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African Sea Level Network - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa (ODIS id: 3126)
http://sealevel.odinafrica.org/
A survey of the status of the African Sea level network was undertaken in 2005 in order to select po ...
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African Sea Level Network - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa
A survey of the status of the African Sea level network was undertaken in 2005 in order to select potential locations for installation of new tide gauges, and also to assess which existing equipment required upgrade. This was done on the basis of a questionnaire sent to national contacts, as well as reports from previous surveys (GLOSS, GOOS Africa). The survey revealed the existence of at least 40 operational stations spread unevenly along the African coastline and island states. In the Indian several stations installed by the University of Hawaii within the framework of the TOGA project are still functioning. South Africa has an extensive network of gauges along its coastline. Other countries that have established national tide gauge networks include Morocco, and Mozambique. Large stretches of coastline did not have any operational gauges. There were gauges at eight (8) locations which were not working. Only two stations in the entire network met the specifications for tsunami early warning system (Rodrigues and Port Louis, both in Mauritius). The most common model of installed tide gauge was the OTT float gauge, followed by Handar encorders at stations that are installed and maintained by the University of Hawaii Sea Level Centre in the Indian Ocean.
African Sea Level Network - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa (ODIS id 3126)
African Sea Level Network - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
African Sea Level Network - GLOSS
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Abstract
A survey of the status of the African Sea level network was undertaken in 2005 in order to select potential locations for installation of new tide gauges, and also to assess which existing equipment required upgrade. This was done on the basis of a questionnaire sent to national contacts, as well as reports from previous surveys (GLOSS, GOOS Africa). The survey revealed the existence of at least 40 operational stations spread unevenly along the African coastline and island states. In the Indian several stations installed by the University of Hawaii within the framework of the TOGA project are still functioning. South Africa has an extensive network of gauges along its coastline. Other countries that have established national tide gauge networks include Morocco, and Mozambique. Large stretches of coastline did not have any operational gauges. There were gauges at eight (8) locations which were not working. Only two stations in the entire network met the specifications for tsunami early warning system (Rodrigues and Port Louis, both in Mauritius). The most common model of installed tide gauge was the OTT float gauge, followed by Handar encorders at stations that are installed and maintained by the University of Hawaii Sea Level Centre in the Indian Ocean.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observing system, operational oceanography, sea level, tide gauges
Last updated: 29/01/2022
African Sea Level Network Stations - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa (ODIS id: 3127)
Air Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
The PacIOOS wave buoy off Kalaeloa Barbers Point (CDIP #238; NDBC #51212) measures air temperature approximately 1.7 miles (2.75 km) offshore of Kalaeloa Harbor on the leeward (western) coast of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. Data are transmitted every 5 minutes. This Datawell Directional Waverider DRW4 buoy uses a compact air temperature (CAT4) sensor attached to the antenna at approximately 2 meters above the ocean surface.
The Kalaeloa Barbers Point wave buoy is owned and managed by PacIOOS. Data are managed by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Long-term partnerships between PacIOOS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and CDIP enable data streaming into the PacIOOS website and PacIOOS Voyager.
Air Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2596)
Air Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Acronym
Air Temperature Buoy Observations - PacIOOS
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The PacIOOS wave buoy off Kalaeloa Barbers Point (CDIP #238; NDBC #51212) measures air temperature approximately 1.7 miles (2.75 km) offshore of Kalaeloa Harbor on the leeward (western) coast of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. Data are transmitted every 5 minutes. This Datawell Directional Waverider DRW4 buoy uses a compact air temperature (CAT4) sensor attached to the antenna at approximately 2 meters above the ocean surface.
The Kalaeloa Barbers Point wave buoy is owned and managed by PacIOOS. Data are managed by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Long-term partnerships between PacIOOS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and CDIP enable data streaming into the PacIOOS website and PacIOOS Voyager.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: air temperature, observation data, observational oceanography, observing system
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Anatomy of a glider - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2686)
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 23/10/2021
Animal Tracking - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Animal Tracking supports the collection of a wide range of data using tagged animals including fish, sharks and marine mammals. Information gained from tagged animals include physical data such as depth, temperature and salinity and small and large-scale movement based upon detection of tagged individuals. Animal Tracking consists of 2 Sub-Facilities, Acoustic Telemetry which uses a large array of strategically placed acoustic receivers around Australia to detect and track tagged animals, and Animal Tagging, deploying CTD trackers and bio-loggers on Australian and Southern Ocean seal and bird species, collecting behavioural and physical oceanic data.
The Key aims of the Animal Tracking Facility include:
1. Strengthening the national network of acoustic receivers and increasing the collaboration between acoustic telemetry researchers.
2. Lead the southern hemisphere region of an internationally coordinated Marine Animal Tracking Program (Ocean Tracking Network).
3. Act as a central data repository from collaborating institutes and researchers around Australia.
4. Assess Southern Ocean climate change.
Animal Tracking - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1221)
Animal Tracking - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Animal Tracking - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Animal Tracking supports the collection of a wide range of data using tagged animals including fish, sharks and marine mammals. Information gained from tagged animals include physical data such as depth, temperature and salinity and small and large-scale movement based upon detection of tagged individuals. Animal Tracking consists of 2 Sub-Facilities, Acoustic Telemetry which uses a large array of strategically placed acoustic receivers around Australia to detect and track tagged animals, and Animal Tagging, deploying CTD trackers and bio-loggers on Australian and Southern Ocean seal and bird species, collecting behavioural and physical oceanic data.
The Key aims of the Animal Tracking Facility include:
1. Strengthening the national network of acoustic receivers and increasing the collaboration between acoustic telemetry researchers.
2. Lead the southern hemisphere region of an internationally coordinated Marine Animal Tracking Program (Ocean Tracking Network).
3. Act as a central data repository from collaborating institutes and researchers around Australia.
4. Assess Southern Ocean climate change.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Mammals, acoustic tag detection, acoustic tags, acoustics, animal behavior, animal tagging, telemetry
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Animal Tracking Network Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id: 2313)
https://atn.ioos.us/
The ATN data management vision includes a regionally distributed data collection, management and sha ...
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Animal Tracking Network Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
The ATN data management vision includes a regionally distributed data collection, management and sharing capacity that builds on and integrates as many existing data links as possible to enable local and regional needs to be addressed. At the heart of this system is a centralized data assembly center (DAC) currently located at Axiom Data Science. This DAC is a community resource where regional telemetry data is aggregated in a single place and one-stop-shopping is provided for access to all U.S. national animal telemetry data. The DAC both serves national stakeholder needs effectively as well as enables cost/time savings to principal investigators.
Animal Tracking Network Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id 2313)
Animal Tracking Network Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Animal Tracking Networc Data Assembly Center - IOOS
Citation
Abstract
The ATN data management vision includes a regionally distributed data collection, management and sharing capacity that builds on and integrates as many existing data links as possible to enable local and regional needs to be addressed. At the heart of this system is a centralized data assembly center (DAC) currently located at Axiom Data Science. This DAC is a community resource where regional telemetry data is aggregated in a single place and one-stop-shopping is provided for access to all U.S. national animal telemetry data. The DAC both serves national stakeholder needs effectively as well as enables cost/time savings to principal investigators.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography
Keywords: Marine Species, animal tagging, data collection, telemetry
Last updated: 25/09/2021
These data were collected and made freely available by the International Argo Program and the national programs that contribute to it. (http://www.argo.ucsd.edu, http://argo.jcommops.org). The Argo Program is part of the Global Ocean Observing System.
Abstract
This portal provides details of each Argo float: floats map, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: France
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Argo, float, global ocean, global ocean observing system, in-situ, mapping, ocean circulation, ocean pressure, oceanographic data, profile, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, weather climate and seasonal observation
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Argo Canada - Tracked Float Data & Information (ODIS id: 215)
Argo is the largest ocean climate monitoring system in the world. It is an array of over 4,000 free-drifting floats that collects data on ocean temperature and salinity, providing valuable information on changes to the Earth's climate and hydrological cycle. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is proud to be a strong contributor to the international Argo project. Since 2001, the department has launched over 400 Argo floats, 88 of which are still operating. Argo data is publically available for free and is used for a variety of purposes such as assessing climate change, improving weather forecasts and developing ocean models.
Argo Canada - Tracked Float Data & Information (ODIS id 215)
Argo is the largest ocean climate monitoring system in the world. It is an array of over 4,000 free-drifting floats that collects data on ocean temperature and salinity, providing valuable information on changes to the Earth's climate and hydrological cycle. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is proud to be a strong contributor to the international Argo project. Since 2001, the department has launched over 400 Argo floats, 88 of which are still operating. Argo data is publically available for free and is used for a variety of purposes such as assessing climate change, improving weather forecasts and developing ocean models.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada
Host Countries: Canada
Sea Region: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Davis Strait, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Indian Ocean, Labrador Sea, Norwegian Sea, Pacific Ocean, Southeast Pacific Ocean (140W), Southwest Pacific Ocean (140W)
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: CTD, salinity, water temperature
Last updated: 29/11/2021
ARGO Italy (ODIS id: 389)
http://argoitaly.ogs.trieste.it
ARGO-ITALY is the Italian component of a worldwide in situ global observing system, based on autonom ...
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ARGO Italy
ARGO-ITALY is the Italian component of a worldwide in situ global observing system, based on autonomous profiling floats, surface drifters, gliders and ship-of-opportunity measurements. It is primarily focused on the Italian seas, and the Mediterranean and Black seas, and includes observations of temperature, salinity, currents and other water mass properties. The ARGO-ITALY objective is to provide a significant and sustained Italian contribution to the global ocean monitoring.
ARGO-ITALY contributes to international programs such as Argo and Euro-Argo (global monitoring of water properties with profiling floats), GDP (Global Drifter Program to measure near-surface temperature and currents), EGO (gliding vehicles to measure water properties) and SOOP (Ship-Of-Opportunity Program to temperature profiles) have been developed to monitor the entire World Ocean on a long term basis.
ARGO-ITALY is a cost-effective long-term monitoring system that will be a unique source of information to study the role of the oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea in particular, on the climate system. It provides the data required by operational ocean monitoring systems in order to improve significantly extended forecasts of the atmosphere and oceans. ARGO-ITALY contributes to programs of operational oceanography, such as MOON (Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network) and MyOcean (FP7 European project) and is essential for the production of marine core and downstream services products of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). It is also an important component of GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems).
These data were collected and made freely available by the International Argo Program and the national programs that contribute to it. (http://www.argo.ucsd.edu, http://argo.jcommops.org). The Argo Program is part of the Global Ocean Observing System.
Abstract
ARGO-ITALY is the Italian component of a worldwide in situ global observing system, based on autonomous profiling floats, surface drifters, gliders and ship-of-opportunity measurements. It is primarily focused on the Italian seas, and the Mediterranean and Black seas, and includes observations of temperature, salinity, currents and other water mass properties. The ARGO-ITALY objective is to provide a significant and sustained Italian contribution to the global ocean monitoring.
ARGO-ITALY contributes to international programs such as Argo and Euro-Argo (global monitoring of water properties with profiling floats), GDP (Global Drifter Program to measure near-surface temperature and currents), EGO (gliding vehicles to measure water properties) and SOOP (Ship-Of-Opportunity Program to temperature profiles) have been developed to monitor the entire World Ocean on a long term basis.
ARGO-ITALY is a cost-effective long-term monitoring system that will be a unique source of information to study the role of the oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea in particular, on the climate system. It provides the data required by operational ocean monitoring systems in order to improve significantly extended forecasts of the atmosphere and oceans. ARGO-ITALY contributes to programs of operational oceanography, such as MOON (Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network) and MyOcean (FP7 European project) and is essential for the production of marine core and downstream services products of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). It is also an important component of GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems).
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Italy
Host Countries: Italy
Sea Region: Mediterranean Sea, World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Argo, float, global ocean, global ocean observing system, in-situ, multi-year, ocean circulation, ocean pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, weather climate and seasonal observation
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Gliders are small autonomous underwater vehicles which were developed to carry out in-situ observations of the upper 1km of the ocean filling the gaps left by the existing observing systems. More information on the instruments, how they work, why are they important are posted in the Everyone’s Gliding Observatories site (EGO).
OGS gliders are part of the European glider infrastructure designed by GROOM (FP7 European Project).
Gliders are small autonomous underwater vehicles which were developed to carry out in-situ observations of the upper 1km of the ocean filling the gaps left by the existing observing systems. More information on the instruments, how they work, why are they important are posted in the Everyone’s Gliding Observatories site (EGO).
OGS gliders are part of the European glider infrastructure designed by GROOM (FP7 European Project).
Types: Data catalogue, Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Italy
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Mediterranean Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: CDOM, Glider, chlorophyll a signal from fluorescence sensor in sea water, fluorescence, oxygen, research data, sea water electrical conductivity, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, volume absorption coefficient of radiative flux in sea water due to dissolved organic matte, volume scattering function of radiative flux in sea water
Last updated: 02/10/2021
At-sea tracking of a simulated dispersed oil plume - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (ODIS id: 2324)
At-sea tracking of a simulated dispersed oil plume - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
Assets:
Dye Dispersal vessel.
32' oil spill response vessel operated by Marine Spill Response Corporation.
Plume sampling vessel.
22' research vesesl operated by Scripps.
Horizontal plume tracking using USCG SMART system operated by Strike Team.
Vertical plume tracking by Scripps scientiest using CTD + fluorometer.
GPS tracked drifter array operated by Scripps.
Surface Current Maps created by HF RADAR.
Integrated Ocean Observatory.
3 overflights in aircraft for aerial imaging.
SIMAP modeling of plume.
At-sea tracking of a simulated dispersed oil plume - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (ODIS id 2324)
At-sea tracking of a simulated dispersed oil plume - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
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Acronym
At-sea tracking of a simulated dispersed oil plume - CORDC
Citation
Abstract
Assets:
Dye Dispersal vessel.
32' oil spill response vessel operated by Marine Spill Response Corporation.
Plume sampling vessel.
22' research vesesl operated by Scripps.
Horizontal plume tracking using USCG SMART system operated by Strike Team.
Vertical plume tracking by Scripps scientiest using CTD + fluorometer.
GPS tracked drifter array operated by Scripps.
Surface Current Maps created by HF RADAR.
Integrated Ocean Observatory.
3 overflights in aircraft for aerial imaging.
SIMAP modeling of plume.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS10 Environment
Keywords: oil spill mitigation
Last updated: 11/09/2021
Australian National Mooring Network - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
The National Mooring Network is a collection of mooring arrays strategically positioned in Australian coastal waters. The National Mooring Network measures physical and biological parameters, and includes regional arrays of shelf moorings, acidification moorings, acoustic observatories and a network of National Reference Stations that include additional vessel-based sampling.
The National Reference Stations deliver long-term time series observations which are critical for defining key components of climate change and associated responses of ocean ecosystems. Currently seven NRS are in operation around Australia (Kangaroo Island, Yongala, Stradbroke Island, Darwin, Maria Island, Port Hacking and Rottnest Island), building on the three long-term locations (Maria Island, Rottnest Island and Port Hacking), where monthly water sampling for physical and biological parameters have been in operation since the 1940’s.
The IMOS shelf moorings are deployed in a wide range of configurations (cross shelf arrays, mooring pairs and single moorings), and are designed to characterise and monitor regional processes on the continental shelf. In some locations, shelf moorings are linked to Deep Water Arrays.
Acidification moorings are co-located at some National Reference Station sites to collect the full suite of parameters needed to characterise the concentration of acidification and provide key observations to help us understand and address the problem of increasing ocean acidification.
Acoustic Observatories, which ceased operations in December 2017 passively record sound from the ocean. The data, which is still available via the AODN Portal provide baseline data on ambient oceanic noise, detection of fish and mammal vocalisations linked to ocean productivity and the detection of underwater events.
The National Mooring Network consists of ten different Sub-Facilities.
Australian National Mooring Network - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1218)
Australian National Mooring Network - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
ANMN - IMOS
Citation
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
The National Mooring Network is a collection of mooring arrays strategically positioned in Australian coastal waters. The National Mooring Network measures physical and biological parameters, and includes regional arrays of shelf moorings, acidification moorings, acoustic observatories and a network of National Reference Stations that include additional vessel-based sampling.
The National Reference Stations deliver long-term time series observations which are critical for defining key components of climate change and associated responses of ocean ecosystems. Currently seven NRS are in operation around Australia (Kangaroo Island, Yongala, Stradbroke Island, Darwin, Maria Island, Port Hacking and Rottnest Island), building on the three long-term locations (Maria Island, Rottnest Island and Port Hacking), where monthly water sampling for physical and biological parameters have been in operation since the 1940’s.
The IMOS shelf moorings are deployed in a wide range of configurations (cross shelf arrays, mooring pairs and single moorings), and are designed to characterise and monitor regional processes on the continental shelf. In some locations, shelf moorings are linked to Deep Water Arrays.
Acidification moorings are co-located at some National Reference Station sites to collect the full suite of parameters needed to characterise the concentration of acidification and provide key observations to help us understand and address the problem of increasing ocean acidification.
Acoustic Observatories, which ceased operations in December 2017 passively record sound from the ocean. The data, which is still available via the AODN Portal provide baseline data on ambient oceanic noise, detection of fish and mammal vocalisations linked to ocean productivity and the detection of underwater events.
The National Mooring Network consists of ten different Sub-Facilities.
Australian Plankton Survey Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
The Australian Plankton Survey measures plankton communities around Australia using Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPRs). Being small and free-floating, plankton are useful indicators of ecosystem health and changes. The long-term datasets of Australian plankton sampled and processed by the Australian Plankton Survey provide researches and policymakers with environmental and climatic indicators, harmful algal bloom detection, eutrophication and pollution information at both local and national scales.
The key aims of the Australian Plankton Survey are to:
- Map plankton biodiversity and distribution.
- Develop and sustain the long-term monitoring of Australian waters.
- Document changes in plankton communities in response to climatic changes.
