Global Ocean Station Data for Chemistry and Physics 1939-1984

8700122 contains a worldwide distribution of ocean station data compiled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The atlas includes parameters such as salinity, oxygen, nutrients, and weather observations from 1939-04-16 to 1984-01-11. It was published by NOAA NCEI.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of % salinity and % oxygen across global oceans using latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Study temporal trends in nutrient concentrations (% inorganic PO4, % silicates, % nitrates) from 1939 to 1984.
• Model relationships between sea surface conditions (wave height, sea state) and atmospheric data (dry and wet temperature, pressure, cloud type).
• Correlate biological oxygen levels with depth and inorganic phosphate measurements from specific ship casts.

Strengths

• Global spatial coverage excluding the Arctic Ocean
• Multi-decade temporal coverage from 1939 to 1984
• Includes 20+ measured parameters per station

Limitations

• Data format is similar to an obsolete NODC SD2 format
• Temporal coverage ends in 1984, lacking modern observations
• Specific row count and sample size are unknown

Provenance

Source

NOAA NCEI, compiled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Collection Method

Compiled from various sources into an atlas of selected modern good quality deep data

Time Range

1939-04-16 to 1984-01-11

Freshness

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Geography

Worldwide distribution, excluding the Arctic