Data source

NOAA NCEI/IODE

NOAA World Ocean Database · source identity, access, license, and current Pelagio Defense usage.

What it provides
ocean temperature profile, salinity, oxygen, chlorophyll
Coverage
Global ocean
Time coverage
1772 to contemporary observations
Typical latency
Dataset dependent
Access
REST, CSV, NETCDF · no account required
License
Public use without restriction
Pelagio Defense status
planned · not a production default
Registry verified
2026-08-31
Checked facts
WOD 2023 is the current cited major release · Use subsets rather than application-wide ingestion