Data
Since 1949, hydrographic and biological data of the California Current System have been collected on CalCOFI cruises. The 61 year hydrographic time-series includes temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate observations. In 1961, nutrient analysis expanded to include silicate, nitrate and nitrite; in 1973, chlorophyll was added; in 1984, C14 primary productivity incubations were added; and in 1993, CTD profiling began.
>> Hydrographic Data - 1949 to Latest Update
CalCOFI Data Reports |
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Hydrographic Bottle |
Primary Productivity |
Macrozooplankton |
Spatial Patterns |
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Database Ready Files |
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MS Access MDB |
CSV - Btl / Cast Files |
XML - Btl / Cast Files |
SQL - Btl / Cast Files |
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| 14 Table - 50 MB Zip • | MDB Output - 38 MB Zip • | MDB Output - 50 MB Zip • | MDB Output - 45 MB Zip • | ||||||||||||||||
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IEH Archive Files |
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IEH 128 Column |
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>> CTD Data - 1992 to Latest Update
CTD
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CTD Data |
Data Descriptions |
SBE Formats |
CalCOFI Formats |
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| latest prelim 1110 • | preliminary • | preliminary asc - hdr • | preliminary csv-plot • | ||||||||||||||||
| browse all • | cast • | cast • | metadata • | ||||||||||||||||
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>> Net Sampling
Online Databases |
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Data Zoo |
IchthyoDB |
ZooDB |
Pelagic Invert DB |
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| CalCOFI Data • | Ichthyoplankton DB • | Zooplankton Database • | Collection Search Form • | ||||||||||||||||
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>> Underway Sampling
Maps, Data, & DataBases |
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TSG & Meteorological |
CUFES |
Mammal Observations |
Bird Observations |
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Data Usage and Distribution Policy
CalCOFI hydrographic and plankton data are distributed to the community for use without restriction. Unless otherwise noted, these data can be considered to be final data which have been evaluated using CalCOFI data quality control procedures. Methods for data collection and processing are summarized in CalCOFI Data Reports introduction. To see the introduction or methods used on specific cruises, refer to the Data Report PDF page. Preliminary data from recent cruises for which the data processing is not complete can generally be made available to those programs for which there is an operational need. Refer to the Contacts page for addressing such requests. We ask that these preliminary data not be published or redistributed.
Newest fixes and additions:
02 Jun 2011
- CalCOFI 1011NH final hydrographic data imported into database
- CalCOFI 1101NH final hydrographic data imported into database
- Updated the Units Table
03 Jan 2011
- CalCOFI 1008NH final hydrographic data imported into database
- CalCOFI 1009SH (10 sta Shimada shakedown cruise; Line 93.3) final hydrographic data imported into database
- NODC ship code corrections applied to ship table, ship code column, & Cruise_ID; refer to 'work done' table for specifics.
14 Dec 2010
- CalCOFI 1008NH IEH Hydrographic Data files available
- Corrected latitude & longitude miscalculations - minutes as decimal degrees were subtracted from degrees instead of added; decimal accuracy increased to 5 decimal places
- Added final data from CalCOFI 1001NH & 1004MF.
- CalCOFI 0104JD station dates were off by -24hrs, fixed.
- Added missing stations 80.100 and 90.100 to 0911NH database.
- Please refer to Work_Done table in the database for additions, changes & corrections.
- Added content to Cruise_ID column: YYYY-MM-DD-Project Code-Ship Code
- Changed ShipName to Ship_Name in Cast table to match the 0-Ships table and establish a relational link
- Changed the Ship_Code to 4 characters only; UNOLS 2 digit country code + 2 char ship code
- Fixed 191001 glitch to 201001 in preliminary databas
