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    • Temperature profile and other historical data digitized for the World Data Center (WDC) Global Ocean Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) project since 1993

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2025

    This collection includes historical oceanographic biological, biochemical, chemical, physical, meteorological, and other data. The data includes barometric pressure, cloud amount and frequency, current, wave, conductivity, nutrients, pH, salinity, temperature, turbidity, transmissivity, biomass measurements, nutrients, fluorescence, species and subspecies identification, phaeophytin, zooplankton, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate, alkalinity, and other measurements. These data were collected by bottle, net, CTD, XBT, MBT, BT, and other instruments from drifting buoy, ships, and other platforms in oceans and seas around the world.

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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 2025-02-16T14:03:41Z
    Metadata Created Date February 26, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 16, 2001 (publication), August 28, 2024 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2025-02-16T14:03:41Z
    Metadata Created Date February 26, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 16, 2001 (publication), August 28, 2024 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:WDC-GODAR
    Access Constraints Cite as: World Data Center-A, Oceanography (2001). Temperature profile and other historical data digitized for the World Data Center (WDC) Global Ocean Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) project since 1993. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/WDC-GODAR. 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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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:WDC-GODAR
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1772-12-15
    Temporal Extent End 2022-11-15

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