Please note: NCEI Users should expect delays when accessing products and datasets. We expect the issue to be resolved by 6/11. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The World Ocean Database (WOD) is a NOAA NCEI data product and an activity of the IODE (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange) as well as the World Data Service for Oceanography of the World Data System hosted at NCEI.
The WODselect web application enables users to retrieve and access the World Ocean Database data as well as quarterly updated/added new data by utilizing various search criteria specified by the user. The query results will provide a distribution map, cast count, and the option to select data formats such as WOD native (ascii), Comma Separated Value (.csv), or netCDF (.nc) based on customized search criteria. The data will be extracted and placed on the NCEI data server, and the data links will be provided in the user's email. More detailed information can be found in the Introduction to the WOD and User's Manual.
To build a user defined search query:
(If any criteria below are not checked, the default will apply).
