gov.noaa.nodc:0157702 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 2026-02-02T20:41:52Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Synoptic monthly gridded (0.25°) Mediterranean Sea (temperature, salinity, current u, current v) dataset (January 1960 - December 2013) from the NOAA/NCEI WOD Profile Data (NCEI Accession 0157702) 2019-06-04 publication 2017-01-03 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0157702 NCEI Archive Management System 0157702 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 Peter C. Chu US Navy/Naval Postgraduate School pcchu@nps.edu resourceProvider US Navy/Naval Postgraduate School resourceProvider Peter Chu US Navy/Naval Postgraduate School pcchu@nps.edu principalInvestigator Chu, Peter C. US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School author Fan, Chenwu US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School fan@nps.edu author Karaaslan, Nuri US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School author tableDigital Synoptic monthly gridded Mediterranean Sea temperature (T), salinity (S), and absolute geostrophic velocity (u, v) fields are produced from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Ocean Database (WOD) (T, S) profiles. The optimal spectral decomposition (OSD) (Chu et al. 2003a, b; 2015) and P vector (Chu 1995) methods are used to establish the synoptic monthly gridded (T, S, u, v) fields with (0.25°×0.25°) horizontal resolution, 57 vertical levels, and monthly increment from January 1960 to December 2013. 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0157702 Preview graphic PNG 0157702 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-02-11 publication SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS physical theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS US Navy/Naval Postgraduate School dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Mediterranean Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOD/USNAVY/NPS > Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian absolute meridional geostrophic velocity absolute zonal geostrophic velocity theme Originator Variable Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian TBB6G6 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Chu, Peter C.; Fan, Chenwu; Karaaslan, Nuri (2019). Synoptic monthly gridded (0.25°) Mediterranean Sea (temperature, salinity, current u, current v) dataset (January 1960 - December 2013) from the NOAA/NCEI WOD Profile Data (NCEI Accession 0157702). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157702. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. Chu, P. C., Ivanov, L. M., Korzhova, T. P., Margolina, T. M., & Melnichenko, O. V. (2003). Analysis of Sparse and Noisy Ocean Current Data Using Flow Decomposition. Part I: Theory. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 20(4), 478–491. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C478:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 2003-04 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C478:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C478:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C478:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 journal article information Chu, Peter C. author Ivanov, Leonid M. author Korzhova, Tatiana P. author Margolina, Tatiana M. author Melnichenko, Oleg V. author American Meteorological Society publisher documentDigital J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. 20(4) ISSN 0739-0572, ISSN 1520-0426, pp. 478-491 crossReference sciencePaper Chu, P. C., Ivanov, L. M., Korzhova, T. P., Margolina, T. M., & Melnichenko, O. V. (2003). Analysis of Sparse and Noisy Ocean Current Data Using Flow Decomposition. Part II: Applications to Eulerian and Lagrangian Data. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 20(4), 492–512. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C492:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 2003-04 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C492:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C492:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20%3C492:aosano%3E2.0.co;2 journal article information Chu, Peter C. author Ivanov, Leonid M. author Korzhova, Tatiana P. author Margolina, Tatiana M. author Melnichenko, Oleg V. author American Meteorological Society publisher documentDigital J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. 20(4) ISSN 0739-0572, ISSN 1520-0426, pp. 492-512 crossReference sciencePaper Chu, P. C., Tokmakian, R. T., Fan, C., & Sun, L. C. (2015). Optimal Spectral Decomposition (OSD) for Ocean Data Assimilation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 32(4), 828–841. https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech-d-14-00079.1 2015-04 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech-d-14-00079.1 https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech-d-14-00079.1 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech-d-14-00079.1 journal article information Chu, Peter C. Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction Laboratory, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California author Tokmakian, Robin T. Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction Laboratory, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California author Fan, Chenwu Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction Laboratory, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California author Sun, L. Charles National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, Maryland author American Meteorological Society publisher documentDigital Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 32(4) ISSN 0739-0572, ISSN 1520-0426, pp. 828-841 crossReference sciencePaper Chu, P.C., 1995: P-vector method for determining absolute velocity from hydrographic data. Marine Technology Society Journal, 29 (2), 3-14 1995 publication http://faculty.nps.edu/pcchu/pub_list/journal/jmts.html HTTP P-vector method for determining absolute velocity from hydrographic data journal article information Chu, P.C. Naval Postgraduate School author Marine Technology Society publisher Marine Technology Society Journal 29 (2) 3-14 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -5.375 35.875 30.125 45.625 1960-01-01 2013-12-31 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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