NEAR-GOOS Data Access

Data Availability:  Data are available online. Oceanographic data and relevant products within the NEAR_GOOS system are open to all users free of cost via the Internet. NEAR-GOOS users are strongly encouraged to make their data available by sending the data to the NEAR-GOOS Data Base. Registration is required to view all data.

Access the Databases

The following observations of oceanographic data are included in the NEAR-GOOS Data Base at this time:

• temperature, salinity, current, wind and wave data (mainly from the Global Telecommunication System (GTS)).
• oceanographic observations carried out by users in participating countries using moored buoys, drifting buoys, platforms, coastal stations, research vessels, voluntary observing ships and remote sensing data.

These data are available from the regional real time and regional delayed mode databases via the following links.

| Access the Regional Delayed Mode Database (RDMDB at JODC) |

| Access the Regional Real Time Database (JMA) |

Access Data Flow Information

See the NEAR-GOOS Data Flow Diagram

Other Relevant Information

An Operational Manual for the NEAR-GOOS Data Base defines, in detail, operation of the NEAR-GOOS data exchange system and user registration.