North Atlantic Ocean Weather Ship (OWS) Temperature and Salinity Hydrocast Data (1910-1990)
The data set comprises temperature and salinity hydrocasts collected across the North Atlantic Ocean between 1910 and 1990. The measurements were collected by nine North Atlantic Ocean Weather Ships (OWS): OWS Alpha (1954 – 1974); OWS Bravo (1928 – 1974); OWS Charlie (1910 – 1982); OWS Echo (1910 – 1979); OWS India (1957 – 1975); OWS Juliet (1950 – 1975); OWS Kilo (1949 – 1973); OWS Lima (1948 – 1990); OWS Mike (1948 – 1982). This data set also includes measurements collected close to the general positions prior to the stationing of the Weather ships for the OWS Bravo, Charlie and Echo stations. Data from OWS Alpha, Bravo, Echo, India, Juliett and Kilo have been taken from the US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) compilations whereas those from OWS Charlie, Lima and Mike have been constructed from both the US NODC and International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) data holdings. In addition a daily averaged data set for OWS Charlie is available for the period 1975 - 1985 (supplied by Syd Levitus). This data set was supplied to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) by ICES. Additional files and more recent data can be acquired from the ICES website.
INSPIRE
Identification
- File identifier
- 97ca600efa235a91878ddcfa5e99b2f1 XML
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
Encoding
Projection
- code
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Classification of data and services
- Topic category
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- Oceans
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Keywords
- INSPIRE themes
- MEDIN metadata record availability
- Vertical Coverages
- SeaDataNet PDV
Geographic coverage
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Temporal reference
Temporal extent
- Begin
- 1910
- End
- 1990
Temporal extent
- Date (Publication)
- 2018-05-18
- Date (Creation)
- 2010-09-16
- Date (Revision)
- 2010-09-16
Quality and validity
- Lineage
- Instrument(s) used to collect data: salinity sensor.
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Restrictions on access and use
- Access constraints
- Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
- info@ices.dk
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
- info@ices.dk
Metadata information
Contact for the metadata
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Date stamp
- 2018-05-18T15:37:44
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
SDS
Conformance class 1: invocable
Access Point URL
Endpoint URL
Technical specification
Conformance class 2: interoperable
Access constraints
Limitation
Use constraints
Limitation
Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
Overviews
Spatial extent
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W
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Associated resources
Not available