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Physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS) from 1954 through 1995

Metadata Updated: December 1, 2023

This collection includes Temperature and Depth Bathythermograph (XBT), Salinity Temperature and Depth (STD), and other physical oceanographic profile data, much of which is in the TESAC and UBT file formats. The data was collected as part of Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS). Some of this data was sent as radio messages from ships to Ocean Products Center (OPC); some of this data was exchanged through the Global Transmission System (GTS).

In addition, this collection includes monthly mean sea level data derived from daily observations. Eighty IGOSS Sea Level Pilot Project (ISLPP) stations from 29 countries established a network of sea level gauges in the Pacific.

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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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Dates

Metadata Date 2023-09-09T16:32:15Z
Metadata Created Date February 26, 2021
Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), April 27, 2023 (revision)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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Resource Type Series
Metadata Date 2023-09-09T16:32:15Z
Metadata Created Date February 26, 2021
Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), April 27, 2023 (revision)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:IOC-WMO-IGOSS
Access Constraints Cite as: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), World Meteorological Organization (WMO); US National Oceanographic Data Center (2002). Physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS) from 1954 through 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/IOC-WMO-IGOSS. 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 West Long -180
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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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
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Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1954-07-13
Temporal Extent End 1995-12-31

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