Temperature, salinity and other measurements found in dataset OSD taken from the SEIFU MARU (Call Sign JIVB) (Operation dates: 1993 to present), RYOFU MARU (Call sign JGZK; Operation date: 08.1966 - 05.1995) and other platforms in the Coastal N Pacific, North Pacific and other locations from 1964 to 2000 (NCEI Accession 0000483)

Temperature profile and nutrients data were collected using bottle, buoy, and CTD casts from several research vessels in the North/South Pacific Ocean from 01 January 1965 to 31 December 2000. Data were collected by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Nutrients parameters include nitrate, nitrite, oxygen, silicate, and phosphate.