IOC Manuals and Guides
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IODE Quality Management Framework for National Oceanographic Data Centres and Associate Data Units (Revised edition).
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2019)The International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)1 programme of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO2 maintains a global network of National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODC) ... -
Procedures for Proposing and Evaluating IODE Projects and Activities (2nd Revised edition).
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2021)At its 24th session (2017) the IODE Committee approved the Report of the Inter-sessional Working Group to Propose a Re-structuring of IODE which recommended revising the current structure, projects and activities of IODE ... -
Guidelines for the study of climate change effects on HABs.
(UNESCO-IOC/SCOR, Paris, France, 2021)Our planet Earth is changing. Marine and freshwater ecosystems are experiencing intense natural and anthropogenic pressures that will generate unforeseen changes in their structure and functioning. The drivers of climate ... -
MSPglobal International Guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning.
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2021)This guide builds on the inputs, experiences and lessons learned provided by the MSPglobal community through all activities organised or supported by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and the ... -
Ocean Data Standards, Vol.5: SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report (CSR) metadata model for Cruise Reporting – XML encoding (including SeaDataNet CSR metadata profile of ISO 19115-2 – XML encoding, V5.2.0).
(IODE/UNESCO, Oostende, Belgium, 2021)Proposal to adopt SeaDataNet CSR XML encoding as the reference XML implementation of SeaDataNet CSR metadata model. The SeaDataNet infrastructure, its standards, services and products started to build since the mid-1990s ... -
Ocean Literacy for All: a toolkit.
(IOC/UNESCO and UNESCO Venice Office, Paris, France, 2018)The IOC-UNESCO Ocean Literacy for All A toolkit is the result of a joint work and contributions of members of this global partnership. It provides to educators and learners worldwide the innovative tools, methods, and ... -
Quality Control of in situ Sea Level Observations: a Review and Progress towards Automated Quality Control, Vol. 1.
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2020)The Global Sea-Level Observing System (GLOSS, https://www.gloss-sealevel.org/) is an international programme conducted under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. GLOSS aims at the ... -
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book.
(International Hydrographic Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IHO-IOC), Monaco, 2019)GEBCO aims to provide the most authoritative publicly available bathymetric data sets for the world's oceans. In order to assist and encourage further participation in bathymetric grid development work, GEBCO has created ... -
Ocean Data Standards, Vol.4: Technology for SeaDataNet Controlled Vocabularies for describing Marine and Oceanographic Datasets - A joint Proposal by SeaDataNet and ODIP projects.
(IODE/UNESCO, Oostende, Belgium, 2019)SeaDataNet has set up and populates common vocabularies for describing marine and oceanographic datasets (https://www.seadatanet.org/Standards/Common-Vocabularies). The vocabulary services are technically managed and hosted ... -
Marine Spatial Planning: a step-by-step approach toward ecosystem-based management. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and Man and the Biosphere Programme.
(Unesco, Paris, France, 2009)In this guide, we use a clear, straightforward step-by-step approach to show you how you can set up and apply MSP. Most steps are illus- trated with relevant examples from the real world. To make sure you have the ... -
Ocean Data Standards Volume 3. Recommendation for a Quality Flag Scheme for the Exchange of Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Data. Version 1.
(UNESCO-IOC, Paris, France, 2013)...This document describes a two-level quality flag scheme (QF) that will facilitate the exchange and integration of multi-disciplinary oceanographic and marine meteorological data. The first, or primary, level defines ... -
Potentially harmful microalgae of the western Indian Ocean: a guide based on a preliminary survey.
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IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021).
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2017)The IOC Strategic Plan for Data and Information Management is for all data collected in IOC programmes. The vision is to achieve: “A comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad and ... -
IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2013-2016). [SUPERSEDED by http://hdl.handle.net/11329/345]
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2013)The IOC Data and Information Management Strategy is for all data collected in IOC programmes. The vision is for “A comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad and diverse needs of IOC ... -
Manual on Sea-level Measurements and Interpretation, Volume V: Radar Gauges. [includes Supplement Practical Experiences]
(Intergovernmental Oceanographic Comission of UNESCO, Paris, France, 2016)Volume 5 which is devoted specifically to ‘Radar Tide Gauges’. Radar range finders have been used in industry (where they measure the levels of liquids in tanks) and hydrology (for measuring river, lake and reservoir ... -
Guide for designing and implementing a plan to monitor toxin-producing microalgae. 2nd Edition.
(Unesco & IAEA, Paris, France & Vienna, Austria, 2016)The first edition of this manual was first published in 2011 in Spanish. Pigmented phytoplankton is the main primary producer and constitutes the foundation of the marine food webs. Blooms, the explosive growth of ... -
Microscopic and molecular methods for quantitative phytoplankton analysis.
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2010)A new manual on microscopic and molecular methods for quantitative phytoplankton analysis is available from the IOC in cooperation with ICES. The manual includes illustrated step by step instructions on how to carry out ... -
ICAN - Best Practice Guide to Engage your Coastal Web Atlas User Community.
(UNESCO, Paris, France, 2016)The long-term strategic goal of the IODE ICAN (International Coastal Atlas Network) project is to encourage and help facilitate the development of digital atlases of the global coast based on the principle of distributed, ... -
Ocean Data Standards Volume 1. Recommendation to Adopt ISO 3166-1 and 3166-3 Country Codes as the standard for Identifying countries in oceanographic data exchange. Version 1.1
(UNESCO-IOC, París, France, 2010)The use of a country code in the exchange of data has long been recognized as an important element for the management and exchange of oceanographic data. The seventh session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ... -
The International thermodynamic equation of seawater – 2010: calculation and use of thermodynamic properties. [includes corrections up to 31st October 2015] .
(UNESCO, París, France, 2015)This document outlines how the thermodynamic properties of seawater are evaluated using the International Thermodynamic Equation Of Seawater – 2010 (TEOS-‐‑10). This thermodynamic ...