- Provide indices for fisheries management.
- Detect harmful algal blooms.
- Validate remote sensing.
- Initialise and test ecosystem models.
Australian Plankton Survey Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2304)
Australian Plankton Survey Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Australian Plankton Survey Sub-Facility - IMOS
Citation
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
The Australian Plankton Survey measures plankton communities around Australia using Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPRs). Being small and free-floating, plankton are useful indicators of ecosystem health and changes. The long-term datasets of Australian plankton sampled and processed by the Australian Plankton Survey provide researches and policymakers with environmental and climatic indicators, harmful algal bloom detection, eutrophication and pollution information at both local and national scales.
The key aims of the Australian Plankton Survey are to:
- Map plankton biodiversity and distribution.
- Develop and sustain the long-term monitoring of Australian waters.
- Document changes in plankton communities in response to climatic changes.
- Provide indices for fisheries management.
- Detect harmful algal blooms.
- Validate remote sensing.
- Initialise and test ecosystem models.
This application is data summaries of marine data from AODN partners and others that publish data using web services (WFS).
The application has been designed to aggregate and then identify data within Key Ecological Features as part of a NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project but it is also applicable to any other regions such as Commonwealth Marine Reserves or the GBR.
To avoid confusion, this application has been renamed as the 'ARMADA' and the term Data Trawler refers to the CSIRO application that delivers data fom CSIRO surveys and in particular from RV Southern Surveyor and now the RV Investigator.
Australian Region MArine Data Aggregation - CSIRO (ODIS id 2218)
This application is data summaries of marine data from AODN partners and others that publish data using web services (WFS).
The application has been designed to aggregate and then identify data within Key Ecological Features as part of a NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project but it is also applicable to any other regions such as Commonwealth Marine Reserves or the GBR.
To avoid confusion, this application has been renamed as the 'ARMADA' and the term Data Trawler refers to the CSIRO application that delivers data fom CSIRO surveys and in particular from RV Southern Surveyor and now the RV Investigator.
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Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography
Keywords: Monitoring, environmental science, environmental sensitivity, marine biodiversity, marine biology, monitoring programmes
Last updated: 04/09/2021
http://imos.org.au/facilities/auv
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles or AUVs are unmanned vehicles that operate independently and under th ...
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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles or AUVs are unmanned vehicles that operate independently and under their own power. While very large-scale surface processes can be easily addressed by both remote sensing and ship-borne systems, the characterization of seafloor processes is often unachievable by these traditional methods. AUVs are effective for rapid and cost-effective high-resolution, accurately geo-referenced and targeted acoustic imagery of the seafloor.
IMOS deploys AUVs in Australian waters to provide a critical link between oceanographic and benthic processes from both tropical and temperate reef environments, spanning the entire latitudinal range of Australia.
To support a more in-depth understanding of natural, climate change and human-induced variability in the shelf environments, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Facility operates an integrated benthic monitoring program collecting high-quality seafloor imagery and associated water column data using AUVs at sites around the country.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1219)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
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AUV - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles or AUVs are unmanned vehicles that operate independently and under their own power. While very large-scale surface processes can be easily addressed by both remote sensing and ship-borne systems, the characterization of seafloor processes is often unachievable by these traditional methods. AUVs are effective for rapid and cost-effective high-resolution, accurately geo-referenced and targeted acoustic imagery of the seafloor.
IMOS deploys AUVs in Australian waters to provide a critical link between oceanographic and benthic processes from both tropical and temperate reef environments, spanning the entire latitudinal range of Australia.
To support a more in-depth understanding of natural, climate change and human-induced variability in the shelf environments, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Facility operates an integrated benthic monitoring program collecting high-quality seafloor imagery and associated water column data using AUVs at sites around the country.
Eurofleets+ facilitates access to 27 research vessels, and multiple AUVs and ROVs from European and international partners by means of transnational access.
Eurofleets+ facilitates access to 27 research vessels, and multiple AUVs and ROVs from European and international partners by means of transnational access.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden
Host Countries: GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology
Keywords: AUV, Glider, oceanography, online database
Last updated: 20/03/2021
http://mapservice.bco-dmo.org
BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography res ...
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BCO-DMO Mapserver Geospatial Interface
BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography researchers who are funded by the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Division of Ocean Sciences' (OCE) Biological or Chemical Oceanography Sections or the Division of Polar Programs' Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems Program manage their data, making them accessible online and archiving long-term with a national data center.
BCO-DMO Mapserver Geospatial Interface (ODIS id 420)
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BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography researchers who are funded by the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Division of Ocean Sciences' (OCE) Biological or Chemical Oceanography Sections or the Division of Polar Programs' Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems Program manage their data, making them accessible online and archiving long-term with a national data center.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL, United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Dissolved Fe(II), Fish, Phytoplankton, bacteria, copepods, data archive, data management, data services, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved methane, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, mapping, metabarcoding, multi-core data, oceanographic data, open access, particulate organic matter, sediment
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Beach Monitoring facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System (ODIS id: 1213)
Beach Monitoring facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System
Coastal systems are sensitive environments where many processes operate at different space-time scales acting nonlinearly. Understanding nearshore processes and the response of coastal systems at all these scales is increasingly important because beaches are the first barrier in front of coastal flooding and, also, because of their economic and social relevance in terms of tourism economy and outdoor recreation. Additionally, the increased threat of global warming and the resulting rise in sea level may accelerate coastal erosion problems.
Beach Monitoring Facility products consist of real-time data on beach images and weather variables, as well as periodic information on waves, sediments and beach morphology.
A continuous, large and high-resolution dataset on coastline evolution, nearshore waves and currents, sediments and beach bathymetry is a key issue in order to characterize and manage coastal systems properly. The aim of the Marine and Terrestrial Beach Monitoring Facility is to contribute to this issue by means of the Modular Beach Integral Monitoring System (MOBIMS), which consists of a video-monitoring system, an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and a programme of bathymetric and sediment sampling.
Coastal videomonitoring allows the autonomous and sustained collection, analysis and storage of high-resolution digital pictures, that are then used to observe and quantify a wide range of coastal phenomena. MOBIMS at SOCIB incorporates the SIRENA coastal imaging system developed at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB).
Beach Monitoring facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System (ODIS id 1213)
Beach Monitoring facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System
Original (non-English) name
Sistema de monitorización de playas - Sistema de Observación y predicción Costero de las Islas Baleares
Acronym
Beach Monitoring facility - SOCIB
Citation
If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10
Abstract
Coastal systems are sensitive environments where many processes operate at different space-time scales acting nonlinearly. Understanding nearshore processes and the response of coastal systems at all these scales is increasingly important because beaches are the first barrier in front of coastal flooding and, also, because of their economic and social relevance in terms of tourism economy and outdoor recreation. Additionally, the increased threat of global warming and the resulting rise in sea level may accelerate coastal erosion problems.
Beach Monitoring Facility products consist of real-time data on beach images and weather variables, as well as periodic information on waves, sediments and beach morphology.
A continuous, large and high-resolution dataset on coastline evolution, nearshore waves and currents, sediments and beach bathymetry is a key issue in order to characterize and manage coastal systems properly. The aim of the Marine and Terrestrial Beach Monitoring Facility is to contribute to this issue by means of the Modular Beach Integral Monitoring System (MOBIMS), which consists of a video-monitoring system, an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and a programme of bathymetric and sediment sampling.
Coastal videomonitoring allows the autonomous and sustained collection, analysis and storage of high-resolution digital pictures, that are then used to observe and quantify a wide range of coastal phenomena. MOBIMS at SOCIB incorporates the SIRENA coastal imaging system developed at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB).
Bioacoustics Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Small fish, zooplankton and squid are important components of all marine ecosystems, however quantifying their abundance, distribution and behaviour over large spatial scales is difficult using traditional net sampling methods. The Bioacoustics sub-Facility uses vessels equipped with echosounders, at single and multiple frequencies to estimate the abundance and distribution of these mid-tropic level organisms. This data is important for providing observed distribution and abundance information for ecosystem models in addition to providing a point of validation to predictions made by these models. The continued observing of Bioacoustics data from large research and fishing vessels provides this information, a powerful resource for understanding the marine ecosystem at both local and oceanic basin scales.
Bioacoustics Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2308)
Bioacoustics Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
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Bioacoustics Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Small fish, zooplankton and squid are important components of all marine ecosystems, however quantifying their abundance, distribution and behaviour over large spatial scales is difficult using traditional net sampling methods. The Bioacoustics sub-Facility uses vessels equipped with echosounders, at single and multiple frequencies to estimate the abundance and distribution of these mid-tropic level organisms. This data is important for providing observed distribution and abundance information for ecosystem models in addition to providing a point of validation to predictions made by these models. The continued observing of Bioacoustics data from large research and fishing vessels provides this information, a powerful resource for understanding the marine ecosystem at both local and oceanic basin scales.
Biogeochemical Sensors Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Biogeochemical Sensors collect high-quality underway CO2 observations from ships specially fitted with CO2 underway systems. Biogeochemical Sensors increase the spatial coverage of CO2 observations in both Australian waters and the Southern Ocean, complementing data collected by moorings (Acidification Moorings and Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory). Using ships that routinely undertake the same voyage tracks allow for high-resolution and temporal information on the changes in CO2 in the environment.
The data collected is used to track both the size and variability of the ocean carbon sink in Australian regional seas and the Southern Ocean. This information is used to directly assess ocean biogeochemical models and provide baseline information used to help establish an understanding of the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to ocean acidification. Providing CO2 data that would otherwise not be measured by other Facilities, Biogeochemical Sensors contribute to international efforts to track the ocean carbon sink and inform processes in the Australian region and the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean.
Biogeochemical Sensors Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2303)
Biogeochemical Sensors Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
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Biogeochemical Sensors Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Biogeochemical Sensors collect high-quality underway CO2 observations from ships specially fitted with CO2 underway systems. Biogeochemical Sensors increase the spatial coverage of CO2 observations in both Australian waters and the Southern Ocean, complementing data collected by moorings (Acidification Moorings and Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory). Using ships that routinely undertake the same voyage tracks allow for high-resolution and temporal information on the changes in CO2 in the environment.
The data collected is used to track both the size and variability of the ocean carbon sink in Australian regional seas and the Southern Ocean. This information is used to directly assess ocean biogeochemical models and provide baseline information used to help establish an understanding of the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to ocean acidification. Providing CO2 data that would otherwise not be measured by other Facilities, Biogeochemical Sensors contribute to international efforts to track the ocean carbon sink and inform processes in the Australian region and the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Ocean monitoring, acidification monitoring, alkalinity, biogeochemical cycle, carbon cycle, nutrients, ocean CO2 measurements, oceanographic data, oxygen
Last updated: 18/12/2021
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (ODIS id: 3287)
https://www.bco-dmo.org
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) is a publicly accessible earth science data repository created to curate, publicly serve (publish), and archive digital data and information from biological, chemical and biogeochemical research conducted in coastal, marine, great lakes and laboratory environments. The BCO-DMO repository works closely with investigators funded through the NSF OCE Division’s Biological and Chemical Sections and the Division of Polar Programs Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems. The office provides services that span the full data life cycle, from data management planning support and DOI creation, to archive with appropriate national facilities.
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (ODIS id 3287)
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
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BCO-DMO
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Re3data.Org. (2012). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R37P4C
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The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) is a publicly accessible earth science data repository created to curate, publicly serve (publish), and archive digital data and information from biological, chemical and biogeochemical research conducted in coastal, marine, great lakes and laboratory environments. The BCO-DMO repository works closely with investigators funded through the NSF OCE Division’s Biological and Chemical Sections and the Division of Polar Programs Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems. The office provides services that span the full data life cycle, from data management planning support and DOI creation, to archive with appropriate national facilities.
Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels), Multimedia content
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography
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Last updated: 17/11/2023
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) (ODIS id: 181)
https://www.bco-dmo.org
BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography res ...
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography researchers who are funded by the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Division of Ocean Sciences' (OCE) Biological or Chemical Oceanography Sections or the Division of Polar Programs' Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems Program manage their data, making them accessible online and archiving long-term with a national data center.
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) (ODIS id 181)
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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BCO-DMO
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BCO-DMO is the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office. We help oceanography researchers who are funded by the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Division of Ocean Sciences' (OCE) Biological or Chemical Oceanography Sections or the Division of Polar Programs' Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems Program manage their data, making them accessible online and archiving long-term with a national data center.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL, United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: Best practices, Coastal zone, Monitoring, biology, data management, ocean carbon
Last updated: 29/09/2021
National Program to make available, in near real-time, to the community of stakeholders, meteorological and oceanographic data, obtained in the oceanic areas of interest in Brazil. The South Atlantic and tropical Ocean is an oceanic region with an enormous lack of data. In the maritime area under which Brazil has the responsibility to generate and disseminate meteorological products, according to the International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea (SOLAS), the situation is still precarious. The data collection network is restricted to some points located on islands, to sporadic measurements made by Brazilian Navy ships and voluntary merchant ships. Thus, the data is restricted to a few navigation routes that cross the South Atlantic and tropical ocean or limited to the reception of data collected by a few drift buoys. The densification of the meteorological and oceanographic data collection network, through this Project, will characterize the first Brazilian initiative, at national level, for operational monitoring, whose information will be essential for the improvement of the marine and climatological meteorological forecast over the Ocean region. South Atlantic and tropical.
National Program to make available, in near real-time, to the community of stakeholders, meteorological and oceanographic data, obtained in the oceanic areas of interest in Brazil. The South Atlantic and tropical Ocean is an oceanic region with an enormous lack of data. In the maritime area under which Brazil has the responsibility to generate and disseminate meteorological products, according to the International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea (SOLAS), the situation is still precarious. The data collection network is restricted to some points located on islands, to sporadic measurements made by Brazilian Navy ships and voluntary merchant ships. Thus, the data is restricted to a few navigation routes that cross the South Atlantic and tropical ocean or limited to the reception of data collected by a few drift buoys. The densification of the meteorological and oceanographic data collection network, through this Project, will characterize the first Brazilian initiative, at national level, for operational monitoring, whose information will be essential for the improvement of the marine and climatological meteorological forecast over the Ocean region. South Atlantic and tropical.
Data is received via satellites through the Argos system. The Argos program is administered jointly by the American agency, NOAA, and the French agency, CNES. This system is mounted on board the NOAA series satellites that operate in polar orbit. The data is downloaded in Toulouse, France and is made available on the GTS system. Alternatively, these data reach the CHM through INMET. The same data has also been captured directly in Brazil through satellites SCD 1 and 2 and CBERS and is made available to CHM, via FTP, by the DSA of CPTEC / INPE.
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Types: Data catalogue, Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Brazil
Host Countries: Brazil
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: Monitoring, Numerical model prediction, Ocean Observing System, air humidity, air temperature, atmosphere, moored buoy, air temperature, air humidity,, ocean currents, operational oceanography, water temperature, waves, wind speed
Last updated: 25/09/2021
Buoys - Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 1232)
https://www.caricoos.org/
CARICOOS operates a network of observing assets including data buoys. Data from these assets and val ...
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Buoys - Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System
CARICOOS operates a network of observing assets including data buoys. Data from these assets and value-added data products such as graphs and maps are provided free of charge to the general public through the web page www.caricoos.org. This web page brings together coastal ocean data and forecasts from a variety of sources including satellites, ocean instruments and numerical models to give the user an integrated view of past, present conditions in the US Caribbean region. Data are provided online by a number of organizations including NOAA, NASA, ONR Universities and others to whom credit is given. Data and graphics, other than NOAA National Weather Service products, are presented as experimental products.
Buoys - Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 1232)
CARICOOS operates a network of observing assets including data buoys. Data from these assets and value-added data products such as graphs and maps are provided free of charge to the general public through the web page www.caricoos.org. This web page brings together coastal ocean data and forecasts from a variety of sources including satellites, ocean instruments and numerical models to give the user an integrated view of past, present conditions in the US Caribbean region. Data are provided online by a number of organizations including NOAA, NASA, ONR Universities and others to whom credit is given. Data and graphics, other than NOAA National Weather Service products, are presented as experimental products.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Caribbean Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: buoys, data buoy, forecast model output, oceanographic data
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Buoys - Coastal Zone Management Unit of Barbados (ODIS id: 398)
https://coastal.gov.bb/buoys/
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Buoys - Coastal Zone Management Unit of Barbados
As one of the outputs of the Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CRMP) the CZMU has installed three oceanographic buoys along the south, east and north coasts of Barbados (see map below). The buoys are located in deep water (>80 m) and will provide the CZMU with data required to accurately model how open ocean waves and currents translate to the wave and current patterns observed in the nearshore region. This increased knowledge will enable the Unit to better understand beach erosion and accretion trends, and enhance the effectiveness of beach protection/restoration interventions in the future.
The parameters being captured by these buoys include wave height and direction, current speed and direction, wind speed and direction, and seawater temperature.
Data from 3 buoys can be visualized online.
Buoys - Coastal Zone Management Unit of Barbados (ODIS id 398)
As one of the outputs of the Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CRMP) the CZMU has installed three oceanographic buoys along the south, east and north coasts of Barbados (see map below). The buoys are located in deep water (>80 m) and will provide the CZMU with data required to accurately model how open ocean waves and currents translate to the wave and current patterns observed in the nearshore region. This increased knowledge will enable the Unit to better understand beach erosion and accretion trends, and enhance the effectiveness of beach protection/restoration interventions in the future.
The parameters being captured by these buoys include wave height and direction, current speed and direction, wind speed and direction, and seawater temperature.
Data from 3 buoys can be visualized online.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: Barbados
Host Countries: Barbados
Sea Region: Caribbean Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: coastal monitoring, current speed and direction, data buoy, oceanographic data, oceanography, operational oceanography, sea state, sea water temperature, wave height and direction, waves, wind speed
Last updated: 04/10/2023
Buoys - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2687)
http://maracoos.org/buoys.shtml
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Buoys - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Weather buoys are instruments which collect atmospheric weather and oceanography data within the world’s oceans and lakes. Moored buoys are connected with the seabed using either chains or ropes and generally range from 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) to 12 meters (39 ft) in diameter. Buoy data available through MARACOOS includes information from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), and the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP).
