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Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS), 1-Degree Standard and Enhanced Products, 1960-1997

Entry ID: coads_1degree

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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 ...

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Description: COADS 1-degree global enhanced products

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

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: 1960-01-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > CORAL DEPOSITS > DELTA 180

PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > CORAL DEPOSITS > DELTA 13C

PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > CORAL DEPOSITS > DENSITY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > CORALS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

PAGES > Past Global Changes, IGBP

Quality Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are
accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA
cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in
the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a
particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the
fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Please cite original reference when using this data.

Ancillary Keywords

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA/NGDC

Data Center

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160 Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513 Email: paleo at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA