CTD data from R/V Endeavor and R/V Oceanus cruises EN307, EN330, EN331, OC332, and OC334 to the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in 1997-1999 (GB project)

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2300
Version: 2004-10-01

Project
» U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)

Program
» U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Greene, Charles HCornell University (Cornell)Principal Investigator
Allison, DickyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager


Dataset Description

CTD Hydrography

Endeavor 307, 330, 331 and Oceanus 332, 334

 

click here for additional sampling information (SeaBird System output).

Questions regarding these data should be directed to the US GLOBEC Data Management Office.

DMO Notes:
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors. If these data are of interest, please contact the Data Management Office at the above link.

* Temperatures are reported in ITS90 scale except for Endeavor cruise 307 which are in the ITS68 scale.

Chief Scientist:   Charles Greene 
                   Cornell University 

Contributor:       Heidi Sosik 
                   Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


prepared by: Dicky Allison, March 2003
updated: October 1, 2004; gfh

Methods & Sampling

The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.


Data Processing Description

Header details:
# pr =  pressure [db]
# t090 =  temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C]
# c0S/m =  conductivity, primary [S/m]
# t190 =  temperature, sec, ITS-90 [deg C]
# c1S/m =  conductivity, secondary [S/m]
# flS =  fluorometer, sea tech
# xmiss =  transmissometer
# sal00 =  salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T0, C0
# sal11 =  salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T1, C1
# potemp068 =  potential temperature, pri, IPTS-68 [deg C]
# potemp090 =  potential temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C]
# depS =  depth, salt water [m]
# density00 =  density [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# sigma-�00 = density, sigma-theta [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# sigma-t00 =  density, sigma-t [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# sigma-100 =  density, sigma-1 [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# sigma-200 =  density, sigma-2 [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# sigma-400 =  density, sigma-4 [kg/m^3], T0, C0
# oxsatML/L =  oxygen saturation [ml/l]
# nbin =  number of scans per bin
# interval = decibars: 1                                
# bad_flag = -9.990e-29
# sensor 0 = Frequency  0  temperature, primary, 2107, 03 FEB-99
# sensor 1 = Frequency  1  conductivity, primary, 1745, 05-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08
# sensor 2 = Frequency  2  pressure, 64853, 08-21-96
# sensor 3 = Frequency  3  temperature, secondary, 2034, 03-FEB-99s
# sensor 4 = Frequency  4  conductivity, secondary, 1749, 03-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08
# sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt  0  transmissometer, 243D, 10 Jul 1999
# sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt  1  fluorometer, sea tech, 30s, july 1987
# sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt  2  oxygen, current, 130454, 18 AUG 1999
# sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt  3  oxygen, temperature, 130454, 18 AUG 1999
# sensor 9 = Extrnl Volt  4  irradiance (PAR), 4479, AUG 15, 1996
# sensor 10 = Extrnl Volt  9  surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0

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Data Files

File
ctd_cg.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 981.25 KB)
MD5:a665c82a8492b7f949a4947a64d3857d
Primary data file for dataset ID 2300

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
cruiseid Originator's cruise identification
year 4-digit year (i.e. 1995)
castCTD cast number
lat latitude, negative = south decimal degrees
lon longitude, negative = west decimal degrees
month_gmt month of year, gmt time GMT
day_gmt day of month, gmt time GMT
time_gmt time in gmt, reported as hhmm.mm GMT
press depth of sample, reported as pressure decibars
cond conductivity siemens/meter
cond_mS conductivity millisiemens/centimeter
temp temperature deg. C*
potemp potential temperature deg. C*
trans light transmission percent
beam_c beam attenuation coefficient 1/m
par_v photosynthetically available radiation, asvolts volts
par_s_v surface photosynthetically available radiation, as volts volts
flvoltfluorescence, as volts volts
turbid_v turbidity volts
density density kg/m3
depth depth of sample meters
sigma_0 potential density at surface (sigma theta) kg/m3-1000
sigma_t sigma-t kg/m3-1000
O2_sat oxygen saturation milliliters/liter
salsalinity PSS-78


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Instruments

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Generic Instrument Name
CTD - profiler
Dataset-specific Description
CTD measurements taken, CTD unit unidentified.
Generic Instrument Description
The Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) unit is an integrated instrument package designed to measure the conductivity, temperature, and pressure (depth) of the water column. The instrument is lowered via cable through the water column. It permits scientists to observe the physical properties in real-time via a conducting cable, which is typically connected to a CTD to a deck unit and computer on a ship. The CTD is often configured with additional optional sensors including fluorometers, transmissometers and/or radiometers. It is often combined with a Rosette of water sampling bottles (e.g. Niskin, GO-FLO) for collecting discrete water samples during the cast. This term applies to profiling CTDs. For fixed CTDs, see https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/869934.


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Deployments

EN307

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1997-10-08
End Date
1997-10-17
Description
process

Methods & Sampling
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.

