ICOADS Input Data Sources

This dataset contains auxiliary, preliminary, and other datasets that are in preparation to be included in a future ICOADS release. Data are provided either in IMMA1 or native (non-IMMA1) format. It also contains datasets in IMMA1 and non-IMMA1 formats that have transitioned into ICOADS. This dataset was created in 2018 in conjunction with the completion of Release 3.0 and efforts going forward - it is not a complete collection of inputs for ICOADS beginning with Release 1. The purpose of this dataset is to provide a common archive point for data exchange with ICOADS researchers and track the provenance as input data sources are added to official releases. These sources are not recommended for general public use. If source data are archived in a different independent RDA dataset, those data are not duplicated in this dataset, but will be referenced with a "Related RDA Dataset" link, e.g. DS285.0 is the World Ocean Database in a non-IMMA1 format provided by NCEI.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1784
    End:  2018

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1784
Temporal Range End 2018
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format WMO_BUFR
ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
BUFR
Asset Size 127828 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Zaihua Ji
Resource Support Email zji@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere (ICOADS) Global Partners
Physical Sciences Laboratory, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2002-09-11
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/549Q-3G69
Alternate Identifier d539005
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category oceans
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-03T00:45:16Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d539005
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere (ICOADS) Global Partners, Physical Sciences Laboratory, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2002). ICOADS Input Data Sources. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/549Q-3G69. Accessed 08 October 2025.

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