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International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) version 0.1 updates 07-01-2020 through 09-30-2020 (NCEI Accession 0225530)

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This dataset includes subsurface ocean profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, ocean tracers, optics, and biology (chlorophyll, plankton) taken from 1772 to 2020 in the global ocean using bottles, CTD, XBT, MBT, profiling floats, moored buoys, ice drifting buoys, gliders, towed profilers, and instrumented pinnipeds. This dataset was prepared at NCEI in CF compliant netCDF ragged array format under the direction of the International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) project. The IQuOD effort is being organized by the oceanographic community, and includes experts in data quality and management, climate modelers and the broader climate-related community. The primary focus of IQuOD is to produce and freely distribute the highest quality and complete single ocean profile repository along with (intelligent) metadata and assigned uncertainties for use in ocean climate research applications. This goal will be achieved by developing and implementing an internationally agreed framework. IQuOD v0.1 is a preliminary dataset which includes uncertainties on each temperature measurement and intelligent metadata for identifying critical missing information.
  • Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2021). International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) version 0.1 updates 07-01-2020 through 09-30-2020 (NCEI Accession 0225530). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0225530. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1948-01-01 to 2020-09-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: 180
South: -78.3576
North: 83.3485
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) version 0.1 - aggregated and community quality controlled ocean profile data 1772-present
    • NCEI Collection
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  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:IQuODv0.1
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021-03-06
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2021). International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) version 0.1 updates 07-01-2020 through 09-30-2020 (NCEI Accession 0225530). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0225530. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2021). International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) version 0.1 updates 07-01-2020 through 09-30-2020 (NCEI Accession 0225530). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0225530. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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Processing Steps
  • 2021-03-06T17:03:32Z - NCEI Accession 0225530 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • APBT
  • bathythermograph - AXBT
  • bathythermograph - MBT
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • bottle
