Southern Ocean READER
Temperature
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The links on this page lead to temperature data for the Southern Ocean. This is split into four sections;
(corresponding current data available)
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Circumpolar |
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One of two Global Data Assembly centres for ARGO data Second Global Data Assembly centre for ARGO. |
First deployed 2000 (Ongoing project) |
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Gridded data sets of meteorological variables maintained by the Met Office Hadley Centre Had1SST and HadSST2 have sea surface temperature data EN2 has in situ ocean temperature and salinity profiles |
Had1SST 1870-2006 HadSST2 1850-2006 EN2 1956-2004 |
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This site has data sets that are presented via the Ocean Data View (ODV) interface. WOCE data, CTD data, Bottle data, Southern Ocean Atlas |
CTD 1983-2006 GLODAP 1972-1999 |
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CTD and Bottle data for download as CTD files or Excel files. |
1987-1998 |
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Collection of cruise data including CTD and bottle data available to view within the web browser |
1998-2005 |
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In situ and satellite data for the world's oceans. Main data set for ARGO floats. |
2000-2006 |
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Database containing CTD data and a variety of other parameters. Can be downloaded or viewed in html |
1991-2006 |
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After selecting the data you require, an e-mail is sent with a link to your specific query. Gives temperature salinity and current data. May need specific programs to read the data. Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) "A global ocean T-S resource with data that are as up-to-date and of the highest quality as possible." A search site with links to data on temperature, currents and salinity |
1773-2005
Low frequency of data before 1900 Unknown |
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You need to register and be signed in to the AADCP before you can access any data. This site has a large number of data sets on salinity, temperature and currents available for download. Some are difficult to find and so are listed on a separate page. |
1982-2006 |
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FTP page for CDIAC Data directory Contains a list of data sets from CDIAC. Surface water, CO2, & N2O data taken from 41 legs of 11 ocean surveys. Includes data for SST |
1977-1990 |
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IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data Archive includes measurements of buoy position, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and sea surface temperature AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm Level-2B ocean swath product (AE_Ocean) containing sea surface temperature (SST) at 56 km and 38 km resolution, near-surface wind speed at 38 km and 21 km resolution and other variables. |
1995-1998 2002-2006 |
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Data include buoy position, date and time, and often includes surface and subsurface water temperature, air pressure, air temperature, wind speed and wind direction |
1979-2003 |
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Polar Science Centre Hydrographic Climatology Mainly deals with Arctic, but some Antarctic data. Global climatology for temperature and salinity that contains a good description of the Arctic Ocean and its environs. Monthly, seasonal, and annual average products have been generated. |
2000-2005 |
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Near Real-Time Data with QC Flags (XBT) Data set is a subset of the GTS database and consists of profiles that were collected from vessels using the Shipboard Environmental data Acquisition Software (SEAS) |
2000-2006 |
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JDOSS (JODC Online Service System) Search through the Japanese Antarctic data. |
1874-2006 |
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Global atmospheric and oceanic data |
1856-2006 |
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Joint Environmental Data Analysis Centre Monthly Gridded Fields of ocean temperature (at surface and various depths) Plots of scripps cruise data for XBT and XCTD. Some data also available for download |
1955-2003 1993-2006 |
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CISL'S Research Data Archive |
Need to register for this service, but after that the information is available to use |
1899-2006 |
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Provides plots and animation for sea surface temperature and sea surface currents. NOAA Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Analysis using in situ and satellite SSTs plus SSTs simulated by sea ice cover produced weekly on a one-degree grid |
1979-2006 1981-2006 |
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List of available datasets. Not all are relevant, but the ones that are have quick access. Digital Library for Oceans and Climate Selection of data that is also within the OPeNDAP datasets. |
1980s-2006 approx. |
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A mix of in situ and remotely-sensed data. Uses OPeNDAP to open data |
1990-2006 |
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Underway Data from several cruises that contains measurements for sea surface temperatures |
1991-2006 |
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SST observations from three ships near Antarctica, the R/V Polar Duke the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer and the R/V Laurence M. Gould |
1993-1998 |
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Along with the data about icebergs it contains SST across the Pacific and Atlantic sectors of the Southern Ocean. |
1978-2001 |
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Live Access to the National Virtual Ocean Data System (NVODS) NVODS Live Access to World Ocean Atlas (WOA 1994) data |
1982-2000 |
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WOA Data Sets |
World ocean temperature and salinity data Get the WOA data here too Same as above |
1900-1997
1900-1992 |
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LAS sites hosted by NOAA/PMEL/TMAP Oceanic and air-sea interface data from the UMD Simple Ocean Data Assimilation Reanalysis |
