[Parameters: Topic='OCEANS', Term='OCEAN CHEMISTRY', Variable_Level_1='PHOSPHATE']
World Ocean Database and World Ocean Atlas
Entry ID: NCAR_DS285.0

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Summary
Abstract: The World Ocean Database (WOD) has observed data from the ocean surface and subsurface profiles. The World Ocean Atlas (WOA) has gridded analyses for annual, seasonal, and monthly means of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, and other parameters on standard levels (typically at 33 depths). Both products were derived at the Ocean ... View entire text
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Description: NODC's Ocean Climate Laboratory
Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Dataset Title: World Ocean Database and World Ocean Atlas
Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Online Resource: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds285.0/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1800-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-12-31
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
MOORINGS Ancillary Description
Instrument
TIDE GAUGES Ancillary Description
Quality Apart from a gap of 4 days in Sept/Oct 1995 and in Sept 1998, the data set is complete since the time of deployment. A chart showing what data are available (&Chart of available data& - correct as of 2005-07-20). Pressure and temperature data are retrieved from the submerged gauge when time and weather allow. The records are in hex format. Records up to June 1996 are in files named e.g D9603.TG where D is for Davis, 9603 is year and month. The file extension denotes that it is a raw hex file. Records after this date are stored as datalogger memory images and must be processed to generate *.tg files. Tidal records are checked for gross errors in height values and obvious timing errors. Further checks are done by NTC during processing.
Access Constraints Records are stored in the form in which they are retrieved from the tide gauges. Futher processing is done by the National Tidal Centre. Processed data are available in graphical form from the National Tidal Centre.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
AADC
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Format: hex
Fees: free
Personnel
HENK BROLSMA
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6232 3528
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: mapping at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-10-29

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