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:
- Place check mark in front of any number of criteria.
- Press the "Build a query" button.
(If any criteria below are not checked, the default will apply).