk depth, and temperature and salinity.

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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 2022-10-23T12:53:12Z
    Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 3, 2007 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2022-10-23T12:53:12Z
    Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 3, 2007 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0012521
    Access Constraints Cite as: Smart, Jeffrey H.; Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory (2007). Oceanographic profile beam attenuation coefficient measurements collected from multiple platforms in the Global Ocean from 1984 to 2003 (NCEI Accession 0012521). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0012521. 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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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
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    Spatial Data Service Type
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1984-06-25
    Temporal Extent End 2003-10-06

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