Temperature profile data were collected using MBT casts in a World-wide distribution from the NAUKA, FIOLENT, LESNOYE, and other platforms from 26 July 1966 to 09 September 1990. Additional funding for digitizing historic data were provided by GODAR.

Temperature profile data were collected using MBT casts in a World-wide distribution from the NAUKA, AELITA, LESNOYE, and other platforms from 18 June 1970 to 05 May 1989. Additional funding for digitizing historic data were provided by GODAR.

Temperature profile data were collected using MBT casts in a World-wide distribution from the SKIF, MARLIN, NAUKA, and other platforms from 12 January 1968 to 17 June 1990. Additional funding for digitizing historic data were provided by GODAR.

Chemical, temperature, and other data were collected using bottle casts in a world-wide distribution from multiple ships from October 4, 1961 to August 24, 1990. These data were submitted by B. Trotsenko of YugNIRO. Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.

Salinity, oxygen, temperature, and other data were collected using CTD casts from the GEOLOG FERSMAN in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean from July 13, 1990 to October 17, 1991. Data were submitted by the Polar Marine Geological Expedition. Additional funding for digitizing historic data were provided by GODAR.

Chemical, physical, and other data were collected using bottle casts in the North Atlantic Ocean from the ATKA, ALBATROSS III, ANTON DOHRN, and ATLANTIS 1931-9/63 from July 26, 1931 to August 18, 1953. Data were submitted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.

Chemical, temperature, and other data were collected from the PROFESSOR VIZE and MIKHAIL SOMOV in the Southern Oceans from December 12, 1967 to March 12, 1987. Data were collected by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.

Temperature profile data were collected from the MIKHAIL VERITASKIY from May 20, 1984 to August 11, 1988 in the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific. Data were submitted by Alexander Klepikov of Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.

Temperature profile data were collected from the SLAVGOROD and MIKHAIL VERBITSKIY in the South Atlantic Ocean from May 19, 1985 to September 18, 1988. Data were submitted by Alexander Klepikov of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and Sevribpromrazvedka. Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.

Temperature profile and oxygen data were collected from the North and South Atlantic Ocean from February 10, 1978 to May 6, 1989. Data were submitted by Ukrainian Scientific Centre of the Ecology of Sea (UkrSCES). Additional funding for digitizing historic data was provided by GODAR.