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International Ocean Atlas Series

Vol. 14: Climatic Changes in Nine Large Marine Ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere (1827-2013)

A long term record of biological and physical time-series data and indices extracted from archival sources in Russia, Ukraine, and the United States that includes time series for nine Large Marine Ecosystems from eastern Arctic Seas.

Citation

Matishov, G.G., Berdnikov, S.V., Zhichkin, A.P., Dzhenyuk, S.L., Smolyar, I.V., Kulygin, V.V., Yaitskaya, N.A., Povazhniy, V.V., Sheverdyaev, I.V., Kumpan, S.V., Tret’yakova, I.A., Tsygankova, A.E., D’yakov, N.N., Fomin, V.V., Klochkov, D.N., Shatohin B. M., Plotnikov, V.V., Vakul’skaya, N.M., Luchin, V.A., Kruts, A.A. (2014). Atlas of Climatic Changes in Nine Large Marine Ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere (1827-2013). Matishov, G.G., Sherman, K., Levitus, S. (Eds.), NOAA Atlas NESDIS 78, 131 pp. doi:10.7289/V5Q52MK5 

Vol. 13: Nordic Seas and Northern North Atlantic

Climatological water temperature, salinity, density, and oxygen maps and data collected from 1900 - 2012 from the Nordic Seas and Northern North Atlantic at different depths, and time-depth diagrams of all parameters at select locations.

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Korablev, Alexander; Smirnov, Alexander; Baranova, Olga K.; Seidov, Dan; Parsons, A. Rost (2014). Climatological Atlas of the Nordic Seas and Northern North Atlantic (NCEI Accession 0118478). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.7289/v54b2z78. Accessed [date].

Vol. 12 North Pacific Seas 2009

Climatologies and 54 year time series data collected from the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan, as well as a supplementary library of photos, historic maps, and digitized books and research papers.

Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 12 - Climatic atlas of the North Pacific Seas 2009 (NCEI Accession 0098576). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098576. Accessed [date].

Vol. 11: Sea of Azov 2008

This update to the Sea of Azov 2006 (vol. 10) contains oceanographic data from the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait from 1891-2006.

Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 11 - Climatic atlas of the Sea of Azov 2008 (1 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0098574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098574. Accessed [date].

Vol. 10: Sea of Azov 2006

Climatological data from the Barents, Kara, Laptev, and White Seas collected from 1810-2001. Data are divided into one-degree squares representing monthly climatic characteristics used to plot monthly climatological temperature and salinity charts.

Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 10 - Climatic atlas of the Sea of Azov 2006 (1 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0098572). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098572. Accessed [date].

Vol. 9: Arctic Seas 2004

Climatologies and monthly data distribution plots for the Sea of Azov and Black Sea from 1913-2004 collected by the Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Fisheries, and the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia. The atlas includes a supplementary library of photos, historic maps, and digitized books and research papers.

Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 11 - Climatic atlas of the Sea of Azov 2008 (1 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0098574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098574. Accessed [date].

Vol. 8 History of the Arctic Exploration 2003

Observational data collected in the Eastern Arctic seas from 1870 - 1941 describing physical and biological characteristics of the marine environment.

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Vol. 7 Time Series of Zooplankton, Temperature, and Salinity in the White Sea (1963-1998)

Climatological data from the Barents, Kara, Laptev, and White Seas collected from 1810-2001. Data are divided into one-degree squares representing monthly climatic characteristics used to plot monthly climatological temperature and salinity charts.

Citation

US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2017). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 7 - 36 year time series (1963-1998) of zooplankton, temperature and salinity in the White Sea (NCEI Accession 0099242). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0099242. Accessed [date].

Vol. 6: Zooplankton of the Arctic Seas (2002)

Common format physical and biological data collected from the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions extending from the Barents Sea to the Northwest Pacific, sampled over 25 scientific cruises  from 1903 - 1956. All taxonomic descriptions have been reviewed against the ITIS taxonomic database and other literature sources.

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Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 6 - Zooplankton of the Arctic Seas 2002 (NCEI Accession 0098570). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098570. Accessed [date].

Vol. 5: Russian Marine Expeditionary Investigations of the World Ocean

An overview of Russian ocean exploration and research from the 17th century to the present that highlights notable figures, expeditions, and scientific discoveries from the period. This document is an excellent resource that includes historic photos from the field and helpful contextual information for anyone interested in the history of Russian oceanography.

Citation

MIKHAILOV, N; All-Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre B (2010). Russian marine expeditionary investigations of the world ocean - NOAA Atlas NESDIS 56 (NCEI Accession 0000954). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0000954. Accessed [date].

Vol. 4: Atlas of Temperature-Salinity Frequency Distributions

More than 80,000 plots of empirical frequency distributions of temperature and salinity for each 5-degree square area of the North Atlantic Ocean (80N to 30S) at all standard depth levels based on World Ocean Database 1998 data.

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Allegra, Andrew J; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center > Ocean Climate Laboratory (2017). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 4 - Atlas of temperature / salinity frequency distributions (2 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0101473). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0101473. Accessed [date].

Vol. 3: Hydrochemical Atlas of the Sea of Okhotsk

Spatial distribution of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate, ammonia nitrogen, organic nitrogen, phosphate, organic phosphate, and silicate data from the Sea of Okhotsk for June to August from 1990 - 1997.

Citation

Smolyar, Igor V.; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center > Ocean Climate Laboratory (2010). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 3 - Hydrochemical Atlas of the Sea of Okhotsk 2001 (NCEI Accession 0000521). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0000521. Accessed [date].

Vol. 2: Biology of the Arctic Seas 2000-Plankton of the Barents and Kara Seas

Physical and biological data collected from scientific cruises from 1913 - 1999 in the region extending from the Barents Sea to the Kara Sea. Contents include documentation of structural changes in plankton community, unique micro-photos of living phytoplankton cells, plankton taxonomy and other descriptive characteristics

Citation

Levitus, Sydney; US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Oceanographic Data Center (2013). NODC Standard Product: International ocean atlas Volume 2 - Biological atlas of the Arctic Seas 2000 - Plankton of the Barents and Kara Seas (1 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0098568). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0098568. Accessed [date].

Vol. 1: Climate of the Barents Sea 1998

Time and space distribution of 74,256 oceanographic stations (temperature, salinity, and oxygen data) collected in the Barents Sea from 1898 - 1993. Content includes monthly station distribution maps over the Barents Sea for every year and objectively analyzed temperature and salinity measurements at standard depths.

Citation

Matishov, Gennady; Murmansk Marine Biological Institute (2010). NODC Standard Product: Climatic Atlas of the Barents Sea 1998: Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen (NCEI Accession 0000300). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0000300. Accessed [date].