BCO-DMO ERDDAP (Biological & Chemical Oceanography Data, WHOI)
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (Woods Hole) ERDDAP with ~2,500 datasets of marine biogeochemistry, nutrients, and water-column observations from research cruises.
erddap.bco-dmo.org
At a glance
- Region
- USA (Global)
- Coverage
- Global oceans
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- nutrients
- biogeochemistry
- water chemistry
- oceanographic
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: nutrients
- 02
Compliance checks
Compare samples against drinking water and discharge standards.
- 03
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: oceanographic
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
- 02
Anomaly alerts
Catch sudden spikes in sensor or lab data automatically.
- 03
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
ERDDAP tabledap REST returning csv/json/nc
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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