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Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS), 2-Degree Standard and Enhanced Products, 1950-1997
Entry ID: coads_2degree

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Summary

Abstract: The Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) is the most
extensive and widely used set of surface marine data currently
available for the world ocean back to 1854, the year marking the
beginning of an internationally organized system for recording
shipboard meteorological observations. COADS is the result of a
continuing cooperative project between the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-specifically its Environmental
Research Laboratories (ERL), National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES,
conducted jointly with the University of Colorado)-and the National
Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR). The NOAA portion of COADS is currently supported by the NOAA
Climate and Global Change Program and the NOAA Environmental Services
Data and Information Management (ESDIM) Program.

The COADS netCDF files are grouped according to the time period and
spatial domain covered, and the gridbox size. For data starting in
1950, the files are subdivided into "standard" and "enhanced"
products, which reflect the "trimming" (quality control) procedure
used and the data mixture. In the standard products, the data have
been edited using climatological 3.5 standard-deviation limits, with
the observations limited (as nearly as practical) to those from
ships. In the "enhanced" products, the data have been edited using
broader 4.5 sigma limits to better represent extreme climate events,
with observations from ships and other in situ marine platforms.

The 2-degree data are separated into two periods. The first known as
the Release 1 products covers the period 1854 to 1949. The second
period 1950 to 1997 is coverd by the COADS 2-degree products. This
second period has both standard and enchanced products.

The COADS 2-Degree data is available from:
"http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.coads.2deg.html"

and

"ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/coads/2degree/"

Further information and documentation is available from the COADS web
site at:
"http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/coads/"

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: COADS 2-degree enhanced products

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: COADS 2-degree standard products

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: COADS 1-degree enhanced and standard products 1960-1997

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Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Slutz, R.J., S.J. Lubker, J.D. Hiscox, S.D. Woodruff, R.L. Jenne, D.H. Joseph, P.M. Steurer, and J.D. Elms
Dataset Title: Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Data Set; Release 1
Dataset Series Name: NTIS PB86-105723
Dataset Release Date: 1985
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: NOAA ERL, Climate Research Program
Online Resource: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/coads

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2 deg
Longitude Resolution: 2 deg

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
OCEANS

Platform

BUOYS [Information]

SHIPS [Information]

Instrument

BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS [Information]

XBT >Expendable Bathythermographs [Information]

Project

COADS >Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set [Information]

GCOS >Global Climate Observing System [Information]

Keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION

CLIMATOLOGY

COADS

GRID DATA

MARINE

MONTHLY DATA

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE

STATISTICS

WIND STRESS

IDN=G3OS/GCOS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Climate Analysis Branch, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/psd1/
Dataset ID: COADS-2degree

Data Center Personnel

Name: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES
Email: esrl.psd.data at noaa.gov

Distribution

Distribution_Media: online ftp
Distribution_Format: netCDF
Fees: none from NOAA/CDC

Personnel

SCOTT D. WOODRUFF
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 303-497-6747
Email: sdw at cdc.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Climate Diagnostics Center
NOAA/ERL (R/E/CD1)
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303-3328
Country: USA

Publications/References

Slutz, R. J., S.J. Lubker, J.D. Hiscox, S.D. Woodruff, R.L. Jenne,
P.M. Steurer, and J. D. Elms, 1985: 'Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere
Data Set; Release 1', Climate Research Program, Boulder, Colorado.
http://web1.cdc.noaa.gov/coads/Release_1/coads.html

For other references, see:
http://web1.cdc.noaa.gov/coads/publications.html

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-06-16

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