{"id":2775,"date":"2022-06-10T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T11:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.socat.info\/?page_id=2775"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:29:37","slug":"version-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socat.info\/index.php\/version-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCAT Version 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before using SOCAT data products, please read the Data Use Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Data Access<\/h3>\n

SOCAT version 2022 data products (DOI:10.25921\/1h9f-nb73<\/a>) 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>\n6.3 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n1.1 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arctic<\/td>\n382 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n56 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coastal<\/td>\n2.9 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n474 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Ocean<\/td>\n64 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n8 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Atlantic<\/td>\n480 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n82 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Pacific<\/td>\n206 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n35 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Oceans<\/td>\n1.5 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n245 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Atlantic<\/td>\n268 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n45 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropical Pacific<\/td>\n601 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n97 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag E<\/td>\n1.1 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n183 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>\n3.6 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n36 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly (csv)<\/td>\n41 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n13 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly (nc)<\/td>\n210 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n10 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly (csv)<\/td>\n22 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n7 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>\n380 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n135 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarter-degree monthly coastal (csv)<\/td>\n102 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n33 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\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
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Ocean Data View format
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The synthesis and gridded files are available in Ocean Data View (ODV) format from the ODV website. Users can also explore the data online at webODV<\/a>.<\/p>\n