Daily weather observations taken from on board ships, recorded in synoptic code. Period of record 1950-1951.

German vessels observations, after the 1853 Brussels Conference that set International Maritime Standards, modeled after Maury Marine Standard Observations.

Observations taken on board lightships along the United States coasts from 1936 - 1983. Generally 4-6 observations daily. Also includes deck logs, which give indication of ships in transit as well as additional weather phenomena. Scanned from paper held at the National Climatic Data Center. This library compliments the 'NARA Lightship Daily Observations' library, which covers an earlier period.

Combination of Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) and US Navy Ship weather observations. Obs generally taken 2-4 times daily at 00, 06, 12, and 18z.

Observations taken on board lightships along the United States coasts from 1893 - 1943. Generally 4-6 observations daily. Also includes deck logs, which give indication of ships in transit as well as additional weather phenomena. Scanned from microfilm held at the National Archives in College Park, MD.

Observations taken on board lightships along the United States coasts from 1891 - 1918. Each form covers multiple days, usually one week. Also includes deck logs, which give indication of ships in transit as well as additional weather phenomena. Scanned from microfilm held at the National Archives in College Park, MD.

Weather observations taken at offshore platforms along the United States coastlines. The majority are located in oil-rich areas of the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Alaska, and Arctic coastline. Platform stations use standard National Weather Service observation forms, however observations are not taken at regular intervals. There are often only a few observations per month. A portion of the observation forms in this collection has been scanned, while the remainder are available in paper format only.

Effort of the US Weather Bureau to collect observations from ships at precisely the same time all across the globe. The goal was to present a complete picture of pressure, wind and weather covering the entire ocean once per day. The daily forms allow entry of the single observation.

Observations taken on board U.S. Navy and merchant marine vessels and submitted to the U.S. Weather Bureau. Merchant ships are of many nationalities, and mainly cover voyages in the North Atlantic and North Pacific.

The Reef Environmental Survey Project (REEF) mission to educate and enlist divers in the conservation of marine habitats is accomplished primarily through its Fish Survey Project. The Project was developed in 1990 with support from The Nature Conservancy and guidance by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The REEF Fish Survey Project allows volunteer SCUBA divers and snorkelers to collect and report information on marine fish populations. These data are used by a variety of resource agencies and researchers.