Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC)
Description
Ocean temperature and salinity data are compiled from the World Ocean Database (WOD), the world’s largest collection of ocean profile data that are available without restriction. There are several downstream uses of this Database, ranging from scientific research of climate to initial conditions for climate forecasts and projections.
URL
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/regional-ocean-climatologies
Start Year
2023
End Year
2023
Published Year
2024
Ongoing
1
Ocean
Atlantic
Case Product Name
Arctic Regional Climatology
Product Type
Data
Product Format
Data Service
Product URI
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/arctic-regional-climatology
Publisher
NOAA
Publisher City
Washington DC
Publisher Country
United States
Publisher State
District of Columbia
Publisher/Distributor URL
https://www.noaa.gov/
Data Source
World Ocean Database
Data Source URL
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/world-ocean-database
Primary Use
Planning and Forecasting
User Type
Planners, Regulators, Researchers
Data Type
Physical, Geospatial
OOS Variable
Sea state
Observation Type
Physics
Ecosystem Benefits, Non-human
The gridded oceanographic variable climatologies are used to support the development of numerical ocean circulation models and atmosphere—ocean models, the verification of numerical simulations of the ocean, as a form of "sea truth" for satellite measurements, planning oceanographic expeditions, and assessing physical and biogeochemical changes in the ocean, among other uses such as the health and status of our changing oceans.
Recommended Citation
Allegra, Andrew
(2022)
"Regional Ocean Climatologies,"
Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC): Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 55.
Available at:
https://cbe.miis.edu/booc/vol2/iss1/55
Document Type
Article
Included in
Economics Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Oceanography Commons