Processing Description
Header details: # pr = pressure [db] # c0S/m = conductivity, primary [S/m] # c1S/m = conductivity, secondary [S/m] # t068 = temperature, pri, IPTS-68 [deg C] # t168 = temperature, sec, IPTS-68 [deg C] # xmiss = transmissometer # bat = beam attenuation coefficient # par = irradiance (PAR) # spar = surface irradiance (SPAR) # flS = fluorometer, sea tech # sal00 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T0, C0 # sal11 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T1, C1 # density00 = density [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # density11 = density [kg/m^3], T1, C1 # sigma-é00 = density, sigma-theta [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-é11 = density, sigma-theta [kg/m^3], T1, C1 # flag = 0.000e+00 # nbin = number of scans per bin # interval = decibars: 1 # bad_flag = -9.990e-29 # sensor 0 = Frequency 0 temperature, primary, 2034, 06-Jul-96s # sensor 1 = Frequency 1 conductivity, primary, 1745, 23-Jul-96s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 2 = Frequency 2 pressure, 64853, 08-21-96 # sensor 3 = Frequency 3 temperature, secondary, 2107, 09-Jul-96s # sensor 4 = Frequency 4 conductivity, secondary, 200, 06-feb-97s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt 0 transmissometer, 243D, 11 July 1996 # sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt 1 fluorometer, sea tech, 30s, july 1987 # sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt 2 oxygen, current, 130443, dec 23, 1996 # sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt 3 oxygen, temperature, 130443, dec 23, 1996 # sensor 9 = Extrnl Volt 4 irradiance (PAR), 4479, AUG 15, 1996 # sensor 10 = Extrnl Volt 9 surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0

EN330

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1999-10-16
End Date
1999-10-26
Description
process

Methods & Sampling
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.

Processing Description
Header details: # pr = pressure [db] # t090 = temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C] # c0S/m = conductivity, primary [S/m] # t190 = temperature, sec, ITS-90 [deg C] # c1S/m = conductivity, secondary [S/m] # flS = fluorometer, sea tech # xmiss = transmissometer # sal00 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T0, C0 # sal11 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T1, C1 # potemp068 = potential temperature, pri, IPTS-68 [deg C] # potemp090 = potential temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C] # depS = depth, salt water [m] # density00 = density [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-é00 = density, sigma-theta [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-t00 = density, sigma-t [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-100 = density, sigma-1 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-200 = density, sigma-2 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-400 = density, sigma-4 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # oxsatML/L = oxygen saturation [ml/l] # nbin = number of scans per bin # interval = decibars: 1 # bad_flag = -9.990e-29 # sensor 0 = Frequency 0 temperature, primary, 2107, 03 FEB-99 # sensor 1 = Frequency 1 conductivity, primary, 1745, 05-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 2 = Frequency 2 pressure, 64853, 08-21-96 # sensor 3 = Frequency 3 temperature, secondary, 2034, 03-FEB-99s # sensor 4 = Frequency 4 conductivity, secondary, 1749, 03-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt 0 transmissometer, 243D, 10 Jul 1999 # sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt 1 fluorometer, sea tech, 30s, july 1987 # sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt 2 oxygen, current, 130454, 18 AUG 1999 # sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt 3 oxygen, temperature, 130454, 18 AUG 1999 # sensor 9 = Extrnl Volt 4 irradiance (PAR), 4479, AUG 15, 1996 # sensor 10 = Extrnl Volt 9 surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0

EN331

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1999-12-04
End Date
1999-12-13
Description
process

Methods & Sampling
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.

Processing Description
Header details: # pr = pressure [db] # t090 = temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C] # c0S/m = conductivity, primary [S/m] # t190 = temperature, sec, ITS-90 [deg C] # c1S/m = conductivity, secondary [S/m] # flS = fluorometer, sea tech # xmiss = transmissometer # sal00 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T0, C0 # sal11 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU], T1, C1 # potemp068 = potential temperature, pri, IPTS-68 [deg C] # potemp090 = potential temperature, pri, ITS-90 [deg C] # depS = depth, salt water [m] # density00 = density [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-é00 = density, sigma-theta [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-t00 = density, sigma-t [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-100 = density, sigma-1 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-200 = density, sigma-2 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # sigma-400 = density, sigma-4 [kg/m^3], T0, C0 # oxsatML/L = oxygen saturation [ml/l] # nbin = number of scans per bin # interval = decibars: 1 # bad_flag = -9.990e-29 # sensor 0 = Frequency 0 temperature, primary, 2107, 03 FEB-99 # sensor 1 = Frequency 1 conductivity, primary, 1745, 05-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 2 = Frequency 2 pressure, 64853, 08-21-96 # sensor 3 = Frequency 3 temperature, secondary, 2034, 03-FEB-99s # sensor 4 = Frequency 4 conductivity, secondary, 1749, 03-FEB-99s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt 0 transmissometer, 243D, 10 Jul 1999 # sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt 1 fluorometer, sea tech, 30s, july 1987 # sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt 2 oxygen, current, 130454, 18 AUG 1999 # sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt 3 oxygen, temperature, 130454, 18 AUG 1999 # sensor 9 = Extrnl Volt 4 irradiance (PAR), 4479, AUG 15, 1996 # sensor 10 = Extrnl Volt 9 surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0

OC332

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1998-10-19
End Date
1998-10-30
Description
process

Methods & Sampling
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.

