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Figure 20. Sample MOODS Aircraft Survey Data 



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MOODS aurraft-coUected 

 data consist of temperature 

 measurements vs. depth (i.e.. 

 profiles) along with location 

 and time references. 

 Over ocean areas the ocean 

 structure represented by ocean 

 temperature changes on various 

 spatial scales. Here we see the 

 cooler [TC to 14 "Cj waters 

 of the shallow Yellow Sea on 

 the right and the warmer 

 ( W C to 26' C) waters of the 

 deeper East China Sea on the 

 left. In this case only temperature 

 data were collected 



ocean data archives, since the distribution of these data with 

 respect to the unclassified holdings has not been examined in 

 detail. !l has been determined, however, that in many cases the 

 non-public data primarily improves the spatial sampling of the 

 public data rather than providing data in areas or time periods 

 having no public data. 



To quantify the uniqueness of the restricted data types in 

 MOODS, we recommend that NAVOCEANO review the 

 MOODS holdings and develop products that address the 

 uniqueness of these particular holdings. If the result of this 

 process suggests that the classified holdings do not contribute 

 significantly to the overall ocean database, we would recommend 

 that the public domain data be released for general open 

 distribution. On the other hand, if such a review of the data 

 suggests that the restricted and/or sensitive dataholdings provide 



significant insight into ocean processes, then we would 

 recommend more general disclosure of the overall database. 



d. Findings 



The findings relative to archival salinity and temperature fields 



(MOODS) are: 



• The general availability ofthe original MOODS database to 

 the civilian oceanographic community would significantly 

 enhance the ocean climatologies data inventory available 

 for public sector education and research in ocean sciences. 



• An investigation into the restricted/sensitive data or classified 

 data in MOODS should be conducted to determine if these 

 data would enhance the database enough to argue for further 

 release of classified MOODS holdings. 



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