Information from buoys is typically accessed through radio, cellular or satellite technologies in near real time (minutes to 1 hour). The National Weather Service forecasters need frequent, high-quality marine observations to examine conditions for forecast preparation and to verify their forecasts after they are produced. These observations are especially critical to the output of numerical weather models because large bodies of water have a profound impact on the atmospheric weather.
Typical products of buoys include: wind speed and direction, air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, water temperature, salinity, wave height/direction/period.
Buoys - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2687)
Buoys - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Buoys - MARACOOS
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Weather buoys are instruments which collect atmospheric weather and oceanography data within the world’s oceans and lakes. Moored buoys are connected with the seabed using either chains or ropes and generally range from 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) to 12 meters (39 ft) in diameter. Buoy data available through MARACOOS includes information from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), and the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP).
Information from buoys is typically accessed through radio, cellular or satellite technologies in near real time (minutes to 1 hour). The National Weather Service forecasters need frequent, high-quality marine observations to examine conditions for forecast preparation and to verify their forecasts after they are produced. These observations are especially critical to the output of numerical weather models because large bodies of water have a profound impact on the atmospheric weather.
Typical products of buoys include: wind speed and direction, air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, water temperature, salinity, wave height/direction/period.
AOOS contributes to the maintenance of four Burke-o-Lators, located at coastal sites around the Gulf of Alaska. A Burke-o-Lator is a system of sensors that measures a suite of carbon chemistry parameters critical to ocean acidification: pCO2, TCO2. temperature and salinity. Using these four parameters, the saturation state of aragonite and pH are determined in real-time. Aragonite is a form of calcium carbonate that is critical to shell formation, and the aragonite saturation stateprovides a unit of measurement for how favorable the water is to shell-building organisms.
Another unique feature of the Burke-o-Lators is they can be taken off “continuous” mode and used to analyze discrete samples taken other places. In addition to collecting time-series data, the Burke-o-Lators now process water samples collected on a weekly basis from over 20 communities across Alaska. This provides the opportunity to get a regional picture of conditions on a local level, as well as promote local engagement. This community monitoring effort for OA is unique in the U.S.
Burke-o-lators - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2772)
AOOS contributes to the maintenance of four Burke-o-Lators, located at coastal sites around the Gulf of Alaska. A Burke-o-Lator is a system of sensors that measures a suite of carbon chemistry parameters critical to ocean acidification: pCO2, TCO2. temperature and salinity. Using these four parameters, the saturation state of aragonite and pH are determined in real-time. Aragonite is a form of calcium carbonate that is critical to shell formation, and the aragonite saturation stateprovides a unit of measurement for how favorable the water is to shell-building organisms.
Another unique feature of the Burke-o-Lators is they can be taken off “continuous” mode and used to analyze discrete samples taken other places. In addition to collecting time-series data, the Burke-o-Lators now process water samples collected on a weekly basis from over 20 communities across Alaska. This provides the opportunity to get a regional picture of conditions on a local level, as well as promote local engagement. This community monitoring effort for OA is unique in the U.S.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Ocean acidification, carbon cycle, coastal monitoring, observational oceanography, observing system, time-series
Last updated: 30/10/2021
California Underwater Glider Network - University of California San Diego (ODIS id: 2558)
California Underwater Glider Network - University of California San Diego
The overarching goal of the California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) is to sustain baseline observations of climate variability off the coast of California. The technical approach is to deploy autonomous underwater gliders in a network to provide real-time data. The CUGN uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives from the surface to 500 m and back, repeating the cycle every 3 hours, and traveling 3 km in the horizontal during that time. The CUGN includes gliders on four of the traditional cross-shore CalCOFI lines line 56.7 off Bodega Bay, line 66.7 off Monterey Bay, line 80 off Point Conception, and line 90 off Dana Point, and on an alongshore line at station 60 connecting lines 80 and 90. The glider missions typically last about 100 days, and cover over 2000 km, thus providing 4-6 sections on lines as long as 500 km.
California Underwater Glider Network - University of California San Diego (ODIS id 2558)
California Underwater Glider Network - University of California San Diego
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CUGN - UCSD
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When using this dataset, please cite: Rudnick, D. (2016). California Underwater Glider Network [Data set]. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Instrument Development Group. doi: 10.21238/S8SPRAY1618
Abstract
The overarching goal of the California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) is to sustain baseline observations of climate variability off the coast of California. The technical approach is to deploy autonomous underwater gliders in a network to provide real-time data. The CUGN uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives from the surface to 500 m and back, repeating the cycle every 3 hours, and traveling 3 km in the horizontal during that time. The CUGN includes gliders on four of the traditional cross-shore CalCOFI lines line 56.7 off Bodega Bay, line 66.7 off Monterey Bay, line 80 off Point Conception, and line 90 off Dana Point, and on an alongshore line at station 60 connecting lines 80 and 90. The glider missions typically last about 100 days, and cover over 2000 km, thus providing 4-6 sections on lines as long as 500 km.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, climate variability, oceanographic data
Last updated: 31/10/2021
Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository (ODIS id: 324)
https://redmic.es/
REDMIC (the Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository, acronym in Spanish) is a permanent sys ...
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Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository
REDMIC (the Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository, acronym in Spanish) is a permanent systematic system for the storage, safeguard and service of marine data, following the philosophy behind OpenData and OpenScience. It was specifically designed for the Canary Islands and, by extension, Macaronesia. However, it has been approached as a pilot project with the intention of reapplying it to other regions and, overtime, using it to manage a public repository as a registry for marine data.
REDMIC is different to others in that marine data of whatever kind (maritime transport, oceanography, biodiversity, fisheries, etc.) are introduced in an integrated manner in the same system of geographical information. Therefore, the effort to gather all data is only made once at the beginning, so they can be used and combined as often as necessary with the utmost speed. REDMIC is inspired by the following principles: Exploitability: facilitating the successive use of data. Generavity: storing data by maximising its potential of use.
Traceability: providing data related to how the original data were obtained and allowing the knowledge of its modifications.
Publicity: publicly funded system for the safeguard, harmonisation and service of data. Versality: allowing for its use as a general repository (all kinds of data) or as an institutional repository (limited to a sort of information or product).
Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository (ODIS id 324)
Repositorio de Datos Marinos Integrados de Canarias
Acronym
REDMIC
Citation
REDMIC, Canary Islands
Abstract
REDMIC (the Canary Islands Integrated Marine Data Repository, acronym in Spanish) is a permanent systematic system for the storage, safeguard and service of marine data, following the philosophy behind OpenData and OpenScience. It was specifically designed for the Canary Islands and, by extension, Macaronesia. However, it has been approached as a pilot project with the intention of reapplying it to other regions and, overtime, using it to manage a public repository as a registry for marine data.
REDMIC is different to others in that marine data of whatever kind (maritime transport, oceanography, biodiversity, fisheries, etc.) are introduced in an integrated manner in the same system of geographical information. Therefore, the effort to gather all data is only made once at the beginning, so they can be used and combined as often as necessary with the utmost speed. REDMIC is inspired by the following principles: Exploitability: facilitating the successive use of data. Generavity: storing data by maximising its potential of use.
Traceability: providing data related to how the original data were obtained and allowing the knowledge of its modifications.
Publicity: publicly funded system for the safeguard, harmonisation and service of data. Versality: allowing for its use as a general repository (all kinds of data) or as an institutional repository (limited to a sort of information or product).
Types: Data catalogue, Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels), Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: Spanish
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Spain
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS07 Administration and dimensions, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: CTD, Cetaceans, Chlorophyll, Digital repository, Epibenthos, Macrobenthos, Marine birds , Ocean Observing System, Ocean acidification, Satellite, Sea surface temperature, bathymetry, biodiversity, breeding colonies, cruise summary reports, document repository, experts, metadata, sea level, tides
Last updated: 30/09/2021
Carolina Buoy Data - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id: 2637)
https://cormp.org/
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP), ...
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Carolina Buoy Data - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP), established in 2000, operates nine mooring stations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Data and information collected is used to:
- Increase maritime safety,
- Improve better forecasting of coastal hazards,
- Support ecosystem based management and living marine resources,
- Understand local coastal climate patterns through CORMP's long-term data set.
As a member of the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), CORMP collaborates with SECOORA and their members to address NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS ®) national priorities.
Carolina Buoy Data - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id 2637)
Carolina Buoy Data - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Carolina Buoy Data - SECOORA
Citation
Abstract
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP), established in 2000, operates nine mooring stations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Data and information collected is used to:
- Increase maritime safety,
- Improve better forecasting of coastal hazards,
- Support ecosystem based management and living marine resources,
- Understand local coastal climate patterns through CORMP's long-term data set.
As a member of the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), CORMP collaborates with SECOORA and their members to address NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS ®) national priorities.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: buoys, monitoring system, weather data
Last updated: 18/10/2021
The JERICO-RI catalogue contains a structured overview of involved coastal platforms and developed services to access processed data. They are all searchable via a metadata search (free search or via facets). Where available, URL’s will be provided to access more detailed information and the data itself.
Catalogue - JERICO-Research Infrastructure (ODIS id 2077)
The JERICO-RI catalogue contains a structured overview of involved coastal platforms and developed services to access processed data. They are all searchable via a metadata search (free search or via facets). Where available, URL’s will be provided to access more detailed information and the data itself.
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Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: net longwave radiation at the sea surface
Last updated: 28/06/2021
CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (ODIS id: 2322)
CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
Welcome to the CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment and Information Site.
Nine specialized oceanographic instruments designed and built at Scripps Institution of Oceanography were air deployed 24 hours in advance of Hurricane Frances using C130J aircraft flown by the Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (better known as the Hurricane Hunters). The instruments are designed to profile the upper 200m of the ocean every 4 hours with specialized sensors during extreme weather events. The success of these instruments leverages Scripps developed expertise from building and deploying hundreds of similar profiling instruments that are designed to operate in the upper 2000m of the ocean for global climate studies.
All 9 CBLAST hurricane floats successfully survived their air deployment, and operated through Hurricane Frances which was at the time a category 4 storm (surface winds ranging from 131-155 mph). The floats continue to operate and report back their position along with information regarding the ocean's temperature and salinity. Additional sensors for measuring the ocean surface waves, dissolved gases, and the underwater sound field internally record their data. A cruise is scheduled between September 25 - October 12 on an oceanographic research vessel to recover the instruments.
CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (ODIS id 2322)
CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment - CORDC
Citation
Abstract
Welcome to the CBLAST Hurricane Float Deployment and Information Site.
Nine specialized oceanographic instruments designed and built at Scripps Institution of Oceanography were air deployed 24 hours in advance of Hurricane Frances using C130J aircraft flown by the Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (better known as the Hurricane Hunters). The instruments are designed to profile the upper 200m of the ocean every 4 hours with specialized sensors during extreme weather events. The success of these instruments leverages Scripps developed expertise from building and deploying hundreds of similar profiling instruments that are designed to operate in the upper 2000m of the ocean for global climate studies.
All 9 CBLAST hurricane floats successfully survived their air deployment, and operated through Hurricane Frances which was at the time a category 4 storm (surface winds ranging from 131-155 mph). The floats continue to operate and report back their position along with information regarding the ocean's temperature and salinity. Additional sensors for measuring the ocean surface waves, dissolved gases, and the underwater sound field internally record their data. A cruise is scheduled between September 25 - October 12 on an oceanographic research vessel to recover the instruments.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observing system
Last updated: 11/09/2021
Cefas Data Hub (ODIS id: 1082)
http://data.cefas.co.uk
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), as one of the world's lon ...
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Cefas Data Hub
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), as one of the world's longest-established marine research organisations, has provided advice on the sustainable exploitation of marine resources since 1902. Today Cefas works in support of a healthy environment and a growing blue economy providing innovative solutions for the aquatic environment, biodiversity and food security. The Cefas Data Portal provides access to over 2125 metadata records, with over 6402 data sets available to download and connect to in support of commitments to Open Science. Datasets available are increasingly diverse and include many legacy datasets including those from fish, shellfish and plankton surveys from the 1980's to the present day. Other increasingly international datasets made available include species migration data from tagging activities and data on habitat and sediment, ecosystem change, human activities including marine litter, otolith sampling and fish stomach contents, oceanography, acoustics, health and water quality. Data is provided under UK Open Government License by default where feasible.
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), as one of the world's longest-established marine research organisations, has provided advice on the sustainable exploitation of marine resources since 1902. Today Cefas works in support of a healthy environment and a growing blue economy providing innovative solutions for the aquatic environment, biodiversity and food security. The Cefas Data Portal provides access to over 2125 metadata records, with over 6402 data sets available to download and connect to in support of commitments to Open Science. Datasets available are increasingly diverse and include many legacy datasets including those from fish, shellfish and plankton surveys from the 1980's to the present day. Other increasingly international datasets made available include species migration data from tagging activities and data on habitat and sediment, ecosystem change, human activities including marine litter, otolith sampling and fish stomach contents, oceanography, acoustics, health and water quality. Data is provided under UK Open Government License by default where feasible.
Currently over 135 DOIs for data and data products
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Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data), Software (ocean related)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United Kingdom
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Aquatic pathology, Chartering, Climate change, Laboratory services and analysis, Modelling, Programme management, Research, advice and consultancy, Surveys, Training and capacity building, UK and Overseas work, aquatic animal health, assessment and advice, data management, ecosystem understanding, emergency response, marine biodiversity, marine monitoring, ocean and coastal processes, sanitary surveys, sea temperature and salinity trends, seafood safety, sustainable fisheries, technology
Last updated: 30/03/2023
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (ODIS id: 2689)
https://buoybay.noaa.gov/
You set out in your kayak from a canoe launch somewhere along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay—the ...
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Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
You set out in your kayak from a canoe launch somewhere along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay—the same geography traveled by Captain John Smith some 400 years ago. As the first English settler to fully explore the Chesapeake Bay, Smith traveled more than 2,000 miles during the summer of 1608 in an open "shallop" boat with no modern conveniences.
But your trip is quite different. While you are also in an open boat, you are equipped with a cell phone and waterproof maps of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail—the first water trail in the National Park Service's National Trail System—giving you many advantages that the early explorers didn't have.
In particular, you have access to NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), a network of observation buoys that mark points along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. These on-the-water platforms merge the modern technologies of cellular communications and internet-based information sharing. You can pull out your cell phone and check out real-time weather and environmental information like wind speed, temperature, and wave height at any of the buoys. Unlike John Smith, you know what's ahead of you, and can decide on an alternative plan to strike out for a landfall closer to home—protected from the elements and sheltered from the growing waves on the Bay.
Not only do these "smart buoys" give you real-time wind and weather information, they can to tell you something about John Smith's adventures during his 1608 voyage. This website and the mobile apps provide voice narration of natural and cultural history for the area you're traveling through on the trail. Akin to "podcasts," these vignettes let trail users and shore-side classrooms learn about the local history of these waterways, making the water trail a paddle through time as well as space.
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (ODIS id 2689)
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
CBIBS - NOAA
Citation
Abstract
You set out in your kayak from a canoe launch somewhere along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay—the same geography traveled by Captain John Smith some 400 years ago. As the first English settler to fully explore the Chesapeake Bay, Smith traveled more than 2,000 miles during the summer of 1608 in an open "shallop" boat with no modern conveniences.
But your trip is quite different. While you are also in an open boat, you are equipped with a cell phone and waterproof maps of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail—the first water trail in the National Park Service's National Trail System—giving you many advantages that the early explorers didn't have.
In particular, you have access to NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), a network of observation buoys that mark points along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. These on-the-water platforms merge the modern technologies of cellular communications and internet-based information sharing. You can pull out your cell phone and check out real-time weather and environmental information like wind speed, temperature, and wave height at any of the buoys. Unlike John Smith, you know what's ahead of you, and can decide on an alternative plan to strike out for a landfall closer to home—protected from the elements and sheltered from the growing waves on the Bay.
Not only do these "smart buoys" give you real-time wind and weather information, they can to tell you something about John Smith's adventures during his 1608 voyage. This website and the mobile apps provide voice narration of natural and cultural history for the area you're traveling through on the trail. Akin to "podcasts," these vignettes let trail users and shore-side classrooms learn about the local history of these waterways, making the water trail a paddle through time as well as space.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: buoys, observational oceanography, observing system, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 23/10/2021
Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Moored oceanographic observations are essential for understanding time-varying ocean processes under different environmental conditions. Wave, current, and other physical measurements allow assessment of co-variability in the light, chlorophyll, CDOM, nitrate, backscatter, particle size distribution, zooplankton and fish parameters. The objective of Chukchi Sea Ecosystem Observatory (Mooring) (referred to as the CEO) project is to maintain a multi-parameter, multi-instrument physical/biological/chemical/geological oceanographic mooring in the Northeast Chukchi Sea. The CEO is designed to aid management of subsistence resources and potential commercial fisheries by providing data valuable to an ecosystem-based approach to resource management. The CEO site is also well situated to monitor the state of ocean acidification, changes to shelf nutrient and carbon cycles, and how changing wind, wave, and ice affect the regional oceanography. The observatory provides biogeochemical model validation data, improving our understanding of the marine carbon pump and shelf-basin exchanges. The project complements water column, benthic, and passive acoustics sampling carried out by other programs, and places ship-based sampling programs into a significantly more complete temporal context, including measurements of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) project, serving as a year-round “anchor” for the DBO monitoring region #4. It also complements previous industry-funded Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program (CSESP), the ongoing Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (AMBON), and the NPRB Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (Arctic IERP).
CEO datasets will have many applications, including:
- Providing independent validation points for biogeochemical and ecosystem models.