Processing Description
Header details: # pr = pressure [db] # t090 = temperature, ITS-90 [deg C] # c0mS/cm = conductivity [mS/cm] # v1 = voltage, number 1 [V] (fluorometer) # v2 = voltage, number 2 [V] (transmissometer) # v5 = voltage, number 5 [V] (seapoint turbidity meter) # par = irradiance (PAR) # spar = surface irradiance (SPAR) # sal00 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU] # density00 = density [kg/m^3] # depS = depth, salt water [m] # flag = 0.000e+00 # nbin = number of scans per bin # interval = decibars: 1 # bad_flag = -9.990e-29 # sensor 0 = Frequency 0 temperature, 2265, 24-Apr-98 # sensor 1 = Frequency 1 conductivity, 1859, 24-Apr-98s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 2 = Frequency 2 pressure, 63505, 10-11-1996 # sensor 3 = Extrnl Volt 1 fluorometer, sea tech, 75S # sensor 4 = Extrnl Volt 2 transmissometer, 667 # sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt 4 altimeter # sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt 5 seapoint turbidity meter, 1391 # sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt 6 irradiance (PAR), 4550, 18sept98 # sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt 9 surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0

OC334

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1998-12-03
End Date
1998-12-13
Description
process

Methods & Sampling
The data reported here are from the primary CTD sensors. However, this data set also contains conductivity, temperature and related computed parameters from secondary sensors.

Processing Description
Header details: # pr = pressure [db] # t090 = temperature, ITS-90 [deg C] # c0mS/cm = conductivity [mS/cm] # v1 = voltage, number 1 [V] (fluorometer) # v2 = voltage, number 2 [V] (transmissometer) # v5 = voltage, number 5 [V] (seapoint turbidity meter) # par = irradiance (PAR) # spar = surface irradiance (SPAR) # sal00 = salinity, PSS-78 [PSU] # density00 = density [kg/m^3] # depS = depth, salt water [m] # flag = 0.000e+00 # nbin = number of scans per bin # interval = decibars: 1 # bad_flag = -9.990e-29 # sensor 0 = Frequency 0 temperature, 2265, 24-Apr-98 # sensor 1 = Frequency 1 conductivity, 1859, 24-Apr-98s, cpcor = -9.5700e-08 # sensor 2 = Frequency 2 pressure, 63505, 10-11-1996 # sensor 3 = Extrnl Volt 1 fluorometer, sea tech, 75S # sensor 4 = Extrnl Volt 2 transmissometer, 667 # sensor 5 = Extrnl Volt 4 altimeter # sensor 6 = Extrnl Volt 5 seapoint turbidity meter, 1391 # sensor 7 = Extrnl Volt 7 irradiance (PAR), 4296, 10sept98 # sensor 8 = Extrnl Volt 9 surface irradiance (SPAR), degrees = 0.0


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Project Information

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)


Coverage: Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Northwest Atlantic Ocean


The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program is a large multi- disciplinary multi-year oceanographic effort. The proximate goal is to understand the population dynamics of key species on the Bank - Cod, Haddock, and two species of zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus and Pseudocalanus) - in terms of their coupling to the physical environment and in terms of their predators and prey. The ultimate goal is to be able to predict changes in the distribution and abundance of these species as a result of changes in their physical and biotic environment as well as to anticipate how their populations might respond to climate change.

The effort is substantial, requiring broad-scale surveys of the entire Bank, and process studies which focus both on the links between the target species and their physical environment, and the determination of fundamental aspects of these species' life history (birth rates, growth rates, death rates, etc).

Equally important are the modelling efforts that are ongoing which seek to provide realistic predictions of the flow field and which utilize the life history information to produce an integrated view of the dynamics of the populations.

The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Executive Committee (EXCO) provides program leadership and effective communication with the funding agencies.



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Program Information

U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)


Coverage: Global


U.S. GLOBEC (GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics) is a research program organized by oceanographers and fisheries scientists to address the question of how global climate change may affect the abundance and production of animals in the sea.

The U.S. GLOBEC Program currently had major research efforts underway in the Georges Bank / Northwest Atlantic Region, and the Northeast Pacific (with components in the California Current and in the Coastal Gulf of Alaska). U.S. GLOBEC was a major contributor to International GLOBEC efforts in the Southern Ocean and Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP).



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Funding

Funding SourceAward
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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