Unknown 1960-2004 |
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List of links to data sets linking to a live access servers (or OPeNDAP). Some have data sets for temperature and salinity data but it also contains current data. Source of WOA and WOCE data. |
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Satellite derived sea surface temperature (SST) obtained by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), in orbit on the Aqua (formerly EOS PM) platform. |
2002-2005 |
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Satellite derived sea surface temperatures. This link gives the background, click on data access to get the data |
2005-2006 |
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Satellite produced sea surface temperatures |
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Mainly atmospheric data but some sets of sea surface temperatures and currents. (Satellite data). The ocean data component of Hadley centre models are available here. |
1854-2006 |
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AMIP II Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Concentration Observations Sea surface temperature from satellite is located here |
1997-2000 |
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AOML/NOAA |
A climatology of near-surface currents and SST for the world, at one degree resolution, derived from satellite-tracked surface drifting buoy observations |
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List of data sets for sea surface temperature from satellites. Includes the WOCE-era satellite data |
1950-2006 |
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Gridded global SST anomalies from 1856-present derived from UK Met Office SST data NOAA Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (SST) V2 A global monthly SST analysis from 1854 to the present derived from ICOADS data with missing data filled in by statistical methods NOAA Optimum Interpolation (OI) Sea Surface Temperature (SST) V2 Produced weekly on a 1° grid. The analysis uses in situ and satellite SST's plus SST's simulated by sea-ice cover. |
1856-2006
1854-2006 1961-2006 |
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WHP encompassed a range of physical and chemical measurements collected as vertical profiles (CTD and water sample data). See CCHDO Ocean temperature and salinity data measured by profiling floats. This data set has not ben put through any tests so users are advised to use with caution. WOCE satellite sea surface temperature Top KM measurements of temperature using XBT (See GTSPP) |
1987-1998
1994-2001 Unknown |
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Atlantic Ocean Only |
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Small data set containing 120 CTD profiles collected over the Southern Weddell Sea during the ROPEX-98 cruise on HMS Endurance |
1998-2006 |
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Contains a list of data sets from CDIAC. FTP page for CDIAC Data directory Data from 24 vertical stations and surface measurements located in the eastern Weddell Sea including temperature and salinity |
1981 |
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Need to register to sign in and access data. CTD profiles available for direct download. CSV format, opened in excel |
1995-2004 |
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AWI Moored ULS Data, Weddell Sea (1990-1998) Moored Upward Looking Sonar (ULS) data from 14 stations in the Weddell Sea. Includes water pressure, water temperature, draft, and a flag to indicate if the instrument is under ice |
1990-1998 |
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CORC-ARCHES data (Consortium on the earths role in climate- Abrupt climate change studies) CTD and moorings data from the Weddell Sea. |
1999-2004 |
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CTD, mooring and drifter data taken on the Palmer Cruise 1997 concentrating on the Weddell Sea area |
1997 |
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NERC Remote Sensing Data Analysis Service (RSDAS) You have to register before being able to access the satellite pictures. Typically grey-scale brightness images of sea surface temperature. |
1993-2006 |
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XBT data taken south of 30S |
2002-2009 |
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Indian Ocean Only |
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Ocean Surface Currents and Temperature Satellite estimates of ocean surface currents and temperature round Australia The Data Trawler accesses data in the CMR Data Warehouse which is an Oracle data repository. CTD, Hydrological, and Moored instrument data are included. |
1993-2004 1980-2006 approx |
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CO2, Hydrographic and Chemical Data Obtained During the Nine R/V Knorr Cruises R/V Knorr Cruise data for CO2 hydrographic and chemical data. |
1994-1996 |
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Data sets from 7 cruises taken by the AADC. All data is available to view online |
1992-2000 |
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Pacific Only |
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XBT and CTD data sets taken on the Pacific side of the Antarctic Peninsula |
1996-2005 |
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Data from cruises in the vicinity of the Antarctic Peninsula, including temperature, salinity and some ARGO data. |
1992-2004 |
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The Data Trawler accesses data in the CMR Data Warehouse which is an Oracle data repository. CTD, Hydrological, and Moored instrument data are included. |
1980-2006 approx |
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Data sets from 7 cruises taken by the AADC. All data is available to view online |
1992-2000 |
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This provides quick access to Argo float temperature, salinity and trajectory data in graphical form |
2000-2006 |
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ARGO data in NetCDF form available via FTP. |
2000-2006 |
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1996 |
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Data is not yet public access but should be available by 2007. Contains current data and CTD data Cruise data for CTD taken from round the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula |
2003-2004 1991-2004 |
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