World Ocean Database 1998 Version 2

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: World Ocean Database 1998 Version 2

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Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online database

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Publication_Information:

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Publisher: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center, Ocean Climate Laboratory

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Description:

Abstract:

The World Ocean Database features observed oceanographic profile data and interpolated standard depth level profile data. Measurements include historical in situ temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, silicate, pH, alkalinity, chlorophyll, and plankton. World Ocean Database 1998 Version 2 is an updated version of World Ocean Database 1998 (WOD98) released May, 1998. All on-line corrections to the data have been incorporated into this version of WOD98. In addition, the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Version 1.5 CD-ROM Hydrographic data were added. There are two products from WOD98v2: the CD-ROM data which are geographically-sorted, and the online data which are time-sorted. To facilitate the use of WOD98v2 , the Ocean Data View (ODV4.0) software developed and distributed by Dr. Reiner Schlitzer of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany is included on CD-ROM (only). This software will decompress files from WOD98 and allow the user to plot scatter or station plots of selected areas or cruises, property-property plots, and many other data viewing utilities like property distributions along sections or on surfaces. CD-ROM CONTENT -------- ------- WOD98-01 North Atlantic 300 N-900 N WOD98-02 North Atlantic 00-300 N South Atlantic WOD98-03 North Pacific 200 N-900 N WOD98-04 North Pacific 00-200 N South Pacific North Indian South Indian WOD98-05 Standard level data for all ocean basins [This information was obtained from the NOAA/NODC website.]

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS > CHLOROPHYLL

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: Chemical Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Marine Chemistry

Theme_Keyword: Wod98v2

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SYDNEY LEVITUS

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sydney.levitus@goaa.gov

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/OCL > Ocean Climate Laboratory, National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: NODC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Oceanographic Data Center

Address: User Services Branch

Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1

Address: SSMC3, 4th Floor

Address: 1315 East-West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910-3282

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: NODC.Services@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: NOAA_NODC_WOD982

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-cdrom.html

Access_Instructions:

World Ocean Database 1998 Version 2 home page

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/index.html

Access_Instructions:

NOAA/NODC Ocean Climate Laboratory

Fees: Standard: $75/cd, $375/set; Online: $55/cd; $275/set

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000210

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120306

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: MELANIE F. MEAUX

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time