. Catalogue of data. Change notice / World Data Center A, Oceanography. Oceanography WOCE WORLD OCEAN CIRCULATION EXPERIMENT BACKGROUND The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is a component of the World Climate Research Program that seeks to investigate the role played by ocean circu- lation in the earth's climate system. Its goal is to develop improved ocean circula- tion models for use in climate prediction. The WOCE observational phase (1990-1997) has used satellites and in-situ physical/ chemical measurements taken during this largest and most comprehensive ocean observ
. Catalogue of data. Change notice / World Data Center A, Oceanography. Oceanography WOCE WORLD OCEAN CIRCULATION EXPERIMENT BACKGROUND The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is a component of the World Climate Research Program that seeks to investigate the role played by ocean circu- lation in the earth's climate system. Its goal is to develop improved ocean circula- tion models for use in climate prediction. The WOCE observational phase (1990-1997) has used satellites and in-situ physical/ chemical measurements taken during this largest and most comprehensive ocean observational program under- taken to date, in compiling a quasi-sjnioptic data set of unprecedented scope. DATA MANAGEMENT The WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP) is comprised of One-Time Surveys, Re- peat Hydrography, and Bathjmaetry data taken along WOCE tracks. The One-Time Survey encompasses a range of physical and chemical measurements at discrete stations and from continuous sampling. Repeat Hydrography sections and time-series stations provide information on the temporal variability of the ocean in different seasons and years. The WHP Special Analysis Center represents the final stage in the hydrographic data management process, providing a globally-consistent data set and generating dynamical data products. Direct Current Measurements include data from Current Meter Moorings, Subsurface Floats, Surface Drifting Buoys, and Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs). WOCE Upper Ocean and Sea Surface Observations consist of Upper Ocean Thermal Data, Sea Surface Salin- ity, and Surface Meteorological Data and Surface Fluxes. Upper Ocean Thermal measurements are taken with XBTs, moored buoys, thermistor chains, profiling floats, and The WOCE One-Time Hydrographic Survey 70. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the o
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