The CORA 5.2 dataset for global in situ temperature and salinity measurements: data description and validation

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: T. Szekely, J. Gourrion, S. Pouliquen, G. Reverdin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: geo; envir; Cora; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1601-2019; https://www.ocean-sci.net/15/1601/2019/os-15-1601-2019.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/27d58e83658c46b8960f8307d84ea74b

We present the Copernicus in situ ocean dataset of temperature and salinity (version 5.2). Ocean subsurface sampling varied widely from 1950 to 2017 as a result of changes in instrument technology and the development of in situ observational networks (in particular, tropical moorings for the Argo pr...