{"id":1641,"date":"2018-06-01T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socat.info\/?page_id=1641"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:30:48","slug":"version-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socat.info\/index.php\/version-6\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCAT Version 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before using SOCAT data products, please read the Data Use Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Data Access<\/h3>\n

SOCAT version 6 data products are available in a variety of formats:<\/p>\n

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Interactive viewers
\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Use the Interactive Viewers from the Live Access Server to explore and download gridded or non-gridded data following selected criteria (region, year, platform, etc.). Making maps and property plots is straight forward and a good way to to get a quick overview of the data collection.<\/p>\n

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ERDDAP\u2122<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Complete and Decimated versions of SOCAT from Version 3 onwards are available via ERDDAP\u2122:<\/p>\n

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Synthesis and gridded files
\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Global and regional synthesis files, as well as gridded files, are available as text files and netcdf, respectively, via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information<\/a>. Matlab code is available for reading these text files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Synthesis files<\/strong><\/td>\nMain source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/td>\nGEOMAR Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All data<\/td>\n3.6 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n560 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arctic Data<\/td>\n194 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n28 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coastal Data<\/td>\n1.5 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n233 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Ocean Data<\/td>\n47 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n5 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Atlantic<\/td>\n337 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n55 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Pacific Data<\/td>\n105 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n17 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Ocean Data<\/td>\n949 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n141 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Atlantic Data<\/td>\n172 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n28 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Pacific Data<\/td>\n363 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n55 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag E Data<\/td>\n189 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n28 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Instructions for reading synthesis files<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n259 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matlab code for reading synthesis files<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n20 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gridded files<\/strong><\/td>\nMain source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/td>\nBCDC Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly gridded<\/td>\n3.3 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n30 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly gridded<\/td>\n190 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n8 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decadal gridded<\/td>\n20 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n3 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarter-degree gridded monthly coastal<\/td>\n400 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n181 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Matlab code for reading gridded files<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Individual data sets in text format
\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Individual data set files are archived in Pangaea and can be downloaded in text format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Text files<\/strong><\/td>\nMain source (Pangaea)<\/strong><\/td>\nGEOMAR Mirror<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All data sets<\/td>\n816 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n816 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Metadata overview<\/a><\/span>
\nList of new and updated data sets<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Description<\/h3>\n

More description on SOCAT Version 6 can be found in the V6 release poster<\/a>.
\nFor a detailed description of data products, file formats and tools, see:<\/p>\n

Bakker et al. (2016) A multi-decade record of high quality fCO\u2082 data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO\u2082 Atlas (SOCAT). Earth System Science Data, 8: 383-413. doi:10.5194\/essd-8-383-2016<\/a><\/div>\n
Bakker et al. (2014) An update to the Surface Ocean CO\u2082 Atlas (SOCAT version 2). Earth System Science Data 6: 69-90. doi:10.5194\/essd-6-69-2014<\/a><\/div>\n
Pfeil et al. (2013) A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO\u2082 Atlas (SOCAT), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 125-143. doi:10.5194\/essd-5-125-2013<\/a><\/div>\n
Sabine et al. (2013) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products. Earth System Science Data 5: 145-153. <\/span>doi:10.5194\/essd-5-145-2013<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

Recalculation <\/h3>\n

Recalculation in SOCAT V6 took place using Ferret scripts, based on Matlab codes by Are Olsen (University of Bergen\/Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research). The Matlab codes can be obtained here<\/a> .
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Credits<\/h3>\n

For SOCAT V6 we would like to thank all SOCAT data contributors, quality controllers, and members of the automation team:<\/p>\n

Bakker, Dorothee C.E.; Lauvset, Siv K.; Wanninkhof, Rik; Casta\u00f1o-Primo, Roc\u00edo; Currie, Kim I.; Jones, Stephen D.; Landa, Camilla S.; Metzl, Nicolas; Nakaoka, Shin-Ichiro; Nojiri, Yukihiro; Nonaka, Isao; O’Brien, Kevin M.; Olsen, Are; Pfeil, Benjamin; Pierrot, Denis; Schuster, Ute; Smith, Karl; Sullivan, Kevin; Sutton, Adrienne; Tilbrook, Bronte; Alin, Simone; Becker, Meike; Benoit-Cattin-Breton, Alice; Bott, Randy; Bozec, Yann; Bozzano, Roberto; Burger, Eugene; Burgers, Tonya; Cai, Wei-Jun; Chen, Liqi; Chierici, Melissa; Corredor, Jorge; Cosca, Cathy; Cross, Jessica; Dandonneau, Yves; De Carlo, Eric; Dietrich, Colin; Else, Brent; Emerson, Steven; Far\u00edas, Laura; Fransson, Agneta; Garreaud, Ren\u00e9 D.; Gkritzalis, Thanos; Glockzin, Michael; Gonz\u00e1lez-D\u00e1vila, Melchor; Gregor, Luke; Hartman, Susan E.; Hermes, Rudolf; Hoppema, Mario; Howden, Stephan; Hunt, Christopher W.; Hydes, David; Ibanhez, J. Severino P.; Kitidis, Vassilis; K\u00f6rtzinger, Arne; Kozyr, Alex; Kuwata, Akira; Lampitt, Richard; Lef\u00e8vre, Nathalie; Lo Monaco, Claire; Maenner, Stacy M.; Manke, Ansley B.; Manzello, Derek; McGillis, Wade; Mickett, John; Monteiro, Pedro M.S.; Morell, Julio; Morrison, John (Ru); Mucci, Alfonso; Munro, David R.; Musielewicz, Sylvia; Negri, Rub\u00e9n; Newberger, Timothy; Newton, Jan; Noakes, Scott; O’Brien, Chris; \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, S\u00f3lveig R\u00f3sa; \u00d3lafsson, J\u00f3n S.; Ono, Tsuneo; Osborne, John; Ouyang, Zhangxian; Pad\u00edn, Xose Antonio; Papakyriakou, Tim; Pluddemann, Albert J.; Rehder, Gregor; Sabine, Christopher L.; Sakurai, Keizo; Salisbury, Joe; Santana-Casiano, Juana Magdalena; Schlitzer, Reiner; Schneider, Bernd; Send, Uwe; Skjelvan, Ingunn; Steinhoff, Tobias; Sulpis, Oliver; Sutherland, Stewart C.; Sweeney, Colm; Tadokoro, Kazuaki; Takahashi, Taro; Telszewski, Maciej; Thomas, Helmuth; Tomlinson, Michael; Trull, Tom; Valdimarsson, H\u00e9\u00f0inn; van Heuven, Steven; Vandemark, Doug; Wada, Chisato; Wallace, Douglas W.R.; Watson, Andrew J.; Weller, Robert A.; Xu, Suqing.<\/p>\n

Groups<\/h3>\n

SOCAT quality control is carried out by regional working groups with a global group for coordination.
\nThe groups for SOCAT Version 6 can be found here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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