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French Merchant Vessels contribution (SO SSS) to the Global Ocean Surface Underway Data (GOSUD) programme

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General  
Data holding centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
CountryFrance  France
ProjectGLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE UNDERWAY DATA (GOSUD)(GOSUD)
Time period1999 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Couverture mondiale - World wide coverage

Observations 
Parameters

Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column

Instruments

Thermosalinographs

Description 
Summary

Thermosalinograph data (surface temperature and salinity) collected on board merchant vessels from SO SSS (IRD/LEGOS). These data are transmitted either in near real time or in delayed mode or both.

OriginatorsIRD, Antenne de Toulouse
IRD, Centre de Bretagne
Data web sitehttp://www.legos.obs-mip.fr/observations/sss
Availability 
OrganisationIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactPETIT DE LA VILLEON Loïc
Address

Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
IFREMER Centre de Bretagne ZI Pointe du diable CS 10070
PLOUZANE

29280
France

Telephone+33 (0)2 98 22 49 13
Facsimile+33 (0)2 98.22.46.44
Emailloic.petit.de.la.villeon@ifremer.fr
Administration 
Collating centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Local identifierGOSUDO
Global identifier5970
Last revised2013-11-14