National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
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FY 2023

The Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System

Jiang, L.Q., A. Kozyr, J.M. Relph, E.I. Ronje, L. Kamb, E. Burger, J. Myer, L. Nguyen, K.M. Arzayus, T. Boyer, S. Cross, H. Garcia, P. Hogan, K. Larsen, and A.R. Parsons

Sci. Data, 10, 136, doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02042-0, View open access article online at Nature Publishing (external link) (2023)


The Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) is a data management system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). It manages a wide range of ocean carbon and acidification data, including chemical, physical, and biological observations collected from research vessels, ships of opportunity, and uncrewed platforms, as well as laboratory experiment results, and model outputs. Additionally, OCADS serves as a repository for related Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) biogeochemistry Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs), e.g., oxygen, nutrients, transient tracers, and stable isotopes. OCADS endeavors to be one of the world’s leading providers of ocean carbon and acidification data, information, products, and services. To provide the best data management services to the ocean carbon and acidification research community, OCADS prioritizes adopting a customer-centric approach and gathering knowledge and expertise from the research community to improve its data management practices. OCADS aims to make all ocean carbon and acidification data accessible via a single portal, and welcomes submissions from around the world: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system/.



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