Enabling estimates of the particulate fluxes to the seafloor that directly supply the benthic community with organic matter and, in turn, support the key summer walrus foraging area in the vicinity.
- Delivering active acoustic data indicating the presence of Arctic Cod (a subsistence resource and marine mammal prey) and euphausiids (Arctic Cod and bowhead whale prey).
- Providing passive acoustic recordings to document the presence of anthropogenic noises and vocal marine mammals, including walrus, bearded seals, and whales.
Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2759)
Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
CEO - AOOS
Citation
Abstract
Moored oceanographic observations are essential for understanding time-varying ocean processes under different environmental conditions. Wave, current, and other physical measurements allow assessment of co-variability in the light, chlorophyll, CDOM, nitrate, backscatter, particle size distribution, zooplankton and fish parameters. The objective of Chukchi Sea Ecosystem Observatory (Mooring) (referred to as the CEO) project is to maintain a multi-parameter, multi-instrument physical/biological/chemical/geological oceanographic mooring in the Northeast Chukchi Sea. The CEO is designed to aid management of subsistence resources and potential commercial fisheries by providing data valuable to an ecosystem-based approach to resource management. The CEO site is also well situated to monitor the state of ocean acidification, changes to shelf nutrient and carbon cycles, and how changing wind, wave, and ice affect the regional oceanography. The observatory provides biogeochemical model validation data, improving our understanding of the marine carbon pump and shelf-basin exchanges. The project complements water column, benthic, and passive acoustics sampling carried out by other programs, and places ship-based sampling programs into a significantly more complete temporal context, including measurements of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) project, serving as a year-round “anchor” for the DBO monitoring region #4. It also complements previous industry-funded Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program (CSESP), the ongoing Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (AMBON), and the NPRB Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (Arctic IERP).
CEO datasets will have many applications, including:
- Providing independent validation points for biogeochemical and ecosystem models.
Enabling estimates of the particulate fluxes to the seafloor that directly supply the benthic community with organic matter and, in turn, support the key summer walrus foraging area in the vicinity.
- Delivering active acoustic data indicating the presence of Arctic Cod (a subsistence resource and marine mammal prey) and euphausiids (Arctic Cod and bowhead whale prey).
- Providing passive acoustic recordings to document the presence of anthropogenic noises and vocal marine mammals, including walrus, bearded seals, and whales.
CO-OPS High Frequency Radar Surface Currents - NOAA
What is High Frequency (HF) Radar?
HF radar systems utilize high frequency radio waves to measure the surface currents in the coastal ocean. Radar antennas (typically in pairs) are positioned on shore and can measure surface currents (the top 1-2 m of the water column) up to 200 km away with resolutions ranging from 500 m to 6 km depending on the radar frequency. The observations of the currents are usually 1-hour averages displayed in near real time. There are over 100 HF Radar systems presently operating throughout the coastal United States. For more information on HF Radar technology and data please see the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) HF Radar site.
What HF Radar Data does CO-OPS display?
The CO-OPS HF Radar Surface Current product displays both near real time surface current observations and surface tidal current predictions. Presently, CO-OPS displays observations and predictions from San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay and New York Harbor though additional locations may be added in the future. For observations from other HF Radar locations please see the National Network site.
Observations:
The observed HF Radar currents are hourly averages of the surface current speed and direction for the past 48 hours. The time average typically occurs centered on the hour - for example, data with a timestamp of 12:00 indicates that the observations were collected and averaged from 11:30 to 12:30. Each map grid point represents the average current over a spatial area depending on the HF Radar resolution (e.g. at Chesapeake Bay each point represents an area of 2 km x 2 km). These data are collected from the National Network and quality control is performed prior to CO-OPS receiving the data. CO-OPS does not archive data beyond 48 hours old. To view archived data please see the National Network site or the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) site.
Tidal Current Predictions:
The predictions shown at each grid point are the predictions of the speed and direction of the tidal component of the surface current at that location. The predictions were calculated by performing a harmonic analysis for one year of the observed HF Radar surface currents at each grid location. These values represent only the tidal portion of the surface current - other factors that influence the currents (e.g. wind, water density differences) are not included in this prediction.
Level of Uncertainty in HF Radar Observations and Predictions:
Both the HF Radar observed and predicted surface currents have some amount of uncertainty in the accuracy of the values presented.
For the observed surface currents, although the precise amount of error is difficult to quantify, HF Radar data is generally expected to be accurate to within 10 cm/s of current speed and 10 degrees of current direction. It is important to note, that the presented values are spatial and time averages - so that they may not be representative of the currents of a specific point within a grid cell (particularly near shore) or of an instant in time during the observed hourly period.
Uncertainty in the accuracy of the predictions is much greater. For most locations the primary source of differences between the predicted and observed surface current will be wind forcing (though water density differences can also be important). Depending on local meteorological conditions the actual speed and direction of the surface current at a particular location can be dramatically different than predicted.
Differences from NOAA Tidal Current Tables:
It is expected that there will be differences between the HF Radar Surface Current predictions and the current predictions in the NOAA Tidal Current Tables (TCTs). There are numerous reasons for these differences including: The predictions in the TCTs are from data collected at depth, while the HF Radar predictions are from data collected at the surface; The predictions in the TCTs are collected at a single point, whereas the HF Radar predictions are spatial averages over kilometer(s); and the predictions in the TCTs are typically based on 6 minute averages of the currents, whereas the HF Radar predictions are based on hourly averages.
CO-OPS High Frequency Radar Surface Currents - NOAA (ODIS id 2315)
CO-OPS High Frequency Radar Surface Currents - NOAA
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
CO-OPS HF Radar Surface Currents - NOAA
Citation
Abstract
What is High Frequency (HF) Radar?
HF radar systems utilize high frequency radio waves to measure the surface currents in the coastal ocean. Radar antennas (typically in pairs) are positioned on shore and can measure surface currents (the top 1-2 m of the water column) up to 200 km away with resolutions ranging from 500 m to 6 km depending on the radar frequency. The observations of the currents are usually 1-hour averages displayed in near real time. There are over 100 HF Radar systems presently operating throughout the coastal United States. For more information on HF Radar technology and data please see the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) HF Radar site.
What HF Radar Data does CO-OPS display?
The CO-OPS HF Radar Surface Current product displays both near real time surface current observations and surface tidal current predictions. Presently, CO-OPS displays observations and predictions from San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay and New York Harbor though additional locations may be added in the future. For observations from other HF Radar locations please see the National Network site.
Observations:
The observed HF Radar currents are hourly averages of the surface current speed and direction for the past 48 hours. The time average typically occurs centered on the hour - for example, data with a timestamp of 12:00 indicates that the observations were collected and averaged from 11:30 to 12:30. Each map grid point represents the average current over a spatial area depending on the HF Radar resolution (e.g. at Chesapeake Bay each point represents an area of 2 km x 2 km). These data are collected from the National Network and quality control is performed prior to CO-OPS receiving the data. CO-OPS does not archive data beyond 48 hours old. To view archived data please see the National Network site or the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) site.
Tidal Current Predictions:
The predictions shown at each grid point are the predictions of the speed and direction of the tidal component of the surface current at that location. The predictions were calculated by performing a harmonic analysis for one year of the observed HF Radar surface currents at each grid location. These values represent only the tidal portion of the surface current - other factors that influence the currents (e.g. wind, water density differences) are not included in this prediction.
Level of Uncertainty in HF Radar Observations and Predictions:
Both the HF Radar observed and predicted surface currents have some amount of uncertainty in the accuracy of the values presented.
For the observed surface currents, although the precise amount of error is difficult to quantify, HF Radar data is generally expected to be accurate to within 10 cm/s of current speed and 10 degrees of current direction. It is important to note, that the presented values are spatial and time averages - so that they may not be representative of the currents of a specific point within a grid cell (particularly near shore) or of an instant in time during the observed hourly period.
Uncertainty in the accuracy of the predictions is much greater. For most locations the primary source of differences between the predicted and observed surface current will be wind forcing (though water density differences can also be important). Depending on local meteorological conditions the actual speed and direction of the surface current at a particular location can be dramatically different than predicted.
Differences from NOAA Tidal Current Tables:
It is expected that there will be differences between the HF Radar Surface Current predictions and the current predictions in the NOAA Tidal Current Tables (TCTs). There are numerous reasons for these differences including: The predictions in the TCTs are from data collected at depth, while the HF Radar predictions are from data collected at the surface; The predictions in the TCTs are collected at a single point, whereas the HF Radar predictions are spatial averages over kilometer(s); and the predictions in the TCTs are typically based on 6 minute averages of the currents, whereas the HF Radar predictions are based on hourly averages.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, ocean circulation, ocean currents
Last updated: 25/09/2021
Coastal marine observatory site Gulf of Trieste (ODIS id: 387)
For long term monitoring of ecological and oceanographic processes in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea at border of Area Marina Protetta di Miramare.
MAMBO Buoy (Monitoraggio AMBientale Operativo == ENVironmental Operative Monitoring) - History of the time series. Mambo buoy was the first weather-marine coastal station installed in the northern Adriatic, able to detect the main meteorological and oceanographic parameters in near rela time.
Launched in September 1998, MAMBO has been operational since January 1999; it is anchored at a depth of about 17 m, at outer limit of the Marine Protected Area of Miramare, in the Gulf of Trieste, in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea (45° 41'95" N and 13° 42'99" E); it is part of the Adriatic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site, together with biological time-series C1.
The system was developed by OGS (at time Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale), at the request of WWF and of the Marine Protected Area of Miramamare, and took advantage of previous experiences of measurement and design in the Sicilian Channel and in the Gulf of Trieste.
Over the years, there have been several imodifications in the configuration of the acquisition system; they are summarized in the technical details.
It should be highlighted that, from 1999 to 2004, the sensors for the determination of the temperature, conductivity, pressure, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, and chlorophyll have operated in profiliyng mode, by performing a vertical profile along the water column every three hours.
Since 2005, however, the sensors for the hydrological properties have acquired data at a constant depth, initially at 10 m, and later also at 2 and 15 m in depth.
The MAMBO-1 buoy of Miramare has also served as a testing laboratory for other buoys, variously configured, still working even for Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Coastal marine observatory site Gulf of Trieste (ODIS id 387)
For long term monitoring of ecological and oceanographic processes in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea at border of Area Marina Protetta di Miramare.
MAMBO Buoy (Monitoraggio AMBientale Operativo == ENVironmental Operative Monitoring) - History of the time series. Mambo buoy was the first weather-marine coastal station installed in the northern Adriatic, able to detect the main meteorological and oceanographic parameters in near rela time.
Launched in September 1998, MAMBO has been operational since January 1999; it is anchored at a depth of about 17 m, at outer limit of the Marine Protected Area of Miramare, in the Gulf of Trieste, in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea (45° 41'95" N and 13° 42'99" E); it is part of the Adriatic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site, together with biological time-series C1.
The system was developed by OGS (at time Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale), at the request of WWF and of the Marine Protected Area of Miramamare, and took advantage of previous experiences of measurement and design in the Sicilian Channel and in the Gulf of Trieste.
Over the years, there have been several imodifications in the configuration of the acquisition system; they are summarized in the technical details.
It should be highlighted that, from 1999 to 2004, the sensors for the determination of the temperature, conductivity, pressure, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, and chlorophyll have operated in profiliyng mode, by performing a vertical profile along the water column every three hours.
Since 2005, however, the sensors for the hydrological properties have acquired data at a constant depth, initially at 10 m, and later also at 2 and 15 m in depth.
The MAMBO-1 buoy of Miramare has also served as a testing laboratory for other buoys, variously configured, still working even for Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Coastal Stations and Moorings - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
In-situ technology – buoys, metrological and coastal stations – are the real time eyes on the water. Mariners need to know the true local conditions before heading out. Data from these stations are used to:
- improve marine weather forecasts and models,
- increase accuracy for storm track and storm surge inundation,
- support scientific research,
- issue marine warnings.
Coastal Stations and Moorings - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id 2635)
Coastal Stations and Moorings - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Coastal Stations and Moorings - SECOORA
Citation
Abstract
In-situ technology – buoys, metrological and coastal stations – are the real time eyes on the water. Mariners need to know the true local conditions before heading out. Data from these stations are used to:
- improve marine weather forecasts and models,
- increase accuracy for storm track and storm surge inundation,
- support scientific research,
- issue marine warnings.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: weather station, moored buoy, mooring, observing system, oceanographic data
Last updated: 18/10/2021
Coastal weather stations - Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy (ODIS id: 2017)
Coastal weather stations - Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy
The Oceanographic Institute maintains the Coastal Meteorological Station Network.
The monitoring of meteorological parameters in the stations of the network allows INOCAR to keep its Meteorological Data Bank updated, and to know the climatic conditions present in the coastal area.
Graphs of the INOCAR Coastal Meteorological Network Stations are presented, with the following parameters:
- Surface Air Temperature,
- Frequencies and average speed of winds in the 8 main courses.
Coastal weather stations - Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy (ODIS id 2017)
Coastal weather stations - Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Coastal weather stations - INOCAR
Citation
Abstract
The Oceanographic Institute maintains the Coastal Meteorological Station Network.
The monitoring of meteorological parameters in the stations of the network allows INOCAR to keep its Meteorological Data Bank updated, and to know the climatic conditions present in the coastal area.
Graphs of the INOCAR Coastal Meteorological Network Stations are presented, with the following parameters:
- Surface Air Temperature,
- Frequencies and average speed of winds in the 8 main courses.
Dashboard - European Marine Observation and Data Network Physics
EMODnet Physics offers a reporting service where you can view and export various statistics through a dashboard either manually or via machine-to-machine communication services.
Dashboard - European Marine Observation and Data Network Physics (ODIS id 368)
Dashboard - European Marine Observation and Data Network Physics
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Dashboard - EMODnet Physics
Citation
Abstract
EMODnet Physics offers a reporting service where you can view and export various statistics through a dashboard either manually or via machine-to-machine communication services.
The Data Explorer is an exceptional tool to search across data points, download full datasets using ERDDAP, compare datasets across regions and disciplines, and generate shareable custom data views.
Data Explorer - Ocean Observatories Initiative (ODIS id 832)
The Data Explorer is an exceptional tool to search across data points, download full datasets using ERDDAP, compare datasets across regions and disciplines, and generate shareable custom data views.
Types: Data catalogue, Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels), Multimedia content, Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL, United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords: atmosphere, coastal ocean waters, data buoy, data discovey, data portal, data services, oceans, open access, open data, open ocean
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Data Portal - Ocean Observatories Initiative (ODIS id: 465)
OOI’s data portal contains data from each of OOI’s seven arrays (including the suspended Southern Ocean and Argentine Basin Arrays), 80 platforms, and 800 instruments, measuring 200 different ocean parameters. Designed as a one-stop shop to get users the data they need, the portal is a key resource to answer important science questions about the changing ocean
Users can access real-time data from the Regional Cabled Array. From the Coastal and Global Arrays, users can access both telemetered (real-time data from deployed instruments) and recovered data, which is downloaded once instruments have been recovered, via the portal. You can explore OOI data and create customized searches by location, time, and ocean parameters measured. Users can also avail themselves of portal features such as generating plots and visualizing data for easy incorporation of data results into research papers and classroom activities.
Data Portal - Ocean Observatories Initiative (ODIS id 465)
Citing OOI Data
The “Ocean Observatories Initiative” should be cited as the source for any data used in research projects or papers derived from OOI instrumentation, including posts on social media where a link to the OOI data must be provided.
General Data Source
When citing OOI as the general data source, we encourage authors to use the following format:
NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal,
http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org. Downloaded on (date_accessed).
Specific Instrument and Time Frame
When citing data from a specific instrument and time range, we suggest the following format:
NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal,
http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, (data_type, reference_designator) data from (start_date) to (end_date). Downloaded on (date_accessed).
For example: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, Bottom Pressure Tilt (RS03CCAL-MJ03F-05-BOTPTA301) data from 25 January 2015 to 25 May 2016. Downloaded on 17 June 2016.
Abstract
OOI’s data portal contains data from each of OOI’s seven arrays (including the suspended Southern Ocean and Argentine Basin Arrays), 80 platforms, and 800 instruments, measuring 200 different ocean parameters. Designed as a one-stop shop to get users the data they need, the portal is a key resource to answer important science questions about the changing ocean
Users can access real-time data from the Regional Cabled Array. From the Coastal and Global Arrays, users can access both telemetered (real-time data from deployed instruments) and recovered data, which is downloaded once instruments have been recovered, via the portal. You can explore OOI data and create customized searches by location, time, and ocean parameters measured. Users can also avail themselves of portal features such as generating plots and visualizing data for easy incorporation of data results into research papers and classroom activities.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: ADCP, AUV, CTD, Glider, cabled obsrvatories, coastal endurance array, coastal monitoring, coastal ocean waters, current meters, cyberinfrastructure, data portal, data quality, data services, moored buoy, mooring, nitrate, nutrients, ocean observation, oceanographic data, open access, open ocean, operational oceanography, oxygen, pH, profiling buoy, science-driven ocean observing network, sea water salinity, sea water temperature
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Data Trawler - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (ODIS id: 160)
Data Trawler - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Use this tool to extract marine data from recent surveys, voyages, projects, data types with a focus on obtaining reports and data from a single survey/voyage.
To obtain data, you will be required to enter an email address which can be done at anytime from a data download page.
Data Trawler - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (ODIS id 160)
Data Trawler - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Data Trawler - CSIRO
Citation
Abstract
Use this tool to extract marine data from recent surveys, voyages, projects, data types with a focus on obtaining reports and data from a single survey/voyage.
To obtain data, you will be required to enter an email address which can be done at anytime from a data download page.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Arafura Sea, Bass Strait, Gulf of Carpentaria, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords:
Last updated: 14/02/2022
Deep Water Arrays Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id: 2299)
Deep Water Arrays Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Deep Water Arrays observe deep ocean currents and properties needed to understand the role of ocean on climate and its variability. The arrays monitor ocean circulation and its variability around Australia, providing valuable estimates of the ocean to the regional and global circulation, heat and freshwater content and exchange. The information provided by Deep Water Arrays contribute to a global understanding of ocean dynamics and allow the establishment of reliable climate and ocean models.
