{"id":2573,"date":"2021-05-26T09:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T07:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socat.info\/?page_id=2573"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:29:53","slug":"version-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socat.info\/index.php\/version-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCAT version 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before using SOCAT data products, please read the Data Use Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Data Access<\/h3>\n

SOCAT version 2021 data products are available in a variety of formats. Please provide feedback about issues (data usage or updated data submissions of existing data) to submit@socat.info<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Interactive viewers
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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
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Global and regional synthesis files, as well as gridded files, are available as text files and netcdf, respectively, via the OCADS Metadata Page<\/a> at the National Centers for Environmental Information. 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><\/span><\/td>\nMain source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGEOMAR Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All<\/td>\n5.7 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n939 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arctic<\/td>\n324 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n50 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coastal<\/td>\n2.5 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n421 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Ocean<\/td>\n61 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n7 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Atlantic<\/td>\n458 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n79 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Pacific<\/td>\n168 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n29 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Oceans<\/td>\n1.4 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n229 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Atlantic<\/td>\n251 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n42 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Pacific<\/td>\n533 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n210 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag E<\/td>\n364 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n52 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Instructions for reading synthesis files<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n927 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matlab code for reading synthesis files<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n19 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gridded files<\/strong><\/td>\nMain source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/td>\nGEOMAR Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly (nc)<\/td>\n3.5 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n35 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly (csv)<\/td>\n40 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n13 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly (nc)<\/td>\n206 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n10 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly (csv)<\/td>\n22 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n6 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decadal (nc)<\/td>\n20 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n3 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decadal (csv)<\/td>\n8 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n2 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarter-degree monthly coastal (nc)<\/td>\n372 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n135 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarter-degree monthly coastal (csv)<\/td>\n99 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n32 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Matlab code for reading gridded files<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n7.5 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Description<\/h3>\n

More description on SOCAT version 2021 can be found in the version 2021 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 version 2021 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 version 2021 we would like to thank all SOCAT data contributors, quality controllers, and members of the automation team:<\/p>\n

Bakker, Dorothee.C.E.; Alin Simone, R.; Casta\u00f1o-Primo, Rocio; Cronin, Margot; Gkritzalis, Thanos; Kozyr, Alex; Lauvset, Siv K.; Metzl, Nicolas; Munro, David R; Nakaoka, Shin-Ichiro; O’Brien, Kevin M.; Olsen, Are; Omar, Abdirahman M.; Pfeil, Benjamin; Pierrot, Denis; Rodriguez, Carmen; Steinhoff, Tobias; Sutton, Adrianne; Tilbrook, Bronte; Wanninkhof, Rik; Willstrand, Anne; Ahmed, Mohamed; Andersson, Andreas; Apelthun, Lise B.; Bates, Nicholas R.; Battisti, Roman; Beaumont, Laurence; Becker, Meike; Benoit-Cattin-Breton, Alice; Berghoff, C.; Boutin, Jacqueline; Burger, Eugene; Burgers, Tonya; Cantoni, Carolina; Cattrijsse, Andr\u00e9; Chierici, Melissa; Coppola, Laurent; Cosca, Cathy; Cross, Jessica; Currie, Kim; De Carlo, Eric; Else, Brent; Enright, Matt; Ericson, Y.; Evans, Wiley; Feely, Richard A.; Fiedler, Bj\u00f6rn; Fransson, Agneta; Garc\u00eda-Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, Maribel; Gehrung, Martina; Glockzin, Michael; Gonz\u00e1lez-D\u00e1vila, Melchor; Gutekunst, S\u00f6ren; Hermes, R.; Humphreys, Matthew P.; Hunt, Christopher W.; Ibanhez, J. S. P; Jones, Stephen D.; Kitidis, Vassilis; Kosugi, Naohiro; K\u00f6rtzinger, Arne; Landa, Camilla S.; Landsch\u00fctzer, Peter; Lef\u00e8vre, Nathalie; Lo Monaco, Claire; Luchetta, Anna; Lutz, V.; Macovei, Vlad; Manke, Ansley B.; Merlivat, Liliane M.; Millero, Frank J.; Monacci, Natalie; Negri, R.; Newberger, Timothy; Newton, Jan A.; Nickford, S.; Nojiri, Yukihiro; Ohman, Mark; \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, S\u00f3lveig R\u00f3sa; Ono, Tsuneo; Palter, J.; Papakyriakou, Tim; Petersen, W.; Plueddemann, Albert J.; Qi, Di; Rehder, Gregor; Ritschel, M.; Rutgersson, Anna; Sabine, Christopher L.; Salisbury, Joe; Santana Casiano, J. M Magdalena; Schlitzer, Reiner; Send, Uwe; Skjelvan, Ingunn; Smith, Karl; Sparnocchia, Stefania; Sullivan, Kevin; Sutherland, Stewart C.; Sweeney, Colm; Szuts, Z.; Tadokoro, Kazuaki; Tanhua, Toste; Telszewski, Maciej; Theetaert, Hannelore; Vandemark, Doug; Voynova, Yoana; Wada, Chisato; Weller, Robert A.; Woosley, Ryan J.<\/p>\n

Groups<\/h3>\n

SOCAT quality control is carried out by regional working groups with a global group for coordination. The groups for SOCAT version 2021 can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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