  • buoy - drifting buoy
  • buoy - moored buoy
  • CTD
  • meteorological sensor
  • profiling float
  • Secchi disk
  • XCTD
Platform
  • ABSECON
  • AEGAEO
  • Aichi Maru
  • AIRCRAFT
  • AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV (Akademik Treshnikov)
  • ALBATROSS III
  • ALIS
  • Almirante Maximiano
  • Amadeus
  • Angeles Alvarino
  • angus
  • ANL Elaroo
  • ANL Warrnambool
  • ANTEA
  • Aqviq
  • ARANDA
  • ARCA
  • ARKTIS VISION
  • Ary Rongel
  • ASAMA
  • ATAIR
  • AURELIA
  • Autonomous Pinniped
  • BALANUS
  • BALTICA
  • BALTICA
  • Bass
  • BATTLEAXE
  • BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE
  • BELGICA
  • BIOS ANNA (ANNA)
  • BIOS JACK (JACK)
  • BIOS MINNIE (MINNIE)
  • Bonpland
  • BOSEI MARU
  • Bristol Explorer
  • Campe
  • Cap Pasado
  • Cape Franklin
  • CAPITAINE DAMPIER
  • Capitaine Quiros
  • CARPELLOTTI
  • CARYN
  • CASTLE ROCK
  • CCGS Alfred Needler
  • CCGS Earl Grey
  • CCGS Leim
  • CCGS M. Perley
  • CCGS Sambro
  • CCGS SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
  • CCGS Teleost
  • CCGS Terry Fox
  • CCGS Viola M Davidson
  • CCGS Vladykov
  • ce 311
  • ce 312
  • ce 320
  • ce 327
  • ce 383
  • ce 384
  • ce 386
  • Celtic Explorer
  • CELTIC VOYAGER
  • CHICAGO EXPRESS
  • CHOKAI MARU (CHOKAIMARU)
  • Christina E
  • CIMARRON
  • CMA CGM AMBER
  • CMA CGM CORAL
  • CMA CGM FLORIDA
  • CMA CGM Georgia
  • COBBS ARM
  • COLVERT
  • Comet
  • Connecticut
  • COOK INLET
  • CORIOLIS II
  • Crate (CRATE 245)
  • DANA
  • DENEB
  • Dipsy
  • Divine Ace
  • drifting buoy
  • E. W. SCRIPPS
  • E.R.AMSTERDAM
  • E.R.France
  • Eagle Eye II
  • EDWARD CORNWALLIS
  • Eltanin
  • ENDEAVOR
  • Enoshima Maru
  • EPCE
  • Eros
  • ESCANABA
  • EXCELSIOR
  • F. G. CREED
  • FFS Solea
  • FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES
  • FK Uthoern
  • franklin
  • FREDERICK VIII
  • FRV Clupea
  • FS A. V. Humboldt
  • FUKUSHIMA MARU
  • FUSAMI MARU NO.2
  • FV Fukushima Maru
  • FV Riasu Maru
  • FYRBYGGAREN
  • FYRHOLM
  • G. M. DANNEVIG
  • G.O. SARS
  • GEORGE
  • GEORGE R. PEARKES
  • Global Leader
  • GLORIA MICHELE
  • GRAASUGGAN
  • Green Dale
  • H. ARTHUR
  • Hakuho Maru (HAKUHO-MARU)
  • HALF MOON
  • HANSA FREYBURG
  • HARENGUS
  • HEIYO
  • HELICOPTER
  • Helmer Hanssen
  • HESPERIDES
  • HESTIA
  • HIDALGO
  • Himilcon
  • HMAS Anzac
  • HMAS Melville
  • HMAS Newcastle
  • HMCS Cedarwood
  • HMCS Haida
  • HMCS Hiskcard
  • HMCS Queensville
  • HMCS Star
  • HMCS York
  • HMCS/CNAV Ehkoli
  • HMS Crossbow
  • HOKKO MARU
  • HOKUHO MARU
  • HORIZON
  • HORIZON ENTERPRISE
  • Horizon Leader
  • Horizon Spirit
  • Hoyo
  • HUDSON
  • HYDROGRAPHER
  • Håkon Mosby (HAAKON MOSBY)
  • IBARAKI MARU
  • Ideep02
  • IFM03
  • IFM08
  • IFM09
  • IFM12
  • IFM13
  • IFM14
  • IFM15
  • Iwaki Maru
  • IWATE MARU
  • J. W. WILKE
  • JAMES CLARK ROSS
  • Jean Mathieu
  • JOHAN HJORT
  • JOSEPHINE MAERSK
  • KAHA ROA
  • KAIKO-MARU
  • Kaimei
  • Kaisei
  • KAIYO
  • Kaiyo Maru (KAIYO-MARU)
  • KAIYO-MARU
  • KBV 001 POSEIDON