Deep Water Arrays have been deployed at three sites including the Polynya off the Adelie Land Coast in Antarctica, the Indonesian Throughflow in the Timor Sea and the East Australian Current off the coast of Queensland.
Deep Water Arrays Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2299)
Deep Water Arrays Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Deep Water Arrays Sub-Facility - IMOS
Citation
Abstract
Deep Water Arrays observe deep ocean currents and properties needed to understand the role of ocean on climate and its variability. The arrays monitor ocean circulation and its variability around Australia, providing valuable estimates of the ocean to the regional and global circulation, heat and freshwater content and exchange. The information provided by Deep Water Arrays contribute to a global understanding of ocean dynamics and allow the establishment of reliable climate and ocean models.
Deep Water Arrays have been deployed at three sites including the Polynya off the Adelie Land Coast in Antarctica, the Indonesian Throughflow in the Timor Sea and the East Australian Current off the coast of Queensland.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Timor Sea
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Sea surface temperature, current pattern, deep sea, global ocean, observational oceanography, observing system, oceanographic data, salinity
Last updated: 18/12/2021
Deep Water Moorings - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id: 1226)
Deep Water Moorings - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Deep water moorings provide high-quality, high-resolution in-situ information regarding the physical environment in which they are deployed. Unlike when instruments are deployed from research vessels, deep water moorings continuously collect data over long periods of time, providing long-term information about temporal patterns in oceanographic and biological conditions. Depending on location, each of the IMOS deep water moorings is equipped with particular instrumentation to measure desired variables and to cope with local conditions.
The IMOS deep water moorings provide data that can track multi-decadal ocean change, predict regional and marine impacts, improve the understanding of the modes and drivers of climate variability in the Australian region, improve the capacity to predict ocean currents, and discover the links between ocean and climate variability, marine chemical cycling and ecosystem structure and function.
The IMOS Deep Water Moorings Facility is comprised of a number of moorings located in Antarctica, sub-Antarctic, sub-tropical and tropical open waters around Australia. The Deep Water Moorings Facility consists of two different sub-facilities.
Deep Water Moorings - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1226)
Deep Water Moorings - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Deep Water Moorings - IMOS
Citation
Abstract
Deep water moorings provide high-quality, high-resolution in-situ information regarding the physical environment in which they are deployed. Unlike when instruments are deployed from research vessels, deep water moorings continuously collect data over long periods of time, providing long-term information about temporal patterns in oceanographic and biological conditions. Depending on location, each of the IMOS deep water moorings is equipped with particular instrumentation to measure desired variables and to cope with local conditions.
The IMOS deep water moorings provide data that can track multi-decadal ocean change, predict regional and marine impacts, improve the understanding of the modes and drivers of climate variability in the Australian region, improve the capacity to predict ocean currents, and discover the links between ocean and climate variability, marine chemical cycling and ecosystem structure and function.
The IMOS Deep Water Moorings Facility is comprised of a number of moorings located in Antarctica, sub-Antarctic, sub-tropical and tropical open waters around Australia. The Deep Water Moorings Facility consists of two different sub-facilities.
Del Mar Mooring - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Continuous, long-term monitoring of physical-biogeochemical variables at the Del Mar site is providing a multidisciplinary dataset which enables detection of both short-term events, and their relation to seasonal and interannual variability.
Del Mar Mooring - Scripps Institution of Oceanography (ODIS id 2571)
Del Mar Mooring - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Acronym
Citation
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Continuous, long-term monitoring of physical-biogeochemical variables at the Del Mar site is providing a multidisciplinary dataset which enables detection of both short-term events, and their relation to seasonal and interannual variability.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: ocean sciences, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments, oceanographic research, time-series
Last updated: 11/10/2021
Doppler - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2597)
One of the most important instruments meteorologists use in tracking a storm, Doppler weather radar is used to identify the location of precipitation.
Doppler radar reflectivity is the amount of transmitted power returned to the radar antenna after the signal is reflected by precipitation or other obstructions. This reflected radar signal is measured in dBZ, which are decibels of "Z" or energy. Shown here is the base reflectivity, which measures reflectivity from the radar antenna's lowest tilt angle (0.5° above the horizon). A value of 20 dBZ is typically the point at which light rain begins while values in the range of 60-65 dBZ could be an indication of hail or other severe weather.
Doppler - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2597)
One of the most important instruments meteorologists use in tracking a storm, Doppler weather radar is used to identify the location of precipitation.
Doppler radar reflectivity is the amount of transmitted power returned to the radar antenna after the signal is reflected by precipitation or other obstructions. This reflected radar signal is measured in dBZ, which are decibels of "Z" or energy. Shown here is the base reflectivity, which measures reflectivity from the radar antenna's lowest tilt angle (0.5° above the horizon). A value of 20 dBZ is typically the point at which light rain begins while values in the range of 60-65 dBZ could be an indication of hail or other severe weather.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observational oceanography, observing system, weather, weather radar
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Drifters - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2706)
http://maracoos.org/drifters.shtml
A self-locating datum marker buoy (SLDMB) is a drifting surface buoy designed to measure surface oce ...
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Drifters - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
A self-locating datum marker buoy (SLDMB) is a drifting surface buoy designed to measure surface ocean currents. The design is based on those of the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (CODE) and Davis-style oceanographic surface drifters – National Science Foundation (NSF) funded experiments exploring ocean surface currents. The SLDMB was designed for deployment by United States Coast Guard (USCG) vessels in search and rescue (SAR) missions and is equipped with a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) sensor that, upon deployment in fresh- or saltwater, transmits its location periodically to the USCG to aid in SAR missions. Additionally, SLDMB are deployed in oceanographic research in order to study surface currents of the ocean.
Because it has a small above-water surface and high underwater surface area, the effect of surface winds and waves has a negligible effect, instead moving with the flow of the upper 1m of the water column.
Deployment of the SLDMB may be accomplished by aircraft (both fixed-wing and rotary) or by ship. Electronics consist of a GPS receiver, electronic transmitter and sufficient batteries to provide continuous data collection for a period of two weeks to one month.
Drifters - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2706)
Drifters - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Drifters - MARACOOS
Citation
Abstract
A self-locating datum marker buoy (SLDMB) is a drifting surface buoy designed to measure surface ocean currents. The design is based on those of the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (CODE) and Davis-style oceanographic surface drifters – National Science Foundation (NSF) funded experiments exploring ocean surface currents. The SLDMB was designed for deployment by United States Coast Guard (USCG) vessels in search and rescue (SAR) missions and is equipped with a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) sensor that, upon deployment in fresh- or saltwater, transmits its location periodically to the USCG to aid in SAR missions. Additionally, SLDMB are deployed in oceanographic research in order to study surface currents of the ocean.
Because it has a small above-water surface and high underwater surface area, the effect of surface winds and waves has a negligible effect, instead moving with the flow of the upper 1m of the water column.
Deployment of the SLDMB may be accomplished by aircraft (both fixed-wing and rotary) or by ship. Electronics consist of a GPS receiver, electronic transmitter and sufficient batteries to provide continuous data collection for a period of two weeks to one month.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Ocean Observing System, current pattern, drifting buoy, oceanographic instruments, surface drifters
Last updated: 24/10/2021
Environmental Sensors Map - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2390)
https://sensors.ioos.us/
The Environmental Sensor Map integrates regional, national, and global real-time (past 4-hours) data ...
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Environmental Sensors Map - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
The Environmental Sensor Map integrates regional, national, and global real-time (past 4-hours) data across the IOOS enterprise. Data from observing systems operated by IOOS Regional Associations and local data providers within these regional footprints can be viewed and downloaded through this map. Features included in the map are:
- Individual stations are clustered in hexagonal bins to reduce clutter when zoomed out, and summary information is provided;
- Selection of individual stations and sensors when zoomed in;
- Options to view the past week’s or historical data, and options for downloading data and source information;
- Featured/curated data views give you access to a snapshot of data around a topic or theme;
- Advanced graphing features, including climatologies and anomalies, for stations with more than 3 years of data;
- Create, save, and share your own custom data views.
Environmental Sensors Map - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2390)
Environmental Sensors Map - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Environmental Sensors Map - IOOS
Citation
Abstract
The Environmental Sensor Map integrates regional, national, and global real-time (past 4-hours) data across the IOOS enterprise. Data from observing systems operated by IOOS Regional Associations and local data providers within these regional footprints can be viewed and downloaded through this map. Features included in the map are:
- Individual stations are clustered in hexagonal bins to reduce clutter when zoomed out, and summary information is provided;
- Selection of individual stations and sensors when zoomed in;
- Options to view the past week’s or historical data, and options for downloading data and source information;
- Featured/curated data views give you access to a snapshot of data around a topic or theme;
- Advanced graphing features, including climatologies and anomalies, for stations with more than 3 years of data;
- Create, save, and share your own custom data views.
Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS10 Environment, no theme defined
Keywords: map animations, mapping, observational oceanography, observing system, real-time data
Last updated: 25/04/2022
ERDDAP Server - Ocean Observatories Initiative (ODIS id: 466)
The ERDDAP (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Research Division’s Data Access Program) Server is a free and open-source Java “servlet” that converts and serves a variety of scientific datasets using common file formats. The OOI ERDDAP server provides a simple, consistent way to access and download uncabled, telemetered data from OOI moorings and gliders. Datasets can be downloaded in common file formats, such as Python, R, Javascript, and MATLAB, with the capability of creating graphs and maps.
All information about every ERDAPP request is contained in the URL of each request, which makes it easy to automate searching for and using data in other applications. Proficient users can build their own custom interfaces. Many organizations (including NOAA, NASA, and USGS) run ERDDAP servers to serve their data. Because of its widespread use and accessibility, the ERDDAP principal developer and user community have created user guides, instruction videos, and code examples to facilitate access by new users.
ERDDAP Server - Ocean Observatories Initiative (ODIS id 466)
Citing OOI Data The “Ocean Observatories Initiative” should be cited as the source for any data used in research projects or papers derived from OOI instrumentation, including posts on social media where a link to the OOI data must be provided. General Data Source When citing OOI as the general data source, we encourage authors to use the following format: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org. Downloaded on (date_accessed). Specific Instrument and Time Frame When citing data from a specific instrument and time range, we suggest the following format: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, (data_type, reference_designator) data from (start_date) to (end_date). Downloaded on (date_accessed). For example: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, Bottom Pressure Tilt (RS03CCAL-MJ03F-05-BOTPTA301) data from 25 January 2015 to 25 May 2016. Downloaded on 17 June 2016.
Abstract
The ERDDAP (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Research Division’s Data Access Program) Server is a free and open-source Java “servlet” that converts and serves a variety of scientific datasets using common file formats. The OOI ERDDAP server provides a simple, consistent way to access and download uncabled, telemetered data from OOI moorings and gliders. Datasets can be downloaded in common file formats, such as Python, R, Javascript, and MATLAB, with the capability of creating graphs and maps.
All information about every ERDAPP request is contained in the URL of each request, which makes it easy to automate searching for and using data in other applications. Proficient users can build their own custom interfaces. Many organizations (including NOAA, NASA, and USGS) run ERDDAP servers to serve their data. Because of its widespread use and accessibility, the ERDDAP principal developer and user community have created user guides, instruction videos, and code examples to facilitate access by new users.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: ADCP, AUV, CTD, Glider, atmosphere, cabled obsrvatories, chemistry, coastal endurance array, coastal monitoring, coastal ocean waters, current meters, data buoy, data management, data services, delayed-mode data, e-infrastructure, in-situ, moored buoy, mooring, nitrate, nutrients, ocean chemistry, open access, open ocean, operational oceanography, oxygen, pH, real-time data, science-driven ocean observing network
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Estuary Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2707)
Estuary Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Estuary stations are immobile and could be located on the edge of a creek or wetland, fixed to a pier or attached to a permanent structure in a waterway. MARACOOS serves data from three data providers including the National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS), Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS), and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Maryland DNR).
These stations are operated by a variety of groups including NOAA (NERRS), state government (Maryland DNR) and collections of academic, government and private groups (HRECOS). Data are typically available in near real time (15 minutes to 1 hour), and throughout the year, though in winter some systems are shut down due to ice issues. They collect both meteorological and surface water data.
Typical products include: water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, depth, water elevation, pH, turbidity, chlorophyll, air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, radiation, and rainfall.
Estuary Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2707)
Estuary Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Estuary Stations - MARACOOS
Citation
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Estuary stations are immobile and could be located on the edge of a creek or wetland, fixed to a pier or attached to a permanent structure in a waterway. MARACOOS serves data from three data providers including the National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS), Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS), and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Maryland DNR).
These stations are operated by a variety of groups including NOAA (NERRS), state government (Maryland DNR) and collections of academic, government and private groups (HRECOS). Data are typically available in near real time (15 minutes to 1 hour), and throughout the year, though in winter some systems are shut down due to ice issues. They collect both meteorological and surface water data.
Typical products include: water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, depth, water elevation, pH, turbidity, chlorophyll, air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, radiation, and rainfall.
The European Atlas of the Seas provides information about Europe’s marine environment. Users can view predefined and ready to use maps, covering topics such as nature, tourism, security, energy, passenger transport, sea bottom, climate change, fishing stocks and quotas, aquaculture, and much more.
Users can also benefit from an enriched catalogue with more than 295 map layers, covering a wide range of topics, to explore, collate and create their own maps. These maps can be printed, shared and embedded in articles or presentations. The Atlas is the ideal tool for teachers, students, researchers and professionals, or anyone who wishes to know more about the European seas and its coastal areas.
The European Atlas of the Seas provides information about Europe’s marine environment. Users can view predefined and ready to use maps, covering topics such as nature, tourism, security, energy, passenger transport, sea bottom, climate change, fishing stocks and quotas, aquaculture, and much more.
Users can also benefit from an enriched catalogue with more than 295 map layers, covering a wide range of topics, to explore, collate and create their own maps. These maps can be printed, shared and embedded in articles or presentations. The Atlas is the ideal tool for teachers, students, researchers and professionals, or anyone who wishes to know more about the European seas and its coastal areas.
The European Atlas of the Seas (hereafter ‘the Atlas’) is an easy to use and interactive web-based geographic application, providing general marine data and maritime information along with statistics on the European seas and coasts. The Atlas catalogue of maps covers various natural and socio-economic aspects and features in the marine and coastal regions of Europe.
The Atlas is a public window to access information and maps based data originating primarily from the European Commission and its agencies and the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). Its aim is to bring statistical data in a comprehensive visual way to the broad public and at the same time serve as a support tool for the marine policy and blue economy.
(1) Access the help, legal notice and feedback form
(2) Discover all the data available: you can search for map layers in the search box, select a predefined map or create and save your own map.
(3) On the map viewer, you can study and compare the data and extract and manage the content details.
(4) Print the map or share it via social networks.
* The Atlas is available in the 24 official EU languages.
Interface Languages
Contributing Countries
Countries owning the source
Sea Region
Spatial Coverage
European Seas
Data policy
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Obtaining data from
Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Education and training materials (related to oceans), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Adriatic Sea, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Argo, Beach litter, Blue energy, Coastal zone, Contamination, EMODnet, Eutrophication, FAIRness, Geospatial data, Interactive maps, MSP, Marine litter, Tourism, Training and education, Zooplankton, algae, alkalinity, amonia, aquaculture, bathymetry, benthos, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, biological classification, biomass distribution, biota, blue economy, coastal geology, coastal habitats, coastal impact, coastal mapping, coastal protection, data portal, data visualization, dissolved oxygen, e-learning, ecological marine units, ecology, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring facilities, environmental policy, fish populations, fisheries, fishing effort, fishing vessels, marine chemistry, marine ecosystems, marine fishery resources, marine geology, marine habitats, marine knowledge, marine policy, marine protected areas, maritime, open access, operational service, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, tsunami, wind
Last updated: 09/11/2023
European Directory of the Ocean Observing Systems (ODIS id: 700)
The European Directory of the Ocean Observing Systems (EDIOS) is an information system for marine observing and monitoring programmes, stations and platforms (including moored buoys, coastal installations, seabed stations, drifting buoys, repeated sections and sampling stations, airborne repeated tracks, etc) where there are routine, repeated, and consistent long-term observations of the marine environmental conditions, and where the data are made available for use in real-time, or near real-time. This directory includes discovery information on location, measured parameters, data availability, responsible institutes and links to data-holding agencies.
European Directory of the Ocean Observing Systems (ODIS id 700)
The European Directory of the Ocean Observing Systems (EDIOS) is an information system for marine observing and monitoring programmes, stations and platforms (including moored buoys, coastal installations, seabed stations, drifting buoys, repeated sections and sampling stations, airborne repeated tracks, etc) where there are routine, repeated, and consistent long-term observations of the marine environmental conditions, and where the data are made available for use in real-time, or near real-time. This directory includes discovery information on location, measured parameters, data availability, responsible institutes and links to data-holding agencies.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords: vocabularies
Last updated: 23/08/2020
European Marine Observation and Data Network (ODIS id: 119)
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is a network of organisations supported by the EU’s integrated maritime policy. These organisations work together to observe the sea, process the data according to international standards and make that information freely available as interoperable data layers and data products.
This "collect once and use many times" philosophy benefits all marine data users, including policy makers, scientists, private industry and the public. It has been estimated that such an integrated marine data policy will save at least one billion Euros per year, as well as opening up new opportunities for innovation and growth.
European Marine Observation and Data Network (ODIS id 119)
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is a network of organisations supported by the EU’s integrated maritime policy. These organisations work together to observe the sea, process the data according to international standards and make that information freely available as interoperable data layers and data products.
This "collect once and use many times" philosophy benefits all marine data users, including policy makers, scientists, private industry and the public. It has been estimated that such an integrated marine data policy will save at least one billion Euros per year, as well as opening up new opportunities for innovation and growth.
