NCEI Standard Product: Global Ocean Currents Database (GOCD) (NCEI Accession 0171666)

This National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archival information package (AIP) contains a product generated by NCEI-- the Global Ocean Currents Database (GOCD). It is derived from NCEI AIPs that hold in situ ocean current data from a diverse range of instruments, collection protocols, processing methods, and data storage formats. For acceptance into the GOCD, the data must have sufficient quality control and thorough documentation. The GODC merges the variety of original formats into the NCEI standard network common data form (NetCDF) format. From the shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler sets, the GOCD creates files that hold single vertical ocean currents profiles. The GOCD spans 1962 to 2013.

This revision adds files that were created as part of a database update that was in progress at the time of GOCD's decommissioning in April, 2025. The additional files include provisional data files processed using newer, experimental software for file reformatting and quality control. The processing software is included as well.

NCEI decommissioned the Global Ocean Currents Database in April 2025 with no further updates. Comments and questions may be sent to: [e-mail].