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About VOSClim:

The VOS Climate (VOSClim) Fleet builds on the strong foundation of the VOS Climate Project that ran between 2001-2009.

The VOSClim Project followed the successful VOS Special Observing Project North Atlantic (VSOP-NA) that was conducted on behalf of the World Climate Research Project (WCRP) between May 1988 - September 1990. The aim of VSOP-NA was to establish the effects on the quality of VOS data of different ship instrumentation and observing practices.

A review of the VOSClim Project was initiated in 2008 and concluded that the operational project goals had been achieved and that there were many positive results that should be applied across the entire VOS. It was proposed and agreed at SOT-V in 2009 to end the VOSClim Project but to create a new VOSClim class of VOS reporting vessel.

The aim of VOSClim is to provide a high-quality subset of VOS data in both real-time and in delayed-mode, supplemented by an extensive array of metadata, to support global climate studies and research.

For more information on VOSClim please visit the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Scheme website.

For VOSClim questions, please contact:


Mr. John Wasserman
(VOSClim Focal Point)

National Data Buoy Center,
NDBC (W/OPS 51) Building 3203
Stennis Space Center, MS,
39529-6000, USA
phone: 228-688-1818
John.Wasserman@noaa.gov


Dr. Elizabeth C. Kent
(VOSClim scientific advisor)

National Oceanography Centre,
European Way, Southampton,
SO14 3ZH, UK
phone: +44 (0)2380 596646
eck@noc.soton.ac.uk



Mr. J. Eric Freeman
(VOSClim data access)

National Climatic Data Center,
151 Patton Avenue,
Asheville, NC,
28801-5001, USA
phone: 828-271-4463
Eric.Freeman@noaa.gov
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