Author: James Wilkinson
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2014 Underway Data and Figures
January 28 – February 6, 2014 (RV Bell M. Shimada 1402SH) Data: Underway Raw Data • Underway Final Data • CTD • Regressions • Notes Temperature Cruise Path PDF • PNG Salinity Cruise Path PDF • PNG Chlorophyll Cruise Path PDF • PNG March 28 – April 18, 2014 (RV Ocean Starr 1404OS) Data: Underway Raw Data • Underway Final Data • CTD • Regressions • Notes Temperature Cruise Path PDF • PNG Salinity Cruise Path PDF • PNG…
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CTD.csv: Bottle-corrected CTD+Bottle 66-Cols
CTD + Bottle 66-column CSV Column Format (Prelim or Final CTD.csv format – ISUS QC code only) Column Field Description Format 1 Project Cruise; usually CalCOFI Text, variable 2 Study YYMMSS (year month ship) Cruise designation Text, 6 char 3 Ord_Occ Order Occupied Integer 4 Event_Num CTD-at-Depth event number Integer 5 Cast_ID Study+Order Occupied+up or…
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CTD Data Processing Protocol
Please note, the processing methods described use SIO-CalCOFI-developed software (DECODR & BtlVsCTD) to merge and correct Seabird 911+ CTD data with bottle samples. The Seasoft portion of our data processing protocol follow their recommended settings for our 911+ v2 CTD & deck unit. “Sta.csvs” are bottle data collected at each station cast combined with 1m binavg…
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1210NH RINKO Oxygen
On CalCOFI 1210NH, a RINKO optode oxygen sensor was deployed on 51 CTD-Rosette casts. Along with the RINKO sensor, a Seabird SBE43 oxygen sensor functioned as the primary oxygen sensor for the cruise. There were 75 stations in total – on 24, an altimeter was needed so the RINKO sensor was disconnected & dummy plugged.…
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1210NH CTD Processing Summary
General Processing Notes for CalCOFI 1210NH CTD Data Download 1210 CTD raw cast files zipped Download 1210 FinalQC CTD + bottle data with data quality codes CTD sensor corrections derived by comparing 4 secs of CTD sensor data (prior to bottle closure) to bottle samples Dual T, S, & O2 Primary Sensor Secondary Sensor …
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1301SH CTD Processing Summary
CTD Processing Summary CalCOFI 1301SH CTD Data FinalQC (2017 reprocessing, adding QC columns) Download 1301SH CTD raw cast files zipped Download 1301SH FinalQC CTD + bottle data General CTD Notes – data acquisition notes, logistics, processing – see below CTD sensor corrections derived by comparing 4 secs of CTD sensor data (prior to bottle closure) to…
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1207OS CTD Processing Summary
CTD Processing Summary CalCOFI 1207OS CTD Data (reprocessed Mar 2017, adding data quality code columns) Download 1207OS CTD raw cast files zipped Download 1207OS FinalQC CTD + bottle data General CTD Notes – data acquisition notes, logistics, processing – see below CTD sensor corrections derived by comparing 4 secs of CTD sensor data (prior to bottle…
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1407NH Cruise Prospectus
Cruise Dates: 06 – 23 July 2014 (Sun – Wed) Load Dates: 01 – 03 July 2014 (Tue – Thur) at Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac), Pt Loma Offload Date: 24 Jul 2014 (Thu) at 10th Ave Marine Terminal, San Diego Ship: SIO RV New Horizon; (CalCOFI NH Layout) Station plan: 74 Standard (66 CalCOFI +…
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Updating CCDB
How to update the CCDB Hydrographic Database in MySQL Create a new CCDB data table containing only newer final data (last update included 201301). The CCDB queriable online database is a distillation of the cast & bottle tables of the CalCOFI Hydrographic Database (webpage). Refer to the query form or CCDB table in the complete…
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1404OS Cruise Summary
Cruise Summary: CalCOFI 1404OS Leg I completed 70 stations after a short return-to-port delay needed to repair the starboard hydro winch. Three stations were not occupied due to rough weather (90.80, 77.70, 77.60) & 2 stations (90.45 & 87.45) were missed due to SCI Hazardous Operations Area (HOA) scheduling. Sta 87.55 was also shifted ~2nm west…