Japan Oceanographic Data Center
	Oceanographic Data and Information Division
	Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
	Japan Coast Guard
5-3-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045 JAPAN
Telephone: +8l-3-3541-4295(UTC+9hrs, 09:30-17:45) Telefax: ' +81-3-3545-2885
E-mail: mail@jodc,gojp
Our Ref: Date:
JODC-E 10103 2 Feb. 2004
Mr. Sydney Levitus
Director
World Data Center for Oceanography, Silver Spring NODCINOAA, E/OC5
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
USA
Subject: Sending Oceanographic Data observed Japan Research Institute
Dear Mr. Sydney Levitus,
We are very pleased to send you Serial Station, CTD and BT data obtained by Japanese research institutes in CD-ROM as a part of the lODE activity promoted by IOCIUNESCO. These data were received and processed by JODC from Feb 2003.
The CD-ROM contains the BT Data observed by Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force from 1995 to 2001, Japan Antarctic Research Expedition data up to the 42nd, Serial station data observed by Hydrographic Department before 1945, XBT data observed by Japan Coast Guard from 2002 to 2003, XBT data observed by TOHOKU univ. and CTD data by Ocean Research Institute, TOKYO univ. at the MARIANA Trench.
Please refer the following Web page for data format, respectively.
	http://idosslliodc.go.ipINEWJDOSSHP/format/fetiformat/fetiliste.htm
Thank you for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely