International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) R3.0 netCDF version

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Resource Abstract:
This collection contains observations of global ocean meteorological and oceanographic variables, such as sea surface and air temperatures, wind, pressure, humidity, and cloudiness, from many national and international data sources, including ships (merchant, navy, research), moored and drifting buoys, coastal stations, and other marine and near-surface ocean platforms in the netCDF 4.0 format. These observations have been merged to create the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) Release 3.0. The spatial coverage is global and sampling density varies depending on date and geographic position relative to shipping routes and ocean observing systems. The temporal coverage is from 1662 to present and organized by one file per month. This is the netCDF version of the ICOADS Release 3.0 (R3.0), which is converted from the original IMMA1 format. Useful metadata have been added in the global and variable attributes of each file to make the netCDF self-contained. R3.0 includes changes designed to enable more effective exchange of information describing data quality between ICOADS, reanalysis centers, data set developers, scientists and the public. These user-driven innovations include the assignment of a unique identifier (UID) to each marine report, to enable tracing of observations, linking with reports and improved data sharing. Many new input data and metadata sources have been assembled, and updates and improvements to existing data sources, or removal of erroneous data, made.
Citation
Title International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) R3.0 netCDF version
publication  Date   2017-04-04
revision  Date   2017-04-18
presentationForm  tableDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-713-3277
Fax 301-713-3300
Address
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address NODC.DataOfficer@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information website
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Main NCEI website providing links to access data and data services.
target application profile  Web browser
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
individual Name Zhankun Wang
organisation Name  US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-713-4841
Address
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3282 Country USA
electronic Mail Address zhankun.wang@noaa.gov
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name  US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Contact information
Address
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
Topic Category:  environment,oceans,climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
publication  Date   2015
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact information
Address
, Greenbelt, MD
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Keywords
0162250
0162281
thesaurus name >
Title NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
publication  Date   2017-04-06
Theme keywords (theme):
meteorological
navigational
thesaurus name >
Title NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
platform Keywords
MULTIPLE SHIPS
thesaurus name >
Title NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
dataCenter Keywords
US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Centers for Environmental Information
thesaurus name >
Title NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
project Keywords
Big Earth Data Initiative (BEDI)
The International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS)
thesaurus name >
Title NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Location keywords:
World-Wide Distribution
thesaurus name >
Title NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Theme keywords (theme):
oceanography
thesaurus name >
Title WMO_CategoryCode
publication  Date   2012-09-15
project Keywords
ICOADS > International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
publication  Date   2016
Edition Version 8.4
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact information
Address
, Greenbelt, MD
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Location keywords:
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
publication  Date   2016
Edition Version 8.4
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact information
Address
, Greenbelt, MD
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Theme keywords (theme):
Observation
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
thesaurus name >
Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Surface
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Critical Zone
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Air Temperature
Pressure
Humidity
Density
Position
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Geography
Oceanography
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Meteorology
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Atmospheric Sciences
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Platform
SHIPS
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > platform
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Atmosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Atmosphere
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Ocean
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Moor
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
Marine
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Ocean Region
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2017-08-24
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Thu Aug 24 03:54:38 UTC 2017
purpose:
Basic research
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file type: PNG
thumbnail file description:  Preview graphic
Resource language:  eng
Character set encoding of resource:  utf8
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
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Cite as: Wang, Z. and US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Centers for Environmental Information (2017). International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) R3.0 netCDF version. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. [access date]
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Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
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eastBoundLongitude  -180
northBoundLatitude  -90
southBoundLatitude  90
Temporal Extent
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-713-3277
Fax 301-713-3300
Address
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information website
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Main NCEI website providing links to access data and data services.
target application profile  Web browser
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-713-3277
Fax 301-713-3300
Address
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
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name Descriptive Information
URL: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:ICOADS
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Description Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.
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Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Granule Search
URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/search/granule/rest/find/document?searchText=fileIdentifier%3AICOADS.*&start=1&max=100&f=searchPage
protocol HTTPS
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Description Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved).
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Metadata data stamp:  2017-04-19T00:00:26
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
notes: Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness.
Metadata contact - custodian
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Data Officer
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-713-3277
Fax 301-713-3300
Address
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address NODC.DataOfficer@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information website
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Main NCEI website providing links to access data and data services.
target application profile  Web browser
Metadata scope code  series
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.nodc:ICOADS

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)