ICES Oceanography Database
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) oceanographic database: quality-controlled marine water quality and physical data (temperature, salinity, oxygen, chlorophyll-a, nutrients) from 1877 to present across the North Atlantic and adjacent seas.
ocean.ices.dk
At a glance
- Region
- International (Denmark HQ) (North Atlantic / Europe)
- Coverage
- North Atlantic and adjacent seas, 1877-present
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Water Quality
- Nutrients
- Salinity
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Chlorophyll-a
- Ocean Temperature
Terms explained
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: Water Quality
- 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: Salinity
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
Machine-readable endpoint on gis.ices.dk
Licence: ICES Data Policy
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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