World Ocean Atlas 2013 version 2 (WOA13 V2) is a set of objectively analyzed (1° grid) climatological fields of in situ temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Apparent Oxygen Utilization (AOU), percent oxygen saturation, phosphate, silicate, and nitrate at standard depth levels for annual, seasonal, and monthly compositing periods for the World Ocean.
access
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| published |
yes |
| availability |
public |
| link |
to data https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/woa13/ |
descriptors
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| type |
observations (objectively analysed) |
| gridded |
yes |
| formats |
nc, csv, ArcGIS, ascii (discouraged) |
temporal
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| period |
present |
| coverage |
climatology using years 1955–2012 |
| resolution |
annual, seasonal, monthly |
| climatology |
yes |
spatial
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| coverage |
global |
| resolution |
1° by 1° some at 0.25° by 0.25° and 5° by 5° |
| depth |
depth resolved (102 levels between 0 m and 5500 m) |
Key References
- Locarnini, R. A., A. V. Mishonov, J. I. Antonov, T. P. Boyer, H. E. Garcia, O. K. Baranova, M. M. Zweng, C. R. Paver, J. R. Reagan, D. R. Johnson, M. Hamilton, and D. Seidov, 2013. World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 1: Temperature. S. Levitus, Ed., A. Mishonov Technical Ed.; NOAA Atlas NESDIS 73, 40 pp.
- citable publications for each WOA13 variable can be found here: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/woa13/pubwoa13.html
