log_CTD

Data Object CTD event log

contact PIs:

name	title
Dr Nick Bates	Principal Investigator

Dataset description

 
 PI:              Nick Bates (Chief Scientist)
 of:              Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR)
 dataset:         CTD station and Niskin bottle event log
 dates:           24 June 2004 to 02 July 2004  (20040624-20040702)
 location:        N: 31.928  S: 29.773  W: -66.178  E: -64.082
 project/cruise:  EDDIES/WB0409 2004 Transect 1 (EDT1)
 platform:        R/V Weatherbird II
 
 
 Methodology: none provided with data
 
 Change history: YYMMDD
    051213: downloaded original CTD station list from EDDIES data web site;
            added to OCB database by Cyndy Chandler, OCB DMO;
 
 OCB DMO Note: data were recovered from CTD station list

Acquisition description

Processing description

Field Names List

Parameter	Description	Units
event	unique sampling event number composite of UTC(GMT) date and time	YYYYMMDDhhmm
sta	station number	dimensionless
cast_type	CTD=CTD rosette bottle cast	dimensionless
date	start date of event (GMT)	YYYYMMDD
date_end	end date of event (GMT)	YYYYMMDD
DOY_1	day of year	YYYY.fraction
DOY_2	day of year	DDD.fraction
time_start	start time of event (GMT)	hhmm
time_end	end time of event (GMT)	hhmm
lat	latitude, negative denotes South recorded at start of cast	decimal degrees
lat_end	latitude, at end of cast	decimal degrees
lon	longitude, negative denotes West recorded at start of cast	decimal degrees
lon_end	longitude, at end of cast	decimal degrees
activity_and_comments	concatenated string: cruise_ID, sampling method, and 2 digit station	dimensionless
time	start time of event (GMT)	hhmm
Pmax_n	pressure, nominal, maximum for station	decibars
sta_ref	reference station indicator	dimensionless
sampling_code	sampling code for event concatenated string: cruise_ID, sampling method, 2 digit sta num, sta_ref and sampling type - where BCT = Bats, Carlson and Thorium	dimensionless
comments	comments, station location descriptor relative to eddy center	dimensionless

Platforms List

R/V Weatherbird II WB0409

R/V Weatherbird II WB0413

R/V Weatherbird II WB0506

R/V Weatherbird II WB0508

This document is created from the content of the BCO-DMO metadata database. 2009-11-22 09:03:13

info app: /home/ocb/dbase v.090827 CLC
Data URL: http://ocb.whoi.edu/jg/serv/OCB/EDDIES/WB0409/log_CTD.