Metadata services: The EMODnet catalogues and other partner catalogues (IFREMER, etc.) offer the ability to search collections of metadata for data, services and related information objects related to the EMODnet Marine Data. The data catalogues offer a CSW endpoint to other client applications to connect to the service and query the metadata held in the catalogue.
CSW GetCapabilities: The mandatory GetCapabilities operation allows CSW clients to retrieve service metadata from a server. The response to a GetCapabilities request shall be an XML document containing service metadata about the server. This subclause specifies the XML document that a CSW server shall return to describe its capabilities. https://www.emodnet.eu/geonetwork/emodnet/eng/csw?service=CSW&request=GetCapabilities&VERSION=2.0.2
CSW GetRecords
GetRecords requests allow to query and filter the catalogue metadata records.
EMODnet central portal GetRecords example:
https://www.emodnet.eu/geonetwork/emodnet/eng/csw?REQUEST=GetRecords&SERVICE=CSW&VERSION=2.0.2&ELEMENTSETNAME=summary&OUTPUTSCHEMA=http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2&CONSTRAINTLANGUAGE=FILTER&CONSTRAINT_LANGUAGE_VERSION=1.1.0&RESULTTYPE=results&TYPENAMES=csw:Record&CONSTRAINT=<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"><ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo><ogc:PropertyName>dc:type</ogc:PropertyName><ogc:Literal>dataset</ogc:Literal></ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo></ogc:Filter>&maxRecords=1000
For more information on EMODnet web service, please follow the link:
https://github.com/EMODnet/Web-Service-Documentation
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Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Education and training materials (related to oceans), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels), Manuals, guidelines, standards and best practices, Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, Black Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Riga, Ionian Sea, Irish Sea, Kattegat, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Sea of Azov, Sea of Marmara, St. George's Channel, Tyrrhenian Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS07 Administration and dimensions, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities, no theme defined
Keywords: Geospatial data, Marine, Open Geospatial Consortium, bathymetry, biology, chemistry, geology, human activities, metadata, physics, seabed habitats
Last updated: 24/11/2023
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): Physics (ODIS id: 1095)
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): Physics
EMODnet Physics is an upstream ocean data integrating service. It builds on the discovery of data sources or providers and their connection to the EMODnet Physics infrastructure. It provides a single point of access to in situ ocean physics time-series data and vertical profiles, data products and metadata built with common standards, free of charge and no restrictions.
The available parameters cover temperature, salinity and currents profiles, sea level trends, wave height and period, wind speed and direction, water turbidity (light attenuation), underwater noise, river flow, and sea-ice coverage.
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): Physics (ODIS id 1095)
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): Physics
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EMODnet Physics
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EMODnet Physics is an upstream ocean data integrating service. It builds on the discovery of data sources or providers and their connection to the EMODnet Physics infrastructure. It provides a single point of access to in situ ocean physics time-series data and vertical profiles, data products and metadata built with common standards, free of charge and no restrictions.
The available parameters cover temperature, salinity and currents profiles, sea level trends, wave height and period, wind speed and direction, water turbidity (light attenuation), underwater noise, river flow, and sea-ice coverage.
Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Manuals, guidelines, standards and best practices, Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: ArcGis, Sea surface temperature, Under water acoustic pollution , analysis and visualization of oceanographic data, sea ice, sea level anomaly, sea surface salinity, sea water temperature, water temperature, wave height and direction, wind stress
Last updated: 21/11/2023
European Virtual Infrastructure in Ocean Research - EUROFLEETS+ (ODIS id: 1614)
https://evior.eurofleets.eu/
Sharing information on planned, current and completed cruises and on details of European research ve ...
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European Virtual Infrastructure in Ocean Research - EUROFLEETS+
Sharing information on planned, current and completed cruises and on details of European research vessels and specialized equipment. Giving e-access to underway events information, sailing tracks and current position of European research vessels.
European Virtual Infrastructure in Ocean Research - EUROFLEETS+ (ODIS id 1614)
European Virtual Infrastructure in Ocean Research - EUROFLEETS+
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EVIOR - EUROFLEETS+
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Sharing information on planned, current and completed cruises and on details of European research vessels and specialized equipment. Giving e-access to underway events information, sailing tracks and current position of European research vessels.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS09 Cryosphere, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: AUV, Glider, Oceanographic Ships, ROV, knowledge and information, marine science, networking infrastructure, oceanographic research, oceanography, research, research network, research vessel, research vessels fleet, vessel
Last updated: 15/06/2021
EUXINUS - EMSO ERIC BLACK SEA NODE NETWORK (ODIS id: 690)
http://www.euxinus.eu
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EUXINUS - EMSO ERIC BLACK SEA NODE NETWORK
An important project involving the Romanian-Bulgarian cooperation has established, since 2013 a new and complex environmental monitoring system in the Western Black Sea. The system consists of three offshore observatories, each including underwater modules and a coastal gauge limited to the surface module. The system, unique in the Black Sea area, is able to collect long-term real-time data for several key environmental parameters.
EUXINUS - EMSO ERIC BLACK SEA NODE NETWORK (ODIS id 690)
An important project involving the Romanian-Bulgarian cooperation has established, since 2013 a new and complex environmental monitoring system in the Western Black Sea. The system consists of three offshore observatories, each including underwater modules and a coastal gauge limited to the surface module. The system, unique in the Black Sea area, is able to collect long-term real-time data for several key environmental parameters.
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The three Romanian offshore observatories (EUXRo01, EUXRo02 and EUXRo03) are moored 160 km from the Romanian Black Sea coast at about 90 m water depth.
Each of the offshore observatories consists of two main modules:
• Surface relay buoy (SRB)
• Instrumented mooring line (IML) and Underwater tsunami module (UTM)
The SRBs of the observatories EUXRo01, EUXRo03, are equipped with a weather station that continuously measures the wind speed and direction, temperature and pressure. The instrument also integrates a heading sensor, which allows the automatic correction of the wind direction for the buoy rotation.
The SRB of each observatory is also equipped with an environmental monitoring instrument pack, mounted on the buoy pole at 5 m water depth. The instrument pack includes a Doppler current meter, classic CTD sensors (conductivity, temperature, and pressure/depth) and sensors for measuring dissolved oxygen concentration, turbidity and chlorophyll. Auxiliary equipment of the SRB module include a communication box with GPS receiver, radio link allowing full control of the buoy from a nearby ship, iridium bilateral link with antenna for satellite data transmission to the terrestrial data center and reprogramming of the sensors, active and passive radar reflectors, IALA signaling light and four solar panel for recharging the batteries.
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Western Black Sea
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English, Romanian
Countries: Romania
Host Countries: Romania
Sea Region: Black Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: data buoy
Last updated: 22/10/2020
This site is dedicated to the promotion of glider technology and its applications. The EGO group promotes glider applications through coordination, training, liaison between providers and users, advocacy, and provision of expert advice.
We intend to favor oceanographic experiments and the operational monitoring of the oceans with gliders through scientific and international collaboration. We provide news, support, information about glider projects and glider data management, as well as resources related to gliders. If you use the glider technology (or plan to use it), please first register to have full access to this website and contact us if you want to contribute to our international coordination efforts.
The web site provides access to data as well as descriptions of all known gliders.
This site is dedicated to the promotion of glider technology and its applications. The EGO group promotes glider applications through coordination, training, liaison between providers and users, advocacy, and provision of expert advice.
We intend to favor oceanographic experiments and the operational monitoring of the oceans with gliders through scientific and international collaboration. We provide news, support, information about glider projects and glider data management, as well as resources related to gliders. If you use the glider technology (or plan to use it), please first register to have full access to this website and contact us if you want to contribute to our international coordination efforts.
The web site provides access to data as well as descriptions of all known gliders.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: France
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Glider, data and information, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, oceanographic data, oceanography, oceans, operational oceanography, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature
Last updated: 03/10/2020
Expendable Bathythermograph Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Expendable Bathythermographs (XBTs) are single-use instruments that are used to measure temperature profiles of the ocean. XBTs are launched from hand-held units, connected to the XBT itself by a thin copper wire that allows temperature data to be directly transmitted as the XBT sinks (up to 800 m). After the length of the copper wire has been expelled, the XBT is released and sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
Able to be deployed from any ship, XBTs provide a quick and inexpensive means of collecting temperature data and a vital tool of the Ships of Opportunity Facility. Using ships that undertake the same path on a regular basis allows the collection of high-density transects, capturing high-resolution and temporal information that allows for smaller-scale oceanic features, including fronts and eddies to be resolved.
Expendable Bathythermograph Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2302)
Expendable Bathythermograph Sub-Facility - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
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Expendable Bathythermograph Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Expendable Bathythermographs (XBTs) are single-use instruments that are used to measure temperature profiles of the ocean. XBTs are launched from hand-held units, connected to the XBT itself by a thin copper wire that allows temperature data to be directly transmitted as the XBT sinks (up to 800 m). After the length of the copper wire has been expelled, the XBT is released and sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
Able to be deployed from any ship, XBTs provide a quick and inexpensive means of collecting temperature data and a vital tool of the Ships of Opportunity Facility. Using ships that undertake the same path on a regular basis allows the collection of high-density transects, capturing high-resolution and temporal information that allows for smaller-scale oceanic features, including fronts and eddies to be resolved.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Timor Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: XBT, oceanographic data, sea water temperature
Last updated: 18/12/2021
Fixed Stations facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecast System (ODIS id: 1212)
Fixed Stations facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecast System
Welcome to the fixed stations' facility. Here you can explore all our fixed platforms and click on one of them to display and download the latest data. You can directly display all the variable data and the charts, clicking on the icons.
Fixed Stations facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecast System (ODIS id 1212)
Fixed Stations facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecast System
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Infraestructuras Fijas - SOCIB
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Fixed Stations - SOCIB
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If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10
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Welcome to the fixed stations' facility. Here you can explore all our fixed platforms and click on one of them to display and download the latest data. You can directly display all the variable data and the charts, clicking on the icons.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Gulf of Mexico
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: buoys, observation data, weather data
Last updated: 18/10/2021
Geographic Information Gateway - New York Department of State Office of Planning and Development (ODIS id: 335)
http://opdgig.dos.ny.gov/#/home
The Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art website providing ...
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Geographic Information Gateway - New York Department of State Office of Planning and Development
The Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art website providing public access to data, real-time information, interactive tools, and expert knowledge relevant to the Office of Planning and Development’s activities throughout New York State. Interactive map viewers allow users to easily download, visualize, and explore geographic data. A Latest Conditions page provides access to real-time information across the State, such as water quality, tide levels, and beach conditions. Also included on this site are illustrated stories, which highlight case studies, showcase community success stories, and demonstrate how the Office uses available geographic information to improve planning and decision-making. The Gateway’s suite of information and tools serves as a valuable resource for New York communities, an educational resource for schools and universities, and a guide for the responsible development of the State’s resources.
Geographic Information Gateway - New York Department of State Office of Planning and Development (ODIS id 335)
Geographic Information Gateway - New York Department of State Office of Planning and Development
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Gateway - NYS DOS Office of Planning and Development
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The Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art website providing public access to data, real-time information, interactive tools, and expert knowledge relevant to the Office of Planning and Development’s activities throughout New York State. Interactive map viewers allow users to easily download, visualize, and explore geographic data. A Latest Conditions page provides access to real-time information across the State, such as water quality, tide levels, and beach conditions. Also included on this site are illustrated stories, which highlight case studies, showcase community success stories, and demonstrate how the Office uses available geographic information to improve planning and decision-making. The Gateway’s suite of information and tools serves as a valuable resource for New York communities, an educational resource for schools and universities, and a guide for the responsible development of the State’s resources.
New York State, including offshore areas in the Northwest Atlantic Out to the toe of the continental shelf and the US Great Lakes Ontario (entire US portion) and Erie (NY portion)
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Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Multimedia content, Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: North Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS07 Administration and dimensions, DS08 Terrestrial, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Cetaceans, Chlorophyll, Digital repository, Epibenthos, Macrobenthos, Mammals, Marine, Marine birds , Occurrence, Sea surface temperature, bathymetry, biodiversity, hydrography, metadata, sea level, tides
Last updated: 30/09/2021
Geostationary Extended Observations - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (ODIS id: 2693)
Geostationary Extended Observations - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite system is the ground-breaking mission that will advance Earth observations from geostationary orbit. GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations.
The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites. GeoXO will bring new capabilities to address emerging environmental issues and challenges that threaten the security and well-being of every American.
NOAA is working to ensure these critical observations are in place by the early 2030s as the GOES-R Series nears the end of its operational lifetime.
Geostationary Extended Observations - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (ODIS id 2693)
Geostationary Extended Observations - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
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GeoXO - NOAA-NESDIS
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NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite system is the ground-breaking mission that will advance Earth observations from geostationary orbit. GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations.
The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites. GeoXO will bring new capabilities to address emerging environmental issues and challenges that threaten the security and well-being of every American.
NOAA is working to ensure these critical observations are in place by the early 2030s as the GOES-R Series nears the end of its operational lifetime.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS10 Environment
Keywords: image processing, observing system, ocean climate, ocean health, real-time data, satellite data, satellite imagery, weather foreast
Last updated: 05/02/2022
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series - NOAA and NASA program (ODIS id: 2694)
https://www.goes-r.gov/
NOAA’s latest generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), known as th ...
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series - NOAA and NASA program
NOAA’s latest generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), known as the GOES-R Series, is the nation’s most advanced fleet of geostationary weather satellites. Geostationary satellites circle the Earth in geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the Earth’s equatorial plane at a speed matching the Earth’s rotation. This allows them to stay in a fixed position in the sky, remaining stationary with respect to a point on the ground. GOES satellites continually view the Western Hemisphere from approximately 22,300 miles above Earth. GOES satellites are designated with a letter prior to launch and renamed with a number once they reach geostationary orbit.
The GOES-R Series is a four-satellite program including GOES-R, GOES-S, GOES-T and GOES-U. The GOES-R Series is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mission, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NOAA manages the GOES-R Series Program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, with personnel from both agencies. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center oversees the acquisition of the GOES-R spacecraft and instruments and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center manages launch services. NOAA manages the ground system, operates the satellites, and distributes their data to users worldwide.
The GOES-R Series maintains the two-satellite operational system implemented by the previous GOES satellites. However, the locations of the operational GOES-R Series satellites are 75.2⁰ W and 137.2⁰ W, instead of 75⁰ W and 135⁰ W. These shifts eliminate conflicts with other satellite systems. NOAA also maintains an on-orbit spare GOES satellite at 105⁰ W in the event of an anomaly or failure of GOES East or GOES West. The GOES History page of this site provides a look back at the GOES program.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series - NOAA and NASA program (ODIS id 2694)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series - NOAA and NASA program
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GOES-R Series - NOAA-NASA
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NOAA’s latest generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), known as the GOES-R Series, is the nation’s most advanced fleet of geostationary weather satellites. Geostationary satellites circle the Earth in geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the Earth’s equatorial plane at a speed matching the Earth’s rotation. This allows them to stay in a fixed position in the sky, remaining stationary with respect to a point on the ground. GOES satellites continually view the Western Hemisphere from approximately 22,300 miles above Earth. GOES satellites are designated with a letter prior to launch and renamed with a number once they reach geostationary orbit.
The GOES-R Series is a four-satellite program including GOES-R, GOES-S, GOES-T and GOES-U. The GOES-R Series is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mission, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NOAA manages the GOES-R Series Program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, with personnel from both agencies. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center oversees the acquisition of the GOES-R spacecraft and instruments and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center manages launch services. NOAA manages the ground system, operates the satellites, and distributes their data to users worldwide.
The GOES-R Series maintains the two-satellite operational system implemented by the previous GOES satellites. However, the locations of the operational GOES-R Series satellites are 75.2⁰ W and 137.2⁰ W, instead of 75⁰ W and 135⁰ W. These shifts eliminate conflicts with other satellite systems. NOAA also maintains an on-orbit spare GOES satellite at 105⁰ W in the event of an anomaly or failure of GOES East or GOES West. The GOES History page of this site provides a look back at the GOES program.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS10 Environment
Keywords: Earth observation, Satellite, observing system, operational oceanography, real-time satellite data, weather data, weather information
Last updated: 24/10/2021
Glider Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id: 2311)
https://gliders.ioos.us/data/
The mission of the Glider DAC is to provide glider operators with a simple process for submitting gl ...
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Glider Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
The mission of the Glider DAC is to provide glider operators with a simple process for submitting glider data sets to a centralized location, enabling the data to be visualized, analyzed, widely distributed via existing web services and the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) and archived at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
As scientists deploy more gliders, they are revolutionizing how we observe our ocean. This data creates a more complete picture of what is happening in the ocean, especially below the surface. The robots collect information by profiling the water from the surface to deep water, at lower cost and less risk than ever before. Currently, the IOOS Regional Associations (RAs), which conduct a combination of routine, sustained, and event driven monitoring, are the main contributors to the IOOS glider DAC. The IOOS Underwater Glider Network Map is a collaborative effort and includes current and historical glider missions dating back to 2005 from Gulf of Mexico (GCOOS), Southern California (SCCOOS), Northern Pacific (NANOOS), Central and Northern California (CeNCOOS), Great Lakes (GLOS), Mid-Atlantic (MARACOOS), and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab (AOML). The gliders displayed have been funded by U.S. IOOS, NOAA, ONR, NSF, EPA, various universities, state agencies and industries.
