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Historical hydrographic data from BSH
The University of Hamburg’s ICDC provides historical hydrographic profiles digitized from German Hydrographic Agency station sheets.
About Historical hydrographic data from BSH
The University of Hamburg's ICDC hosts 7,391 historical hydrographic profiles digitized from German Hydrographic Agency station sheets. The dataset contains depth, temperature and salinity from Nansen casts collected globally between 1869 and 1969, mostly in the decades before World War II, stored in ASCII format.
Unrestricted files are available via FTP, while other access is limited to the CEN/MPI network or external users with a customer account. The data are original and not validated, were last updated at ICDC in 2010, and are published under CC-BY-4.0 with a required citation.
Key features
- Provides 7,391 digitized profiles from BSH station sheets
- Includes depth, temperature and salinity measurements
- Covers global observations from 1869 to 1969
- Distributes vertical profiles in ASCII format
- Offers unrestricted download via FTP
- Lists internal file-system path for network users
Best for: Researchers needing historical ocean temperature and salinity profiles from 1869 to 1969.
Good for
- Covers 1869-1969 global profiles, many predating World War II
- Unrestricted portion available via FTP in ASCII format
- Published under CC-BY-4.0 with stated citation text
Watch out for
- Original data, not validated
- Dataset last updated at ICDC in 2010
- Restricted access requires CEN/MPI network or customer account
Historical hydrographic data from BSH at a glance
- Official website
- cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/ocean/historic…
- Category
- Education & Learning › Universities in Germany
- Type
- Institution
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Country
- DE
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Historical hydrographic data from BSH FAQ
How do I access the data?
Unrestricted data is available via FTP. Restricted data is only accessible in the CEN/MPI net or from external nets with a customer account; contact ICDC for access from outside the network.
What does the dataset contain?
Depth in metres, temperature in degrees C and salinity from Nansen casts, collected globally from 1869 to 1969 as ASCII vertical profiles.
How should I cite the data?
Viktor Gouretski, Historical hydrographic data from BSH (2011) provided by ICDC, CEN, University of Hamburg, with acknowledgment: Thanks to ICDC, CEN, University of Hamburg for data support.
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