gov.noaa.nodc:0000268 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-07-07T22:57:46Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Chlorophyll, temperature, depth, and irradiance data from the Ocean Primary Productivity Working Group (OPPWG) in a world-wide distribution from 1958-05-29 to 1994-04-02 (NCEI Accession 0000268) 2001-04-16 publication 2025-07-07 revision 2001-04-16 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0000268 NCEI Archive Management System 0000268 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider Ocean Primary Productivity Working Group author Ocean Primary Productivity Working Group resourceProvider tableDigital Chlorophyll, temperature, depth, and irradiance data were collated by the Ocean Primary Productivity Working Group (OPPWG) from multiple sources in a world-wide distribution from 29 May 1958 to 02 April 1994. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0000268 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0000268 Preview graphic PNG 0000268 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2000-09-01 publication CHLOROPHYLL INCUBATION - LIGHT PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE surface irradiance per day water depth theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS ARGUS CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE EASTWARD GYRE NOAA Ship George B. Kelez R/V Atlantis R/V Knorr USS Albatross platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS BERMUDA ATLANTIC TIME SERIES (BATS) JOINT GLOBAL OCEAN FLUX STUDY/EQUATORIAL PACIFIC BASIN STUDY (JGOFS/EQPAC) Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor/Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdiciplinary Oceanic Studies (SeaWiFS/SIMBIOS) WHOI Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Site (WHOTS) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Andaman Sea or Burma Sea Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Caribbean Sea Greenland Sea (including Iceland Sea and North Greenland Sea) Gulf of America Indian Ocean Malacca Straits Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin New York Bight North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Ross Sea South Atlantic Ocean South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian ALBATROSS (ICES code: 31AF) ARGUS (ICES code: 32AU) ATLANTIS (call sign: KAQP, ICES code: 33AT, 1997-) CAPE HENLOPEN (ICES code: 32CW) DELAWARE (ICES code: 31DE) EASTWARD (ICES code: 31EZ) G. B. KELEZ (ICES code: 31KE) GYRE (ICES code: 32GY) KNORR (call sign: KCEJ, ICES code: 316N, 1970-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. ARGUS ARGUS CAPE HENLOPEN CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE 1937-1962 EASTWARD EASTWARD GYRE Flag: United States Vessel Type: Oceanographic Research IMO: 7318999 DOB: 1973-10 NOAA Ship George B. Kelez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_George_B._Kelez_(R_441) NOAAS George B. Kelez (R 441), previously NOAAS George B. Kelez (CRS 41), was an American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet from 1972 to 1980. Prior to her NOAA career, she operated under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1962 to 1970 as US FWS George B. Kelez and the National Marine Fisheries Service from 1970 to 1972 as NOAAS George B. Kelez (CRS 41). R/V Atlantis Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Oceanographic) DOB: Mar 1997 IMO: 9105798 AS OF 3/3/1997 - WHOI https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/ships/ships-atlantis/ R/V Knorr Title: R/V Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Oceanographic) DOB: 1970 IMO: 7738618 MMSI: 367246000 USS Albatross USFC STEAMER 1882-1921 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Albatross_(1882)