Glider Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id 2311)
Glider Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Glider Data Assembly Center - IOOS
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Abstract
The mission of the Glider DAC is to provide glider operators with a simple process for submitting glider data sets to a centralized location, enabling the data to be visualized, analyzed, widely distributed via existing web services and the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) and archived at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
As scientists deploy more gliders, they are revolutionizing how we observe our ocean. This data creates a more complete picture of what is happening in the ocean, especially below the surface. The robots collect information by profiling the water from the surface to deep water, at lower cost and less risk than ever before. Currently, the IOOS Regional Associations (RAs), which conduct a combination of routine, sustained, and event driven monitoring, are the main contributors to the IOOS glider DAC. The IOOS Underwater Glider Network Map is a collaborative effort and includes current and historical glider missions dating back to 2005 from Gulf of Mexico (GCOOS), Southern California (SCCOOS), Northern Pacific (NANOOS), Central and Northern California (CeNCOOS), Great Lakes (GLOS), Mid-Atlantic (MARACOOS), and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab (AOML). The gliders displayed have been funded by U.S. IOOS, NOAA, ONR, NSF, EPA, various universities, state agencies and industries.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, oceanographic data, open access, open data
Last updated: 25/09/2021
Glider deployments - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2684)
Glider deployments - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
The Slocum Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, MA), is an integrated instrument platform designed to operate in the coastal oceans up to 1000m depth. It has no propeller. It is designed such that, by adjusting its volume via a ballast engine, it dives and climbs in a saw tooth pattern. The result is a low cost, highly adaptable autonomous underwater vehicle with a very low power requirement. While traversing the saw tooth or ‘gliding’, the vehicle slowly travels horizontally at about 1 kph.
While gliding, a fin steers the glider towards continuously adjustable waypoints.The Slocum Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, MA), is an integrated instrument platform designed to operate in the coastal oceans up to 1000m depth. It has no propeller. It is designed such that, by adjusting its volume via a ballast engine, it dives and climbs in a saw tooth pattern. The result is a low cost, highly adaptable autonomous underwater vehicle with a very low power requirement. While traversing the saw tooth or ‘gliding’, the vehicle slowly travels horizontally at about 1 kph. While gliding, a fin steers the glider towards continuously adjustable waypoints.
The glider communicates via an Iridium satellite link when at the surface, allowing frequent contact to operators anywhere in the world. This continuous link allows pilots to change flight plans and for scientists to acquire data from the gliders several times per day. This live data is integral to understanding the ocean in real-time.
Typical products of underwater gliders include: Temperature, salinity, depth, optical properties, chlorophyll, water visibility, oxygen, current speeds (surface to bottom), wave heights, fish/mammal tagging tracker. Soon: pH, zooplankton.
Glider deployments - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2684)
Glider deployments - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Glider deployments - MARACOOS
Citation
Abstract
The Slocum Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, MA), is an integrated instrument platform designed to operate in the coastal oceans up to 1000m depth. It has no propeller. It is designed such that, by adjusting its volume via a ballast engine, it dives and climbs in a saw tooth pattern. The result is a low cost, highly adaptable autonomous underwater vehicle with a very low power requirement. While traversing the saw tooth or ‘gliding’, the vehicle slowly travels horizontally at about 1 kph.
While gliding, a fin steers the glider towards continuously adjustable waypoints.The Slocum Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, MA), is an integrated instrument platform designed to operate in the coastal oceans up to 1000m depth. It has no propeller. It is designed such that, by adjusting its volume via a ballast engine, it dives and climbs in a saw tooth pattern. The result is a low cost, highly adaptable autonomous underwater vehicle with a very low power requirement. While traversing the saw tooth or ‘gliding’, the vehicle slowly travels horizontally at about 1 kph. While gliding, a fin steers the glider towards continuously adjustable waypoints.
The glider communicates via an Iridium satellite link when at the surface, allowing frequent contact to operators anywhere in the world. This continuous link allows pilots to change flight plans and for scientists to acquire data from the gliders several times per day. This live data is integral to understanding the ocean in real-time.
Typical products of underwater gliders include: Temperature, salinity, depth, optical properties, chlorophyll, water visibility, oxygen, current speeds (surface to bottom), wave heights, fish/mammal tagging tracker. Soon: pH, zooplankton.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, observation data, observational oceanography, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 23/10/2021
Glider Facilities - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2935)
Glider Facilities - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
A glider is an underwater vehicle that uses small changes in its buoyancy in order to move up and down in the ocean. Unlike afloat, a glider uses wings to convert that vertical motion to horizontal, propelling itself forward with very low power consumption. The high efficiency of the propulsion system enables gliders to be operated for several months, during which they can cover thousands of kilometers. They allow the autonomous and sustained collection of physical measurements such as pressure, temperature, and conductivity data, and depending on the model, some biogeochemical measurements (like fluorescence, oxygen, or optical backscattering) of the upper 1km of the ocean. Registred measurements are transmitted by satellite every time the gliders come up to the surface. The same communication channel is used to transmit navigation commands to the gliders (heading, angle of ascent/dive, max depth,…).
Although they are a relatively new platform in oceanography, in the Mediterranean Sea gliders are deployed regularly for ocean observations. Most of the active and archived glider missions can be tracked on the owner's website and also on the EGO (Everyone's Gliding Observatories) website.
Glider Facilities - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2935)
Glider Facilities - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Glider Facilities - MONGOOS
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Abstract
A glider is an underwater vehicle that uses small changes in its buoyancy in order to move up and down in the ocean. Unlike afloat, a glider uses wings to convert that vertical motion to horizontal, propelling itself forward with very low power consumption. The high efficiency of the propulsion system enables gliders to be operated for several months, during which they can cover thousands of kilometers. They allow the autonomous and sustained collection of physical measurements such as pressure, temperature, and conductivity data, and depending on the model, some biogeochemical measurements (like fluorescence, oxygen, or optical backscattering) of the upper 1km of the ocean. Registred measurements are transmitted by satellite every time the gliders come up to the surface. The same communication channel is used to transmit navigation commands to the gliders (heading, angle of ascent/dive, max depth,…).
Although they are a relatively new platform in oceanography, in the Mediterranean Sea gliders are deployed regularly for ocean observations. Most of the active and archived glider missions can be tracked on the owner's website and also on the EGO (Everyone's Gliding Observatories) website.
Glider facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System
Welcome to the gliders facility. Here you can browse the deployments of our gliders both current and archival.
Additionally, performance charts and post mission reports of all SOCIB campaigns can be found in the Glider Report Section.
Read more about the gliders Note that in the map, you are able to get several information about the gliders in the mission, such as performed trajectory and latest information transmitted by the glider (by clicking the icon over the map). In the table below the map, current and archival deployments are shown, providing several ways of data displaying and downloading.
Glider facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (ODIS id 1210)
Glider facility - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System
Original (non-English) name
Sistema de Planeadores Submarinos - SOCIB
Acronym
Glider facility - SOCIB
Citation
If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10
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Welcome to the gliders facility. Here you can browse the deployments of our gliders both current and archival.
Additionally, performance charts and post mission reports of all SOCIB campaigns can be found in the Glider Report Section.
Read more about the gliders Note that in the map, you are able to get several information about the gliders in the mission, such as performed trajectory and latest information transmitted by the glider (by clicking the icon over the map). In the table below the map, current and archival deployments are shown, providing several ways of data displaying and downloading.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: Catalan, English, Spanish
Countries: Spain
Host Countries: Spain
Sea Region: Alboran Sea, Balearic Sea, Mediterranean Region
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Glider, WebGIS, dissolved oxygen, oceanographic data, operational oceanography, operational service, sea water electrical conductivity, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature
Last updated: 11/10/2022
Gliders - Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research (ODIS id: 604)
Gliders - Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research
Our state-of-the-art glider fleet consists of 7 Teledyne Webb Slocum gliders and 4 Wave Gliders. Combined, our gliders have completed more than 100 missions, traveling more than 65,000 km, and collecting 200,000,000 data points along the way. Gliders can remain at sea for months at a time collecting data on physical, biological and chemical processes, operating at little cost compared to ship time and reducing risk to field personnel. Our glider group, with funding from The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) and contributions from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), deploy Teledyne Webb Research Slocum electric gliders and a Liquid Robotics wave glider to help ocean monitoring efforts, collect data for researchers studying ocean habitats and marine animal telemetry.
Gliders - Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research (ODIS id 604)
Gliders - Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Gliders - CEOTR
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Abstract
Our state-of-the-art glider fleet consists of 7 Teledyne Webb Slocum gliders and 4 Wave Gliders. Combined, our gliders have completed more than 100 missions, traveling more than 65,000 km, and collecting 200,000,000 data points along the way. Gliders can remain at sea for months at a time collecting data on physical, biological and chemical processes, operating at little cost compared to ship time and reducing risk to field personnel. Our glider group, with funding from The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) and contributions from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), deploy Teledyne Webb Research Slocum electric gliders and a Liquid Robotics wave glider to help ocean monitoring efforts, collect data for researchers studying ocean habitats and marine animal telemetry.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: Canada
Host Countries: Canada
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Northeast Pacific Ocean (180W), Northwest Atlantic Ocean (40W), Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, oxygen, salinity, water temperature
Last updated: 05/10/2021
Gliders - NOAA National Data Buoy Center (ODIS id: 2685)
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, data collection, observational oceanography, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 23/10/2021
https://secoora.org/gliders/
SECOORA established a regional glider network in 2016 to gather data on shelf circulation and water ...
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Gliders - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
SECOORA established a regional glider network in 2016 to gather data on shelf circulation and water properties in the South Atlantic Bight. Regular glider deployments will occur at multiple locations off Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Sensors on the gliders will allow the team to map temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen and other scientific data.
Gliders - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id 2639)
Gliders - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Gliders - SECOORA
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SECOORA established a regional glider network in 2016 to gather data on shelf circulation and water properties in the South Atlantic Bight. Regular glider deployments will occur at multiple locations off Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Sensors on the gliders will allow the team to map temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen and other scientific data.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, oceanographic data
Last updated: 18/10/2021
Gliders - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2557)
https://sccoos.org/gliders/
The California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives ...
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Gliders - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
The California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives from the surface to 500 m and back, repeating the cycle every 3 hours, and traveling 3 km in the horizontal during that time. The CUGN includes gliders on three of the traditional cross-shore surveying lines: off Monterey Bay, Point Conception, and Dana Point and one alongshore line. The glider missions typically last about 100 days, and cover over 2000 km, thus providing 4-6 sections on lines extending 300-500 km offshore. The first operations began in 2005, with continuous coverage starting in 2006. To date, the CUGN has covered 300,000 km in 37 glider-years, while producing 125,000 profiles of data.
Gliders - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2557)
Gliders - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Gliders - SCCOOS
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The California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives from the surface to 500 m and back, repeating the cycle every 3 hours, and traveling 3 km in the horizontal during that time. The CUGN includes gliders on three of the traditional cross-shore surveying lines: off Monterey Bay, Point Conception, and Dana Point and one alongshore line. The glider missions typically last about 100 days, and cover over 2000 km, thus providing 4-6 sections on lines extending 300-500 km offshore. The first operations began in 2005, with continuous coverage starting in 2006. To date, the CUGN has covered 300,000 km in 37 glider-years, while producing 125,000 profiles of data.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: ocean climate, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments, operational oceanography
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Global Integrated Shipping Information System - International Maritime Organization (ODIS id: 879)
Global Integrated Shipping Information System - International Maritime Organization
GISIS (the Global Integrated Shipping Information System) is developed and maintained by the International Maritime Organisation and the website aims to allow on-line access to information supplied to the IMO Secretariat by Maritime Administrations, in compliance with IMO's instruments.
GISIS is composed of several sub-systems including modules on various themes/topics: Maritime Security, Recognized Organizations, Marine Casualties and Incidents, Port Reception Facilities, Contact Points, Pollution Prevention Equipment, Piracy and Armed Robbery, Formalities Connected with the Arrival, Stay and Departure of Persons, Simulators, Radio Communications and Search and Rescue, Condition Assessment Scheme, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Information on Local Regulations, IMDG Code Feedback, MARPOL Annex VI, Evaluation of Hooks. Registration is needed to have access to the information.
Global Integrated Shipping Information System - International Maritime Organization (ODIS id 879)
Global Integrated Shipping Information System - International Maritime Organization
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
GISIS - IMO
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Abstract
GISIS (the Global Integrated Shipping Information System) is developed and maintained by the International Maritime Organisation and the website aims to allow on-line access to information supplied to the IMO Secretariat by Maritime Administrations, in compliance with IMO's instruments.
GISIS is composed of several sub-systems including modules on various themes/topics: Maritime Security, Recognized Organizations, Marine Casualties and Incidents, Port Reception Facilities, Contact Points, Pollution Prevention Equipment, Piracy and Armed Robbery, Formalities Connected with the Arrival, Stay and Departure of Persons, Simulators, Radio Communications and Search and Rescue, Condition Assessment Scheme, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Information on Local Regulations, IMDG Code Feedback, MARPOL Annex VI, Evaluation of Hooks. Registration is needed to have access to the information.
Types: Bibliographic infobases including library catalogues and document repositories, Data catalogue, Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Education and training materials (related to oceans), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on vessels (including research vessels), Manuals, guidelines, standards and best practices, Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United Kingdom, GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Maritime transport, shipping
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network Data Portal (ODIS id: 809)
http://portal.goa-on.org/
GOA-ON works to improve our understanding of global ocean acidification conditions and ecosystem res ...
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Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network Data Portal
GOA-ON works to improve our understanding of global ocean acidification conditions and ecosystem responses by making ocean acidification data easily accessible.
The GOA-ON Data Explorer provides access and visualization to ocean acidification data and data synthesis products being collected around the world from a wide range of sources, including moorings, research cruises, and fixed time series stations. Layers contain contoured world-wide data; Platforms include icons for various observing assets, some of which display real-time data and many of which include links to data and metadata. For a given asset measuring carbonate chemistry, metadata includes information on which parameters are measured, links to data providers, and other useful details. The inventory of GOA-ON assets can be searched interactively by region, platform type, and variables by using the Filters tool.
Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network Data Portal (ODIS id 809)
Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network Data Portal
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
GOA-ON Data Portal
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Abstract
GOA-ON works to improve our understanding of global ocean acidification conditions and ecosystem responses by making ocean acidification data easily accessible.
The GOA-ON Data Explorer provides access and visualization to ocean acidification data and data synthesis products being collected around the world from a wide range of sources, including moorings, research cruises, and fixed time series stations. Layers contain contoured world-wide data; Platforms include icons for various observing assets, some of which display real-time data and many of which include links to data and metadata. For a given asset measuring carbonate chemistry, metadata includes information on which parameters are measured, links to data providers, and other useful details. The inventory of GOA-ON assets can be searched interactively by region, platform type, and variables by using the Filters tool.
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Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium
Host Countries: Belgium
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Climate change, GIS, Geospatial data, Monitoring, Ocean acidification, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, alkalinity, ammonium concentration, biogeochemistry, carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, global ocean acidification, global ocean observing system, metadata, moored buoy, nitrate, nutrients, ocean carbon, oceanography, oceans, pH, particulate organic carbon, phosphate concentration, primary production, profiling buoy, research vessel, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, silicate concentration
Last updated: 20/03/2021
Global Sea Level Observing System - Core Network Station Availability (ODIS id: 824)
Global Sea Level Observing System - Core Network Station Availability
The Global Sea Level Observing System GLOSS is an international sea level monitoring program designed to produce high quality in situ sea level observations to support a broad research and operational user base. GLOSS was established by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC in 1985 and it is currently formed by over 90 nations across the globe.
Global Sea Level Observing System - Core Network Station Availability (ODIS id 824)
Global Sea Level Observing System - Core Network Station Availability
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
GLOSS Core Network Station Availability
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Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), 2020, "Tide Gauge Data",
Retrieved 24 Aug 2020 from http://www.psmsl.org/data/obtaining/.
Simon J. Holgate, Andrew Matthews, Philip L. Woodworth, Lesley J. Rickards,
Mark E. Tamisiea, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Peter R. Foden, Kathleen M. Gordon,
Svetlana Jevrejeva, and Jeff Pugh (2013) New Data Systems and Products at the
Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level. Journal of Coastal Research: Volume 29,
Issue 3: pp. 493 – 504. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00175.1.
Abstract
The Global Sea Level Observing System GLOSS is an international sea level monitoring program designed to produce high quality in situ sea level observations to support a broad research and operational user base. GLOSS was established by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC in 1985 and it is currently formed by over 90 nations across the globe.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United Kingdom, GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), GIS, metadata, sea level
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2758)
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System
AOOS’s plan to establish sentinel ecosystem moorings in each of the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) in Alaska designates moorings in the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea and the Eastern Beaufort Sea. The general location for each observatory is selected based on the biological, economic, and cultural importance associated with each region and is founded on how each site is positioned to document the effects of shelf-canyon exchanges that regulate biological production, biodiversity, and community structure (see map). Establishing this modern-era observing consortium is at the forefront of expanding the Alaska-region marine observing capacity, providing the research and resource and fisheries management communities with unparalleled, long term datasets for discovery and improvements in ecosystem modeling.
The GEO sits near the shelf-break along the Seward Line, which supports a long time-series shipboard survey line that dates back to the 70’s.
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2758)
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Observatory - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Observatory - AOOS
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Abstract
AOOS’s plan to establish sentinel ecosystem moorings in each of the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) in Alaska designates moorings in the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea and the Eastern Beaufort Sea. The general location for each observatory is selected based on the biological, economic, and cultural importance associated with each region and is founded on how each site is positioned to document the effects of shelf-canyon exchanges that regulate biological production, biodiversity, and community structure (see map). Establishing this modern-era observing consortium is at the forefront of expanding the Alaska-region marine observing capacity, providing the research and resource and fisheries management communities with unparalleled, long term datasets for discovery and improvements in ecosystem modeling.
