gov.noaa.ncdc:C01207
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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2023-09-08
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Ocean Station Vessel
Weather Ships
NCEI Physical Archive Collection: OSV
gov.noaa.ncdc:C01207
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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DOD/USNAVY > U.S. Navy, U. S. Department of Defense
originator
DOD/USNAVY > U.S. Navy, U. S. Department of Defense
author
DHS/CG > U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
originator
DHS/CG > U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
collaborator
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Ocean Station Vessels (OSV) or Weather Ships captured atmospheric conditions while being stationed continuously in a single location. While While most of the collection Navy vessels would go to a specified coordinate, stay for variable lengths of time, and record weather and meteorological observations. The collection begins in 1940, at the onset of WWII, when meteorological observations in the Atlantic Ocean were critical for military strategy in the Eastern theatre. While the vast majority of the collection derives from United States Navy and Coast Guard vessels, Ocean Station Vessels were considered an international cooperation, and there are a few non-United States ships included as well. Beginning in the 1960s, satellites and buoys capturing climatological data began to replace Ocean Station Vessels, almost completely phasing out the use of these ships by the mid-1970s. The collection includes a significant quantity of upper air observations on microfilm as well as paper transmittances describing instrument statistics, abnormalities, and basic reporting.
Provides a stationary, in situ reference point for meteorological observations in the ocean. The information was used by commercial, military, and civilian organizations to track weather and storm systems over the ocean before satellite observations were commonplace.
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Atlantic Ocean Station Vessels
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Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Web Browser
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
information
publisher
Atmospheric - Upper-air - Upper-air Temperature
Atmospheric - Upper-air - Upper-air Wind Speed And Direction
theme
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
2017
publication
Release 2017
World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
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Information
GCOS Essential Climate Variables
Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables.
information
custodian
Ocean > Arctic Ocean
Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean
place
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
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information
publisher
Vertical Location > Sea Surface
Vertical Location > Boundary Layer
stratum
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Web Browser
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
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publisher
Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Profilers/Sounders > Radiosondes
Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Profilers/Sounders > Rawinsondes
Thermometers
Rain Gauges
Wind Vanes
Barometers
instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
information
publisher
Ocean Platforms
platform
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Web Browser
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
information
publisher
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic 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
dataCentre
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
2018
revision
Version 8.6
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
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Web Browser
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
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Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...Ocean Weather Ships - 1940-1980
WHOI > Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=2343
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Ocean Weather Ships - 1940-1980
More information about Ocean Station Vessels from the US Coast Guard.
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crossReference
collection
Global Marine Surface Observations from Ocean Surface Vessels
NCEI DSI 1160
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
publisher
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Global Marine Surface Observations from Ocean Surface Vessels
Keyed data from Ocean Surface Vessels can be found here.
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collection
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climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
1
-180.0
180.0
25.0
77.0
ground condition
1940-01-01
1980-05-10
Many of these observations were keyed by the archive into Card Decks (184, 116, and others) in the 1960s. These collections have since been incorporated into other Marine datasets available from the Archive, but is primarily found in DSI 1160.
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Microfilm
Paper
Microfilm
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Observations were collected by the U.S. Navy (through WWII) and the U.S. Coast Guard in conjunctions with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Data were then transferred to the Archive for long-term storage.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
2015-04-22T00:00:00
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Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-06-23. See version control repository history for metadata change details.