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SOUND VELOCITY and Other Data from UNKNOWN and Other Platforms From World-Wide Distribution from 1956-10-04 to 1995-03-30 (NCEI Accession 9500154)

The Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS), maintained by the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, is the standard Navy database for oceanographic observations. Data contained in MOODS include observations of thermal and chemical properties of the water column from surface to bottom, the biota and currents in the water column, and the underlying sea floor as collected by oceanographic agencies worldwide. Data was collected between October 4, 1955 and March 30, 1995. 11 ASCII files of MOODS data 148 megabytes collated by Richard D. Enkoji were received by Mr. Doug Hamilton via FTP from Mr. Robert S. Rushton, containing depth/ temperature/ salinity and sound speed profiles.

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Title SOUND VELOCITY and Other Data from UNKNOWN and Other Platforms From World-Wide Distribution from 1956-10-04 to 1995-03-30 (NCEI Accession 9500154)
Description The Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS), maintained by the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, is the standard Navy database for oceanographic observations. Data contained in MOODS include observations of thermal and chemical properties of the water column from surface to bottom, the biota and currents in the water column, and the underlying sea floor as collected by oceanographic agencies worldwide. Data was collected between October 4, 1955 and March 30, 1995. 11 ASCII files of MOODS data 148 megabytes collated by Richard D. Enkoji were received by Mr. Doug Hamilton via FTP from Mr. Robert S. Rushton, containing depth/ temperature/ salinity and sound speed profiles.
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Eastern Basin , Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin , Mozambique Channel , North Atlantic Ocean , North Greenland Sea , North Pacific Ocean , North Sea , Norwegian Sea , Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary , Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument , Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran), Strait of Hormuz , Philippine Sea , Red Sea , Sea of Okhotsk , South Atlantic Ocean , South China Sea (Nan Hai) , South Pacific Ocean , Strait of Gibraltar , Tasman Sea , Tyrrhenian Sea , World-Wide Distribution , Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai) , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOD/USNAVY/NAVOCEANO > Naval Oceanographic Office, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC CARBON , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS > CHLOROPHYLL , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SUSPENDED SOLIDS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL HEIGHT , CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth , XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs , XSV > Expendable Sound Velocity Profilers , CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > BLACK SEA , CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > BLACK SEA , GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN , OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > DAVIS STRAIT , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA > ADRIATIC SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF OKHOTSK , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > YELLOW SEA , environment , oceans , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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