Global Oceanographic Profiles and Sea Level Data from 1954 to 1995

1954 through 1995 physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS). The collection includes Temperature and Depth Bathythermograph (XBT), Salinity Temperature and Depth (STD), and other profile data, plus monthly mean sea level data from 80 stations in the Pacific. It was collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical ocean temperature profiles based on XBT and STD data.
• Analyzing long-term sea level trends based on monthly mean data from the ISLPP network.
• Studying global ocean data exchange methods based on the use of TESAC, UBT, and GTS formats.

Strengths

• Covers a 41-year time range from 1954 to 1995.
• Includes data from 80 sea level stations across 29 countries in the Pacific.
• Combines multiple data types: XBT, STD profiles, and derived monthly sea level means.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the IGOSS collection network.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via radio messages from ships to the Ocean Products Center (OPC) and exchanged through the Global Transmission System (GTS).

Time Range

1954 through 1995

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:02:09.570600; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Worldwide, with specific sea level data from the Pacific.