Recalculation in SOCAT V4 took place using Ferret scripts, based on Matlab codes by Are Olsen (University of Bergen/Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research). More description on SOCAT Version 4 can be found in the V4 release poster.įor a detailed description of data products, file formats and tools, see: The synthesis and gridded files are available in Ocean Data View (ODV) format from the ODV website. Individual data set files are archived in Pangaea and can be downloaded in text format from there.

Matlab code is available for reading these text files. Global and regional synthesis files, as well as gridded files, are available as text files and netcdf, respectively, via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Making maps and property plots is straight forward and a good way to to get a quick overview of the data collection. Use the Interactive Viewers from the Live Access Server to explore and download gridded or non-gridded data following selected criteria (region, year, platform, etc.). SOCAT version 4 data products are available in a variety of formats: Before using SOCAT data products, please read the Fair Data Use Statement Data Access

Ocean data view