  • KBV 002 TRITON
  • KBV 592
  • KBV005
  • KEIFU MARU
  • KILDIR
  • Kings Bay
  • Kinokuni
  • Koyo
  • KOYO MARU
  • Kraken
  • Kristine Bonnevie
  • Kronprins Haakon
  • KUROSHIO
  • L'ASTROLABE
  • L'Astrolabe
  • L'ATALANTE
  • L'EUROPE
  • LA SUPERBA
  • LA SUPREMA
  • Laochra Na Mara
  • LIDDLE
  • LIMANDA
  • Litoral
  • LITTLE ROCK
  • LITTORINA
  • LLOYD GEORGE
  • LM MIR
  • LM Mir 2 (MIR II)
  • LOTTY
  • M. Ytterstad
  • M/S Vilma
  • M/V Shengking
  • MACOMA
  • Maersk Inverness
  • Maersk Jalan
  • Maersk Lirquen
  • Maersk Lome
  • Maersk Taikung
  • Maersk Vilnius
  • Maersk Visby
  • MARIA S. MERIAN
  • Marion Dufresne
  • MARSH
  • MARTHA L. BLACK
  • MAUNGANUI
  • MCCULLOCH
  • MEIYO
  • MENTOR
  • Mercury Ace
  • METEOR
  • Mia
  • MIKIMIKI
  • MIYAKO
  • MIYAZAKI MARU
  • MIZUHO MARU
  • MODOC
  • Mogami Maru
  • MULTIPLE SHIPS OF FINLAND
  • MULTIPLE SHIPS OF NORWAY
  • Nereis II
  • NEW HORIZON
  • NEW LISKARD
  • NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada
  • NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter
  • NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow
  • NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
  • NOAA Ship OREGON
  • NOAA Ship Oregon II
  • NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
  • NOAA Ship Pisces
  • NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
  • NORRONA
  • Norseman II
  • Northwest Explorer
  • Northwest Sanderling
  • Northwest Sandpiper
  • NPAOC Amazonas
  • NPAOC Apa
  • NPqHO Vital De Oliveira
  • NUKA ARCTICA
  • OLEANDER
  • OOCL Busan
  • OOCL HOUSTON
  • OOCL LE HAVRE
  • OOCL Panama
  • OOCL TEXAS
  • Ooids
  • P202
  • P302
  • P401
  • PAAMIUT
  • PAOLINA-T
  • PARAGON
  • PARKER
  • Pheidippides
  • POCONO
  • PONCHATOULA
  • PORTAGE
  • POSEIDON
  • POURQUOI PAS?
  • Procyon Leader
  • Queen Coral 8 (QUEENCORALNO.8)
  • QUIZ KID
  • R/V Alba Na Mara
  • R/V Alkor
  • R/V Alpha Crucis
  • R/V ASTERIAS
  • R/V Atlantis
  • R/V CAPITELLA
  • R/V F.G. Walton Smith
  • R/V Hugh R. Sharp
  • R/V Kairei
  • R/V KILO MOANA
  • R/V Knorr
  • R/V Laurence M. Gould
  • R/V Melville
  • R/V MIRAI
  • R/V Pelagia
  • R/V Pelican
  • R/V Roger Revelle
  • R/V Salme
  • R/V Savannah
  • R/V TANGAROA
  • R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON
  • Reykjanes
  • RODVIG C/S
  • ROSBOROUGH C11962NS (C11962NS, ROSBOROUGH)
  • ROYAL NAVY NON-SURVEY VESSELS
  • RRS Discovery
  • RRS James Cook
  • RV Cefas Endeavour
  • RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese
  • RV Investigator
  • RV Nathaniel B. Palmer
  • RV Sarmiento De Gamboa
  • RV Simon Stevin
  • RV Tiglax
  • Ryofu Maru
  • S.A. AGULHAS II
  • Sam
  • SAN PABLO
  • Sanna
  • SANTA INES
  • Scotia
  • SEATRADE ORANGE
  • SEMINOLE
  • Senshu Maru
  • SENSOR
  • SG554 (Amerigo)
  • SHAMOOK
  • Shinsei Maru
  • SHOYO
  • SHUNYO MARU
  • Siangtan
  • Sir John Murray
  • SKAGIT
  • SL209
  • SL210
  • SL244 (SDEEP01)
  • SL248
  • SL281
  • SL286
  • SL287
  • SL502
  • SL567 (sdeep04)
  • Slocum345
  • SOUTHERN SURVEYOR
  • Soyo Maru
  • SP006
