The World-wide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD) was developed to be a comprehensive publicly-available oceanographic bio-optical database providing global coverage. It includes nearly 250 major data sources (including international contributions as well as US sources (e.g., NASA, NODC) of optics and chlorophyll profiles) and holds over 40 derived and measured physical properties of interest to optical oceanography, including Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties (IOPs and AOPs), pigments and nutrients, Secchi depths, along with co-located supporting parameters such as temperature and salinity.
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| Title | World-wide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD) 1900-2011 (NCEI Accession 0092528) |
|---|---|
| Description | The World-wide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD) was developed to be a comprehensive publicly-available oceanographic bio-optical database providing global coverage. It includes nearly 250 major data sources (including international contributions as well as US sources (e.g., NASA, NODC) of optics and chlorophyll profiles) and holds over 40 derived and measured physical properties of interest to optical oceanography, including Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties (IOPs and AOPs), pigments and nutrients, Secchi depths, along with co-located supporting parameters such as temperature and salinity. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:31:56.783Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0092528 , ABSORPTION - SCATTERING - ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS , AMMONIUM (NH4) , Attenuation/Transmission , BEAM ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT , biological data , CHLOROPHYLL A , CHLOROPHYLL B , CHLOROPHYLL C , DIFFUSE ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS , DISSOLVED OXYGEN , DOWNWELLING RADIANCE , FLUORESCENCE , irradiance , LIGHT ATTENUATION , LIGHT INTENSITY , LIGHT TRANSMISSION , NITRATE , NITROGEN , NUTRIENTS , OPTICAL , OPTICAL ATTENUANCE , OPTICAL BACKSCATTER , OPTICAL PROPERTIES , ORGANIC MATTER - WEIGHT PERCENT , OXYGEN , PHAEOPHYTIN , phosphate , PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) , PIGMENTS , REMOTE SENSING REFLECTANCE , SALINITY , Secchi depth , silicate , suspended solids , UPWELLING IRRADIANCE , WATER TEMPERATURE , WATER TRANSPARENCY , absorption and beam attenuation meter , bathythermograph - XBT , bottle , CTD , fluorometer , irradiance detector , oxygen sensor , radiometer , Secchi disk , spectrophotometer , transmissometer , biological , chemical , optical , physical , MULTIPLE SHIPS OF GERMANY , Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory , Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory , World-Wide Distribution , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SUSPENDED SOLIDS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > IRRADIANCE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > REFLECTANCE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > SECCHI DEPTH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY , CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth , FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS , OPTSPEC > Optical Spectrometer , OXYGEN METERS > OXYGEN METERS , RADIOMETERS , SECCHI DISKS > SECCHI DISKS , TRANSMISSOMETERS , XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs , GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN , environment , oceans |
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