Physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS) from 1954 through 1995

This collection includes Temperature and Depth Bathythermograph (XBT), Salinity Temperature and Depth (STD), and other physical oceanographic profile data, much of which is in the TESAC and UBT file formats. The data was collected as part of Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS). Some of this data was sent as radio messages from ships to Ocean Products Center (OPC); some of this data was exchanged through the Global Transmission System (GTS).

In addition, this collection includes monthly mean sea level data derived from daily observations. Eighty IGOSS Sea Level Pilot Project (ISLPP) stations from 29 countries established a network of sea level gauges in the Pacific.

Data and Resources

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access_constraints ["Cite as: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2002). Physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS) from 1954 through 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/IOC-WMO-IGOSS. Accessed [date].", "Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose."]
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  • fiji
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  • french polynesia
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  • hong-kong
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metadata_created 2025-09-24T06:35:56.504469
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T06:35:56.504480
notes This collection includes Temperature and Depth Bathythermograph (XBT), Salinity Temperature and Depth (STD), and other physical oceanographic profile data, much of which is in the TESAC and UBT file formats. The data was collected as part of Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS). Some of this data was sent as radio messages from ships to Ocean Products Center (OPC); some of this data was exchanged through the Global Transmission System (GTS). In addition, this collection includes monthly mean sea level data derived from daily observations. Eighty IGOSS Sea Level Pilot Project (ISLPP) stations from 29 countries established a network of sea level gauges in the Pacific.
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title Physical oceanographic profile data collected worldwide to support the Integrated Global Ocean Service System (IGOSS) from 1954 through 1995