  • SP011
  • SP013
  • SP024
  • SP025
  • SP026
  • SP027
  • SP030
  • SP031
  • SP035
  • SP036
  • SP039
  • SP040
  • SP041
  • SP043
  • SP047
  • SP052
  • SP054
  • SP055
  • SP057
  • SP058
  • SP062
  • SP064
  • SP065
  • SP066
  • SP067
  • SP069
  • Spray001
  • ST-3-4
  • STEADY
  • STRANGER
  • Suruga Maru
  • SVEA
  • Swan River Bridge
  • SWANSEA
  • Swift Ace
  • Tacoma Trader
  • Takunan
  • TAKUYO
  • TALLAHASSEE
  • TALUGA
  • TANNER
  • Tanshu Maru
  • TENYO
  • Tenyo Maru
  • THALASSA
  • THALIA
  • Tintin
  • Tokushima
  • TONAN-MARU
  • Tranquil Ace
  • TRIDENS
  • Trollfjord
  • TULUGAQ
  • Téthys II
  • UMITAKA MARU
  • Undarum
  • UNDAUNTED
  • UNIT 518 (Teresa)
  • UNIÃO (Uniao)
  • USCGC Acushnet
  • USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN
  • USCGC Bibb
  • USCGC Blanco
  • USCGC Burton Island
  • USCGC Campbell
  • USCGC Chase
  • USCGC Chautauqua
  • USCGC Dexter
  • USCGC Duane
  • USCGC Eastwind
  • USCGC Edisto
  • USCGC Evergreen
  • USCGC Gresham
  • USCGC Ingham
  • USCGC Klamath
  • USCGC Mackinac
  • USCGC Mendota
  • USCGC Minnetonka
  • USCGC NORTHWIND
  • USCGC OWASCO
  • USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN
  • USCGC Reliance
  • USCGC SEBAGO
  • USCGC Sherman
  • USCGC SPENCER
  • USCGC Taney
  • USCGC WACHUSETT
  • USCGC WINNEBAGO
  • USCGC Winona
  • USHIO MARU
  • USS A. M. SUMNER
  • USS ALBANY
  • USS Baya
  • USS BEATTY
  • USS Bigelow
  • USS BRISTOL
  • USS BROWNSON
  • USS BRUNSWICK
  • USS BUSHNELL
  • USS C. H. ROAN
  • USS C. K. BRONSON
  • USS Camp
  • USS CHEVALIER
  • USS COMPTON
  • USS Cone
  • USS Dayton
  • USS DE HAVEN
  • USS E. G. SMALL
  • USS English
  • USS Everett F. Larson
  • USS EVERSOLE
  • USS F. T. BERRY
  • USS Fargo
  • USS FISKE
  • USS Gainard
  • USS George K. MacKenzie
  • USS Glennon
  • USS Goodrich
  • USS Greenwood
  • USS H. J. THOMAS
  • USS H. PURVIS
  • USS HANSON
  • USS Harlan R. Dickson
  • USS Harry E. Yarnell
  • USS HENLEY
  • USS Higbee
  • USS Holder
  • USS Hollister
  • USS Hyman
  • USS J. P. KENNEDY JR.
  • USS James C. Owens
  • USS James E. Kyes
  • USS Johnston
  • USS LEARY
  • USS Maloy
  • USS Manchester
  • USS Maury
  • USS MCCLOY
  • USS Meredith
  • USS NEW
  • USS O'HARE
  • USS PCE-881
  • USS PCE-895
  • USS PCE-902
  • USS PCE-903
  • USS R. H. MCCARD
  • USS R. L. WILSON
  • USS Rehoboth
  • USS Rendova
  • USS Robert K. Huntington
  • USS ROBERTS
  • USS ROBINSON
  • USS Rochester
  • USS ROGERS
  • USS Rowan
  • USS Rupertus
  • USS Samuel B. Roberts
  • USS SARSFIELD
  • USS Serrano
  • USS SHELTON
  • USS STORMES
  • USS STRIBLING
  • USS TURNER
  • USS Vaya
  • USS Vigor
  • USS VOGELGESANG
  • USS WEISS
  • USS Willard Keith
  • USS William C. Lawe
  • USS Wiltsie
  • USS WITEK
  • USS ZELLARS
  • VEJUNAS
  • VELERO III AND IV
  • Vendla
  • VIKING
  • Wakashio Maru
  • WAKATAKA MARU
  • WAKATAKE MARU
  • Wakatake Maru
  • WALTHER HERWIG III
  • WEGA
  • Wide Alpha
  • WILFRED TEMPLEMAN
  • Wisteria Ace
  • YOKO MARU
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