diff --git a/docs/users_guide/tasks/climatologyMapWoa.rst b/docs/users_guide/tasks/climatologyMapWoa.rst
index 2202960dc..3a4127900 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/tasks/climatologyMapWoa.rst
+++ b/docs/users_guide/tasks/climatologyMapWoa.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ climatologyMapWoa
 =================
 
 An analysis task for comparing potential temperature and salinity
-at various depths against WOA18 climatology.
+at various depths against WOA23 climatology.
 
 Component and Tags::
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following configuration options are available for this task::
   [climatologyMapWoaTemperature]
   ## options related to plotting climatology maps of potential temperature
   ## at various levels, including the sea floor against control model results
-  ## and WOA18 climatological data
+  ## and WOA23 climatological data
 
   # colormap for model/observations
   colormapNameResult = RdYlBu_r
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ The following configuration options are available for this task::
 
   [climatologyMapWoaSalinity]
   ## options related to plotting climatology maps of salinity
-  ## at various levels, including the sea floor against control model results 
-  ## and WOA18 climatological data
+  ## at various levels, including the sea floor against control model results
+  ## and WOA23 climatological data
 
   # colormap for model/observations
   colormapNameResult = haline
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ For more details, see:
 
 The option ``depths`` is a list of (approximate) depths at which to sample
 the temperature and salinity fields.  A value of ``'top'`` indicates the sea
-surface. Note that, for the annual climatology, WOA18 data is available down
-to 5500 m, whereas, for the seasonal or monthly climatologies, WOA18 data
+surface. Note that, for the annual climatology, WOA23 data is available down
+to 5500 m, whereas, for the seasonal or monthly climatologies, WOA23 data
 is only available down to 1500 m.
 
 Observations
 ------------
 
-:ref:`woa18_t_s`
+:ref:`woa23_t_s`
 
 Example Result
 --------------
diff --git a/docs/users_guide/tasks/regionalTSDiagrams.rst b/docs/users_guide/tasks/regionalTSDiagrams.rst
index c2d240c92..f6a2115b3 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/tasks/regionalTSDiagrams.rst
+++ b/docs/users_guide/tasks/regionalTSDiagrams.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The following configuration options are available for this task:
     # volMax = 1e12
 
     # Obserational data sets to compare against
-    obs = ['SOSE', 'WOA18']
+    obs = ['SOSE', 'WOA23']
 
     [TSDiagramsForOceanBasins]
     ## options related to plotting T/S diagrams of major ocean basins
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The following configuration options are available for this task:
     zmax = 0
 
     # Obserational data sets to compare against
-    obs = ['WOA18']
+    obs = ['WOA23']
 
 Similar config sections are included for other region groups.
 
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ default is to read them from geojson file.
 Observations
 ------------
 The ``obs`` option contains a list of the names of observational data sets.
-Currently, "SOSE" and "WOA18" are the only data sets available, but we
+Currently, "SOSE" and "WOA23" are the only data sets available, but we
 anticipate adding several additional data sets in the near future.
 
 :ref:`sose`
-:ref:`woa18_t_s`
+:ref:`woa23_t_s`
 
 Other Config Options
 --------------------
diff --git a/docs/users_guide/tasks/timeSeriesOceanRegions.rst b/docs/users_guide/tasks/timeSeriesOceanRegions.rst
index fe4c6b378..344b65085 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/tasks/timeSeriesOceanRegions.rst
+++ b/docs/users_guide/tasks/timeSeriesOceanRegions.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The following configuration options are available for this task:
     # zmax = -400
 
     # Observational data sets to compare against
-    obs = ['SOSE', 'WOA18']
+    obs = ['SOSE', 'WOA23']
 
 Region Groups
 -------------
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ Observations
 ------------
 
 ``obs`` is a list of the observational data sets to plot as reference lines
-(constant in time).  Possible values are ``'SOSE'`` and ``'WOA18'``.  An empty
+(constant in time).  Possible values are ``'SOSE'`` and ``'WOA23'``.  An empty
 list can be provided if no observations should be plotted.
 
 :ref:`sose`
 
-:ref:`woa18_t_s`
+:ref:`woa23_t_s`
 
 Example Result
 --------------