World Ocean Atlas 2005 is a set of objectively analyzed (1° grid) climatological fields of in situ temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Apparent Oxygen Utilization (AOU), percent oxygen saturation, phosphate, silicate, and nitrate at standard depth levels for annual, seasonal, and monthly compositing periods for the World Ocean.

WOD05 is a collection of scientifically quality-controlled ocean profile (time series) that includes measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, silicate, chlorophyll, alkalinity, pH and plankton.