| Chap.1 | Ocean variables and the International system of units (SI) | G101EN (2016Dec.) | Michio AOYAMA |
| Chap.2 | Device for measurement and measurement standard (Etalons) | G102EN (2020Apr.) | Michio AOYAMA, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Akihiko MURATA, Kazuhiko HAYASHI |
| Chap.3 | Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) of GOOS | G103EN (2016Dec.) | Masao ISHII, Toshio SUGA, Sanae CHIBA |
| Chap.4 | Quality control by comparison with standards, control charts, duplicated measurements, and property-property characteristics, and the report of metadata | G104EN (2020Apr.) | Michio AOYAMA, Hiroshi UCHIDA, Daisuke SASANO, Hajime OBATA |
| Chap.5 | Data Publication and International Exchange | G105EN (2016Dec.) | Toru SUZUKI, Yutaka MICHIDA |
| Chap.6 | Calculation of the Thermophysical Properties of Seawater (2010) | G106EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Volume 2 | Physical Observation |
| Chap.1 | Water sampling | G201EN (2018Feb.) | Toshiya NAKANO, Hajime OBATA, Kenichi KATAYAMA, Satoshi OZAWA, Hiroshi MATSUNAGA |
| Chap.2 | Water temperature | G202EN (2016Dec.) | Toshiya NAKANO |
| Chap.3 | Salinity | G203EN (2016Dec.) | Takeshi KAWANO |
| Chap.4 | Density of Seawater | G204EN (2016Dec.) | Hiroshi UCHIDA |
| Chap.5 | Transparency | G205EN (2018Feb.) | Toshiya NAKANO |
| Volume 3 | Seawater Analysis I (Dissolved Substances) |
| Chap.1 | Dissolved oxygen | G301EN (2020Apr.) | Yuichiro KUMAMOTO, Daisuke SASANO, Hironori SATO, Keitaro MATSUMOTO |
| Chap.2 | The precise and accurate determination of dissolved inorganic nutrients in seawater, using Continuous Flow Analysis methods | G302ENr1 (2020Apr.) | Michio AOYAMA |
| Chap.3 | Trace metals | G303EN (2016Dec.) | Hajime OBATA |
| Chap.4 | Determination of total dissolved inorganic carbon in sea water | G304EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.5 | Determination of total alkalinity in sea water by spectrophotometry | G305EN (2016Dec.) | Masao ISHII, Naohiro KOSUGI |
| Chap.6 | Determination of the pH in sea water | G306EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.7 | Determination of the p(CO2) in air that is in equilibrium with a discrete sample of sea water | G307EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.8 | Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) | G308EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.9 | Carbon isotopic ratios (Δ14C, δ13C) of dissolved inorganic carbon | G309EN (2020Apr.) | Yuichiro KUMAMOTO, Takafumi ARAMAKI |
| Chap.10 | Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), nitrogen (DON), and phosphorus (DOP) | G310EN (2020Apr.) | Hiroshi OGAWA |
| Volume 4 | Seawater Analysis II (Particulate Substances) |
| Chap.1 | Particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate nitrogen (PN), and particulate phosphorus (PP) | G401EN (2016Dec.) | Takeshi YOSHIMURA |
| Chap.2 | Biogenic silica | G402EN (2016Dec.) | Fuminori HASHIHAMA |
| Chap.3 | Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes in Particulate Organic Matter | G403ENr1 (2020Apr.) | Yu UMEZAWA |
| Chap.4 | Algal pigments | G404EN (2020Apr.) | Koji SUZUKI |
| Chap.5 | Prokaryote and Heterotrophic Nanoflagellates | | |
| Chap.5-1 | Direct Counting Methods of Prokaryote and Heterotrophic Nanoflagellates by Epifluorescence Microscopy | G4051E (2016Dec.) | Taichi YOKOKAWA |
| Chap.5-2 | Enumeration of prokaryotes by flow cytometry | G4052E (2016Dec.) | Mitsuhide SATO |
| Chap.6 | Detremination of micro zooplankton | | |
| Chap.7 | Primary production | G407EN (2020Apr.) | Koji SUZUKI |
| Volume 5 | Sediment Analysis |
| Chap.1 | Seabed sediment sampling | G501EN (2018July) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Chap.2 | Physical properties of sediment (water content, bulk density and porosity) | G502EN (2018July) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Chap.3 | Loss on ignition | G503EN (2018July) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Chap.4 | Grain size distribution | G504EN (2018July) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Chap.5 | Major Component | G505EN (2020Apr.) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Chap.6 | Pore Water | G506EN (2018July) | Hisashi NARITA, Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA |
| Volume 6 | Plankton and Benthos |
| Chap.1 | Plankton Net | G601EN (2016Dec.) | Hiroaki SAITO |
| Chap.2 | Benthos | G602EN (2016Dec.) | Shigeaki KOJIMA |
| Volume 7 | Underway |
| Chap.1 | Determination of p(CO2) in air that is in equilibrium with a continuous stream of sea water | G701ENr1 (2020Apr.) | Daisuke SASANO, Shin-ichiro NAKAOKA |
| Chap.2 | Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers | G702EN (2016Dec.) | Shinya KOUKETSU |
| Chap.3 | Bathymetry | G703EN (2018Feb.) | Hiroshi Uchida, Souichiro SUEYOSHI |
| Chap.4 | Weather Observations | G704EN (2016Dec.) | Toshiya NAKANO |
| Chap.5 | Sea Ice | G705ENr1 (2018Feb.) | Takenobu TOYOTA |
| Chap.6 | Incident radiation and aerosol optical thickness | G706EN (2020Apr.) | Mitsuhiro TORATANI, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI |
| Volume 8 | Measurements by Sensors |
| Chap.1 | TSG | | |
| Chap.2 | XBT/XCTD | | |
| Chap.3 | Notes on CTD/O2 Data Acquisition and Processing Using Seabird Hardware and Software | G803EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.4 | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler (CTD) (coastal-water measurements) | | |
| Chap.5 | CTD Oxygen Sensor Calibration Procedures | G805EN (2016Dec.) | |
| Chap.6 | Fluorometer | | |
| Chap.7 | Turbidity sensor and transmissometer | | |
| Chap.8 | Light fields and optical properties | | |
| Chap.9 | Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) | G809EN (2016Dec.) | Shinya KOUKETSU |
| Volume 9 | Natural and Artificial Radioactivity |
| Chap.1 | Radiometric determination of anthropogenic radionuclides in seawater samples | G901ENr1 (2018Feb.) | Michio AOYAMA |
| Chap.2 | Seabed sediment | G902EN (2018Feb.) | Shigeyoshi OTOSAKA, Hisashi NARITA |
| Chap.3 | Intentionally blank chapter. | | |
| Chap.4 | Plankton and Benthos | G904EN (2018Feb.) | Hideki KAERIYAMA |
| Volume 10 | Marine Pollutant Observation |
| Chap.1 | Intentionally blank chapter. | | |
| Chap.2 | Petroleum and Hydrocarbons | G1002E (2020Apr.) | Hideaki MAKI |
| Chap.3 | Microplastics (Surface Water Trawl Surveys for Small Debris Items) | G1003E (2016Dec.) | Takashi MIYAO |
| Chap.4 | Floating Marine Pollutants (Shipboard Sighting Surveys for Macro-Debris Items) | G1004E (2016Dec.) | Takashi MIYAO |
| Chap.5 | Persistent Organic Pollutants | | |