World Ocean Atlas 2018: Product Documentation.
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2019Author
Boyer, T.P.
Baranova, O.K.
Locarnini, R.A.
Mishonov, A.V.
Grodsky, A.
Paver, C.R.
Weathers, K.W.
Smolyar, I.V.
Reagan, J.R.
Seidov, D.
Zweng, M.M.
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This document describes the World Ocean Atlas 2018 (WOA18) statistical and
objectively analyzed field data files. This description includes the types of statistical fields
available, the oceanographic variables analyzed, and at which standard depth levels, time spans,
time periods and grid resolutions they were analyzed. This description also includes the naming
convention for the files, as well as the structure and format for the files. For a description of the
data used, and the procedures for calculating WOA statistical fields, see https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/wod_intro_0.pdf.....
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