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NODC World Ocean Database 2001 on CD-ROM

Entry ID: NODC_WOD01_Database

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Summary

Abstract: World Ocean Database 2001 (WOD01) is comprised of 8 CD-ROMs and
contains in situ profile data such as temperature, salinity,
nutrients, oxygen, chlorophyll, plankton biomass data and more. It is
an update to the World Ocean Database 1998, plus it contains some new
parameters.

Some changes since WOD98:

addition and specification of data from undulating oceanographic
recorders, profiling floats, ...

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Description: Online version of World Ocean Database 2001

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -80.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NESDIS/NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER

Dataset Title: NODC World Ocean Database 2001 on CD-ROM

Dataset Release Date: 2002/04

Version: 1

Online Resource: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Use Constraints NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which
these data were obtained in any publications and/or other
representations of these data.

Ancillary Keywords

TEMPERATURE - WATER

SALINITY

Originating Center

Data Center

Ocean Climate Laboratory, National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NODC USER SERVICES Phone: 301-713-3277 Fax: 301-713-3302 Email: NODC.Services at noaa.gov Contact Address: National Oceanographic Data Center User Services Branch NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East-West Highway City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Personnel

SYDNEY LEVITUS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: sydney.levitus at goaa.gov

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-03-19

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