Sea Surface Salinity data base web access

Number of SSS observations per 1° longitude and 1° latitude, expressed in decimal logarithm scale, as obtained from voluntary observing ships during 1993-2025.


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OCTOBER 2026: TOOL FOR INTERACTIVE QUALITY CONTROL OF SSS AND SST UPDATED

TSG-QC is a tool for interactive analysis and validation of sea surface temperature and salinity data. It has been updated. Version 1.8 is available here. See the “Software” section in the menu bar above.

November 2025: NEW DATA AVAILABLE

Data from 2023 to early 2025 are included in the data base.

FEBRUARY 2025: NEW DATA AVAILABLE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND POLAR/SUBPOLAR REGIONS

Data for Indian Ocean from year 2024 and for polar/subpolar regions from years 2022-2023 are included in the data base.

OCTOBER 2024: NEW DATA AVAILABLE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Data for Indian Ocean from year 2023 are included in the data base.

AUGUST 2024: NEW DATA AVAILABLE IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

Data collected in the Southern Ocean between Tasmania and Antarctica from November 9, 2023 to March 1, 2024 are included in the data base.

AUGUST 2024: NEW DATA AVAILABLE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Data for Pacific Ocean from year 2022 are included in the data base.


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