SeaDataCloud data products for the European marginal seas and the Global Ocean

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Data products, based on in situ temperature and salinity observations from SeaDataNet
infrastructure, have been released within the framework of SeaDataCloud (SDC)
project. The data from different data providers are integrated and harmonized thanks
to standardized quality assurance and quality control methodologies conducted at
various stages of the data value chain. The data ingested within SeaDataNet are earlier
validated by data providers who assign corresponding quality flags, but a Quality
Assurance Strategy has been implemented and progressively refined to guarantee the
consistency of the database content and high quality derived products. Two versions
of aggregated datasets for the European marginal seas have been published and used
to compute regional high resolution climatologies. External datasets, the World Ocean
Database from NOAA and the CORA dataset from the Copernicus Marine Service in
situ Thematic Assembly Center, have been integrated with SDC data collections to
maximize data coverage and minimize the mapping error. The products are available
through the SDC catalogue accompanied by Product Information Documents
containing the specifications about product’s generation, characteristics and usability.
Digital Object Identifiers are assigned to products and relative documentation to foster transparency of the production chain, acknowledging all actors involved from
data providers to information producers.