The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Indian Ocean Upper Ocean Thermal Data Assembly Centre (UOT/DAC) is operated by CSIRO Marine Research (CMR, formerly CSIRO Division of Oceanography), with the assistance of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC).

The Centre's objective is to assemble the most comprehensive UOT data set available for the Indian Ocean over the WOCE period (1990-96) from both WOCE and non-WOCE contributors. Its responsibility is to apply scientific quality control (QC) and analyse the data according to common procedures implemented by the three regional ocean centres (Indian/CSIRO, Pacific/SIO and Atlantic/AOML).

As part of the Centre's activities, staff from the Australian Oceanographic Data Centre (AODC) were trained in QC of UOT data through a transfer of technology and expertise program.