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| Fig. 1 WOD Back From Disaster |
I. Disaster Recap
In the previous post of this series I pointed out that the World Ocean Database buildings in Asheville, North Carolina had been damaged and it was offline (Fig. 1).
They are in the process of recovery, so, today we will take a look at what could have been lost so as to remember how valuable that WOD data is.
II. The WOD Technique
The WOD presents its data in a "zone" display based on latitude and longitude columns (Fig. 2).
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| Fig. 2 WOD Zones |
So, I have prepared some graphs utilizing that style.
Various appendices contain graphs in which Conservative Temperature and Potential Enthalpy are displayed in latitude and longitude column format to show how ocean temperatures and heat content vary from zone to zone.
Additional layouts by large ocean areas and groups of smaller ocean areas are also shown with the intention to detail in several perspectives and show how the ocean zones vary significantly from place to place and depth to depth.
III. Appendices
Today's appendices are: CT-latitude, CT-longitude, CT-ocean, HO-latitude, HO-longitude, and HO-ocean.
III. Closing Comments
I can't emphasize enough how much we should value the World Ocean Database organization.
The right wing political forces are addicted to "Koch's cocaine" (oil).
That's why Project For A New American Revolution linked to a decade old Dredd Blog Post "It Takes A Culture To Raise A Compulsive Liar" (and to elect one to Commander In Chief).
Good data is an antidote to lies.
The previous post in this series is here.
