{"id":41,"date":"2017-04-05T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.socat.info\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:34:56","slug":"version-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socat.info\/index.php\/version-1\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCAT Version 1.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center; border: 2px solid #264f72; width: 90%; padding: 10px; background-color: #c8d4e0;\"><strong>Before using SOCAT data products, please read the <a style=\"color: #db6846;\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DataUseStatement_v1.5.pdf\">Data Use Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h3>Data Access<\/h3>\n<p>SOCAT version 1.5\u00a0data products are available in a variety of formats:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1595px;\" width=\"875\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" rowspan=\"3\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ferret.pmel.noaa.gov\/LAS\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-720\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/las.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<h5><strong>Interactive viewers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ferret.pmel.noaa.gov\/socat\/las\/UI.vm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interactive Data Set Viewer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ferret.pmel.noaa.gov\/socat\/las\/UI.vm#panelHeaderHidden=false;differences=false;autoContour=false;globalMin=141.0201;globalMax=421.6432;xCATID=SOCATv1r5_gridded_decadal;xDSID=socat_v1r5_decadal;varid=FCO2_AVE_WEIGHTED_DECADE-socat_v1r5_decadal;imageSize=auto;over=xy;compute=Nonetoken;tlo=1-JAN-2005;thi=1-JAN-2005;catid=SOCATv1r5_gridded_decadal;dsid=socat_v1r5_decadal;varid=FCO2_AVE_WEIGHTED_DECADE-socat_v1r5_decadal;avarcount=0;xlo=-180;xhi=180;ylo=-90;yhi=90;operation_id=Plot_2D_XY_zoom;view=xy\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive Gridded Data Viewer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding-top: 60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-261\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NCEI-logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 60px;\">\n<h5><strong>Synthesis and gridded files in text format<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">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. Matlab code is available for reading these text files.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Synthesis files<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Main source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>GEOMAR Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_2011_09_22.txt\">1.3 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">166 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coastal data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Coastal_2011_09_22.txt\">507 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_Coastal_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">66 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indian Ocean data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Indian_2011_09_22.txt\">37 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_Indian_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">4 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Atlantic data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_NorthAtlantic_2011_09_22.txt\">174 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_NorthAtlantic_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">25 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Pacific data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_NorthPacific_2011_09_22.txt\">40 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_NorthPacific_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">7 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southern Ocean data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_SouthernOcean_2011_09_22.txt\">282 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_SouthernOcean_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">34 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tropical Atlantic data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_TropicalAtlantic_2011_09_22.txt\">78 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_TropicalAtlantic_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">11 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tropical Pacific data<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_TropicalPacific_2011_09_22.txt\">146 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCATv1.5_TropicalPacific_2011_09_22.txt.zip\">21 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/Instructions%20for%20Read_SOCAT.pdf\">Instructions for reading synthesis files<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: small;\">179 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/Read_SOCAT.m\">Matlab code for reading synthesis files<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10.6 Kb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gridded files<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Main source (NCEI)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>BCDC Mirror (Zipped)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly Gridded<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Gridded_Dat\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_monthly.nc\">1.2 Gb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_monthly.nc.zip\">6 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly Clim Gridded<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Gridded_Dat\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_month_clim.nc\">24 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_month_clim.nc.zip\">2 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yearly Gridded<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Gridded_Dat\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_yearly.nc\">57 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_yearly.nc.zip\">2 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Decadal Gridded<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Gridded_Dat\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_decades.nc\">6 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_tracks_gridded_decades.nc.zip\">1 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quarter-degree gridded monthly coastal<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/ncei\/ocads\/data\/0101726\/SOCATv1.5_Gridded_Dat\/SOCAT_qrtrdeg_gridded_coast_monthly.nc.nc\">153 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_qrtrdeg_gridded_coast_monthly.nc.zip\">37 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding-top: 60px;\" rowspan=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pangaea.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-263\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pangaea_logo-e1497953285537.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 60px;\">\n<h5><strong>Individual data sets in text format<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Individual data set files are archived in Pangaea and can be downloaded in text format.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Text files<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Main source (Pangaea)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>GEOMAR Mirror<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All data sets<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.pangaea.de\/10.1594\/PANGAEA.767698?format=zip\">174 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/socat_files\/v1.5\/SOCAT_v1.5_all.zip\">174 Mb<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>For a detailed description of data products, file formats and tools, see:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px;\">Pfeil et al. (2013) A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO\u2082 Atlas (SOCAT), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 125-143.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.earth-syst-sci-data.net\/5\/125\/2013\/\">doi:10.5194\/essd-5-125-2013<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px;\">Sabine et al. (2013)<span class=\"c2\">\u00a0Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products. Earth System Science Data 5: 145-153.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c5 c2\"><a class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earth-syst-sci-data.net\/5\/145\/2013\/\">doi:10.5194\/essd-5-145-2013<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"credits\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p>For SOCAT V1.5 we would like to thank all SOCAT QC-ers, early testers, meeting participants, and data contributors:<\/p>\n<p>Are Olsen, Dorothee Bakker, Benjamin Pfeil, Chris Sabine, Nicolas Metzl, Steve Hankin, Heather Koyuk, Alexander Kozyr, Jeremy Malczyk, Anshley Manke, John Akl, Simone Alin, Donald Atwood, Milena Begovic, Richard Bellerby , Jaqueline Boutin, Alberto Borges, Peter Brown, Francisco Chavez, Arthur Chen, Cathy Cosca, Yves Dandonneau, Richard Feely, Melchor Gonz\u00e1lez-D\u00e1vila, Catherine Goyet , Nick Hardman-Mountford, Inoue Hisayuki, Christoph Heinze, Maria Hood, Mario Hoppema, Chris Hunt, David Hydes, Masao Ishii, Truls Johannessen, Steve Jones, Robert M. Key, Arne K\u00f6rtzinger, Peter Landsch\u00fctzer, Siv Lauvset, Nathalie Lef\u00e8vre, Andrew Lenton, Anna Lourantou, Liliane Merlivat , Takashi Midorikawa , Ludger Mintrop , Chihiro Miyazaki, Akihiko Murata, Akira Nakadate , Yoshiyuki Nakano, Shinichiro Nakaoka, Yukihiro Nojiri, Abdir Omar, Antonio Padin, Geun-Ha Park, Kristina Paterson, Fiz Perez , Denis Pierrot, Alan Poisson , Aida Rios, Joe Salisbury, Magdalena Santana-Casiano, Vedula V.S.S. Sarma, Reiner Schlitzer, Bernd Schneider, Ute Schuster, Rainer Sieger, Ingunn Skjelvan, Tobias Steinhoff, Toru Suzuki, Taro Takahashi, Kathy Tedesco, Maciej Telszewski, Helmuth Thomas, Bronte Tilbrook, Jerry Tjiputra, Doug Vandemark , Tony Veness, Douglas Wallace, Rik Wanninkhof, Andrew Watson, Cai Wei-Jun, Ray Weiss and C. S. Wong.<\/p>\n<h3>Groups<\/h3>\n<p>SOCAT quality control is carried out by regional working groups with a global group for coordination.<br \/>\nThe groups for SOCAT Version 1.5 can be found <a href=\"\/index.php\/groups-for-socat-version-1-5\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before using SOCAT data products, please read the Data Use Statement Data Access SOCAT version 1.5\u00a0data products are available in a variety of formats: Interactive viewers 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.). 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