The GEO sits near the shelf-break along the Seward Line, which supports a long time-series shipboard survey line that dates back to the 70’s.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS10 Environment
Keywords: marine ecosystems, monitoring system, moored buoy, observational oceanography, observing system, trophic dynamics
Last updated: 30/10/2021
Gulf Stream Mean and Eddy Kinetic Energy - California Underwater Glider Network at University of California San Diego (ODIS id: 2560)
Gulf Stream Mean and Eddy Kinetic Energy - California Underwater Glider Network at University of California San Diego
Since 2015, Spray underwater gliders have routinely collected high-resolution observations in and near the Gulf Stream along the US East Coast. Todd (2021, Geophysical Research Letters) used the profiles of absolute horizontal velocity measured by the gliders to estimate mean and eddy kinetic energy on a 0.1° × 0.1° × 10 m grid that covers the Gulf Stream and surrounding waters along the US East Coast to a maximum depth of 1000 m. The methodology used to produce the estimates is described in detail in Todd (2021, Geophysical Research Letters).
Gulf Stream Mean and Eddy Kinetic Energy - California Underwater Glider Network at University of California San Diego (ODIS id 2560)
Gulf Stream Mean and Eddy Kinetic Energy - California Underwater Glider Network at University of California San Diego
Original (non-English) name
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Gulf Stream Mean and Eddy Kinetic Energy - CUGN-UCSD
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You are welcome to download and use these estimates of Gulf Stream mean and kinetic energy. If you do so, please include the following two references in any presentations or publications:
Todd, R.E. (2021), Gulf Stream mean and eddy kinetic energy: Three-dimensional estimates from underwater glider observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., in press, doi: 10.1029/2020GL090281.
Todd, R.E. (2021), Gulf Stream mean and eddy kinetic energy from Spray underwater glider measurements [Data set]. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Instrument Development Group, doi: 10.21238/S8SPRAY2675A
Abstract
Since 2015, Spray underwater gliders have routinely collected high-resolution observations in and near the Gulf Stream along the US East Coast. Todd (2021, Geophysical Research Letters) used the profiles of absolute horizontal velocity measured by the gliders to estimate mean and eddy kinetic energy on a 0.1° × 0.1° × 10 m grid that covers the Gulf Stream and surrounding waters along the US East Coast to a maximum depth of 1000 m. The methodology used to produce the estimates is described in detail in Todd (2021, Geophysical Research Letters).
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, current pattern, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 10/10/2021
HF Radar - Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 1229)
High frequency (HF) radar systems measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. Currents in the ocean are equivalent to winds in the atmosphere because they move things from one location to another. These currents carry nutrients as well as pollutants, so it is important to know the currents for ecological and economic reasons. The currents carry any floating object, which is why U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operators use HF radar data to make critical decisions when rescuing disabled vessels and people stranded in the water.
These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to about 200 km, and can operate under any weather conditions. They are located near the water’s edge, and need not be situated atop a high point of land. Traditionally, crews placed current measuring devices directly into the water to retrieve current speeds. While these direct measurement systems are still widely used as a standard reference, HF radars are the only sensors that can measure large areas at once with the detail that is required for the important applications described here. Not even satellites have the temporal and spatial resolution for coastal ocean current measurement.
HF Radar - Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 1229)
High frequency (HF) radar systems measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. Currents in the ocean are equivalent to winds in the atmosphere because they move things from one location to another. These currents carry nutrients as well as pollutants, so it is important to know the currents for ecological and economic reasons. The currents carry any floating object, which is why U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operators use HF radar data to make critical decisions when rescuing disabled vessels and people stranded in the water.
These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to about 200 km, and can operate under any weather conditions. They are located near the water’s edge, and need not be situated atop a high point of land. Traditionally, crews placed current measuring devices directly into the water to retrieve current speeds. While these direct measurement systems are still widely used as a standard reference, HF radars are the only sensors that can measure large areas at once with the detail that is required for the important applications described here. Not even satellites have the temporal and spatial resolution for coastal ocean current measurement.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Caribbean Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of California, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: coastal ocean waters, current speed and direction, ocean circulation, oceanographic data, operational oceanography, radar, real-time data
Last updated: 12/10/2021
HF Radar Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id: 2312)
https://hfradar.ioos.us/
IOOS operates the nation’s only high-frequency (HF) radar network, providing real-time information ...
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HF Radar Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
IOOS operates the nation’s only high-frequency (HF) radar network, providing real-time information on the speed and direction of surface currents. This network supports search and rescue operations, response to oil spills, marine shipping navigation, monitoring and tracking harmful algal blooms and coastal water quality monitoring. The data are also routinely ingested into oceanographic models. Research is exploring the use of HF radar for application to tsunami detection and monitoring significant wave heights. The network currently consists of approximately 140 radars in nearly every coastal state plus Puerto Rico.
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HF Radar Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (ODIS id 2312)
HF Radar Data Assembly Center - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program
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HF Radar Data Assembly Center - IOOS
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IOOS operates the nation’s only high-frequency (HF) radar network, providing real-time information on the speed and direction of surface currents. This network supports search and rescue operations, response to oil spills, marine shipping navigation, monitoring and tracking harmful algal blooms and coastal water quality monitoring. The data are also routinely ingested into oceanographic models. Research is exploring the use of HF radar for application to tsunami detection and monitoring significant wave heights. The network currently consists of approximately 140 radars in nearly every coastal state plus Puerto Rico.
Registration at http://rowg.org/bin/view/System/UserRegistration is strongly encouraged to enable access to the latest documents on data management and analysis. NOTE: ROWG.org is a wiki so registration is required and is moderated. Therefore, one’s access will not be immediate.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, Ocean monitoring, high-frequency observations, ocean circulation, ocean currents, oceanographic data, real-time data
Last updated: 25/09/2021
HF Radars - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2932)
http://www.mongoos.eu/hf-radars
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HF Radars - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
High frequency (HF) radar systems measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. This technology is based on the emission of electromagnetic waves and the study of the echo after reflection by the sea surface. The velocity of the surface current can be derived from the change in frequency between the emitted and reflected signal. This is a result of the Doppler effect, which is the apparent change in frequency of a wave produced by the movement of the source with respect to the observer.
These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to 200 km, and can operate under any weather conditions. They are located near the water's edge, and need not be situated atop a high point of land.
HF Radars - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2932)
HF Radars - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
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HF Radars - MONGOOS
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High frequency (HF) radar systems measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. This technology is based on the emission of electromagnetic waves and the study of the echo after reflection by the sea surface. The velocity of the surface current can be derived from the change in frequency between the emitted and reflected signal. This is a result of the Doppler effect, which is the apparent change in frequency of a wave produced by the movement of the source with respect to the observer.
These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to 200 km, and can operate under any weather conditions. They are located near the water's edge, and need not be situated atop a high point of land.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Mediterranean Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, current speed and direction, near real time data, observing system
Last updated: 16/11/2021
High Frequency Radar - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2677)
http://maracoos.org/hfradar.shtml
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High Frequency Radar - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
High Frequency (HF) Radar is used by ocean researchers to measure surface current velocity fields over the coastal ocean. An HF-radar system can measure surface currents with a spatial resolution of 1-6 km with a maximum range of 200 km. The higher spatial resolution, the lower the range. Currents are acquired every hour. All the HF-Radars used in the Mid-Atlantic are the SeaSonde manufactured by Codar Ocean Sensors.
The HF-Radars, like police radars, measure the speed of something moving toward or away from them. Instead of cars, HF-Radars measure the speed of the ocean surface. With two antennas, scientists can determine the speed and direction (N, S, E, W) of currents in multiple areas, and generate maps of the ocean surface using arrows to show the current direction.
Typical products include: Speed and direction of ocean surface currents and wave heights.
High Frequency Radar - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2677)
High Frequency Radar - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
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HF Radar - MARACOOS
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High Frequency (HF) Radar is used by ocean researchers to measure surface current velocity fields over the coastal ocean. An HF-radar system can measure surface currents with a spatial resolution of 1-6 km with a maximum range of 200 km. The higher spatial resolution, the lower the range. Currents are acquired every hour. All the HF-Radars used in the Mid-Atlantic are the SeaSonde manufactured by Codar Ocean Sensors.
The HF-Radars, like police radars, measure the speed of something moving toward or away from them. Instead of cars, HF-Radars measure the speed of the ocean surface. With two antennas, scientists can determine the speed and direction (N, S, E, W) of currents in multiple areas, and generate maps of the ocean surface using arrows to show the current direction.
Typical products include: Speed and direction of ocean surface currents and wave heights.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, current pattern, current speed and direction, observational oceanography, observing system
Last updated: 23/10/2021
High Frequency Radar - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id: 2640)
High Frequency Radar - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
High frequency radars (HF radar) are land-based systems that measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. SECOORA supports 16 HF radar in the southeastern U.S. Data is used to:
1. Reduce search and rescue area for the U.S. Coast Guard,
2. Provide emergency managers transport information for oil spill or harmful algal bloom response,
3. Identify fish larvae transport,
4. Support model validation.
High Frequency Radar - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id 2640)
High Frequency Radar - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
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HF Radar - SECOORA
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High frequency radars (HF radar) are land-based systems that measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. SECOORA supports 16 HF radar in the southeastern U.S. Data is used to:
1. Reduce search and rescue area for the U.S. Coast Guard,
2. Provide emergency managers transport information for oil spill or harmful algal bloom response,
3. Identify fish larvae transport,
4. Support model validation.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, current pattern, current speed and direction, observational oceanography, observing system
Last updated: 18/10/2021
High Frequency Radar - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2564)
High Frequency Radar - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
High Frequency (HF) Radar derived surface currents have provided critical support to maritime operations and water quality monitoring since 2005. Currents in the ocean are equivalent to winds in the atmosphere because they move things from one location to another. These currents carry nutrients as well as pollutants, so it is important to know the currents for ecological and economic reasons. The currents carry any floating object, which is why U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operators use HF radar data to make critical decisions when rescuing disabled vessels and people stranded in the water. These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to about 200 km.
High Frequency Radar - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2564)
High Frequency Radar - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
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HF Radar - SCCOOS
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High Frequency (HF) Radar derived surface currents have provided critical support to maritime operations and water quality monitoring since 2005. Currents in the ocean are equivalent to winds in the atmosphere because they move things from one location to another. These currents carry nutrients as well as pollutants, so it is important to know the currents for ecological and economic reasons. The currents carry any floating object, which is why U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operators use HF radar data to make critical decisions when rescuing disabled vessels and people stranded in the water. These radars can measure currents over a large region of the coastal ocean, from a few kilometers offshore up to about 200 km.
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Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, current pattern, operational oceanography
Last updated: 10/10/2021
Ice Detection Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and industry partner Pacific Gyre developed and deployed an economical mooring package designed to provide full water column heat content and stratification data in real time to scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS), and others. The Ice Detection Buoy (IDB) mooring, also referred to as the Freeze-up Detection Mooring, is outfitted with an expendable surface float that houses a satellite communications package, a tether release, an inductive modem, and a sea surface temperature sensor. The surface float is connected to as many as four Sea-Bird Electronics’ SBE 37 inductive modem CTDs (conductivity-temperature with depth instruments) that transmit hourly temperature, conductivity and pressure to the surface float from multiple subsurface depths (8, 20, 30, and 40 m). The first mooring deployed in 2015 was also equipped with a sub-surface camera intended to record and send digital images of the upper water column; however, the camera portion never worked well and was abandoned in later iterations. The mooring design allows for only a small expendable portion of the mooring to be lost to the ice while providing much needed realtime water column stratification information running up to freeze-up.
Ice Detection Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2745)
Ice Detection Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System
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Ice Detection Buoy - AOOS
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Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and industry partner Pacific Gyre developed and deployed an economical mooring package designed to provide full water column heat content and stratification data in real time to scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS), and others. The Ice Detection Buoy (IDB) mooring, also referred to as the Freeze-up Detection Mooring, is outfitted with an expendable surface float that houses a satellite communications package, a tether release, an inductive modem, and a sea surface temperature sensor. The surface float is connected to as many as four Sea-Bird Electronics’ SBE 37 inductive modem CTDs (conductivity-temperature with depth instruments) that transmit hourly temperature, conductivity and pressure to the surface float from multiple subsurface depths (8, 20, 30, and 40 m). The first mooring deployed in 2015 was also equipped with a sub-surface camera intended to record and send digital images of the upper water column; however, the camera portion never worked well and was abandoned in later iterations. The mooring design allows for only a small expendable portion of the mooring to be lost to the ice while providing much needed realtime water column stratification information running up to freeze-up.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Peru
Host Countries: Peru
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: data buoy, tides
Last updated: 29/11/2021
Integrated Marine Information System - Flanders Marine Institute (ODIS id: 123)
http://www.vliz.be/en/imis
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) developed an online information system to provide an overview of th ...
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Integrated Marine Information System - Flanders Marine Institute
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) developed an online information system to provide an overview of the marine scientific landscape in Flanders. Information on datasets, publications, persons and institutions is stored in a structured manner in this system. IMIS can be used at institutional level as well as at project level.
Integrated Marine Information System - Flanders Marine Institute (ODIS id 123)
Integrated Marine Information System - Flanders Marine Institute
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IMIS - VLIZ
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) developed an online information system to provide an overview of the marine scientific landscape in Flanders. Information on datasets, publications, persons and institutions is stored in a structured manner in this system. IMIS can be used at institutional level as well as at project level.
Types: Bibliographic infobases including library catalogues and document repositories, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium
Host Countries: Belgium
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords: expertise, metadata
Last updated: 27/09/2021
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Data Catalog (ODIS id: 3308)
https://data.ioos.us/
The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a national-regional partnership working to provide ...
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Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Data Catalog
The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a national-regional partnership working to provide new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. Integrated ocean information is available in near real time, as well as retrospectively. Easier and better access to this information is improving our ability to understand and predict coastal events - such as storms, wave heights, and sea level change. Such knowledge is needed for everything from retail to development planning.
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Data Catalog (ODIS id 3308)
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Data Catalog
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The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a national-regional partnership working to provide new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. Integrated ocean information is available in near real time, as well as retrospectively. Easier and better access to this information is improving our ability to understand and predict coastal events - such as storms, wave heights, and sea level change. Such knowledge is needed for everything from retail to development planning.
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Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: atmospheric and oceanic research
Last updated: 19/07/2024
The interactive map displays all global Argo floats. You can display various layers such as status, deployment location or the float trajectories. Adjust the display by selecting overlay layers from the available options below the map.
Interactive Map - Biogeochemical-Argo (ODIS id 2237)
The interactive map displays all global Argo floats. You can display various layers such as status, deployment location or the float trajectories. Adjust the display by selecting overlay layers from the available options below the map.
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Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL, United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Interactive maps, data discovey, data visualization, map animations, open access
Last updated: 29/11/2021
Interactive Map of High Frequency Radar - Global HF radar network (ODIS id: 598)
Interactive Map of High Frequency Radar - Global HF radar network
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This map shows all of the locations of the HF Radar sites all over the world.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, global ocean observing system, ocean currents, oceanography, oceans, operational oceanography, remote sensing, sea surface currents
Last updated: 18/10/2020
Jason Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id: 2703)
Jason Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Satellite providing global sea surface height observations for climate monitoring and ocean and seasonal forecasts.
Jason satellites continue a time series of mean sea level rise measurements dating back to 1992.
Jason-3 operates in low Earth orbit at 1336km altitude. Its main instrument is a radar altimeter that provides measurements of sea surface height, wind speed at the ocean surface and significant wave height.
It is the fourth in the series of US/European ocean altimetry satellites (TOPEX-Poseidon, Jason-1, and -2) that, together, have built up a time series of global mean sea level that dates back to 1992.
The Jason satellites fulfil a key role as the reference mission against which ocean altimeters on board other satellites, such as Sentinel-3, are calibrated.
Jason-3 is the result of an international partnership between EUMETSAT, CNES, NOAA, NASA and the European Union, which funds European contributions to Jason-3 operations as part of its Copernicus programme.
EUMETSAT, CNES and NOAA process data from Jason-3, with EUMETSAT being responsible for data services to users of the EUMETSAT and EU Member States, on behalf of the EU Copernicus programme.
This international cooperation has continued with the Jason Continuity of Service programme, which fulfils the Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission.
Through the launch of two next-generation ocean altimetry satellites, in 2020 and 2025, Sentinel-6 will ensure the collection of high-quality sea-level measurement data for the reference mission into the next decade.
Jason Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id 2703)
Jason Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Jason Series - EUMETSAT
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Satellite providing global sea surface height observations for climate monitoring and ocean and seasonal forecasts.
Jason satellites continue a time series of mean sea level rise measurements dating back to 1992.
Jason-3 operates in low Earth orbit at 1336km altitude. Its main instrument is a radar altimeter that provides measurements of sea surface height, wind speed at the ocean surface and significant wave height.
It is the fourth in the series of US/European ocean altimetry satellites (TOPEX-Poseidon, Jason-1, and -2) that, together, have built up a time series of global mean sea level that dates back to 1992.
The Jason satellites fulfil a key role as the reference mission against which ocean altimeters on board other satellites, such as Sentinel-3, are calibrated.
Jason-3 is the result of an international partnership between EUMETSAT, CNES, NOAA, NASA and the European Union, which funds European contributions to Jason-3 operations as part of its Copernicus programme.
EUMETSAT, CNES and NOAA process data from Jason-3, with EUMETSAT being responsible for data services to users of the EUMETSAT and EU Member States, on behalf of the EU Copernicus programme.
This international cooperation has continued with the Jason Continuity of Service programme, which fulfils the Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission.
Through the launch of two next-generation ocean altimetry satellites, in 2020 and 2025, Sentinel-6 will ensure the collection of high-quality sea-level measurement data for the reference mission into the next decade.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Germany
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS10 Environment
Keywords: Satellite, observational oceanography, observing system, sea level rise, waves
Last updated: 05/02/2022
The array of multi-disciplinary facilities offered by Jerico RI with use of the cabled observatories, gliders and AUV, multi-platform facilities, fixed platforms, and calibration labs.
JERICO-RI is an integrated pan-European multidisciplinary and multi-platform research infrastructure dedicated to a holistic appraisal of coastal marine system changes.
It is seamlessly bridging existing continental, atmospheric and open ocean RIs, thus filling a key gap in the ESFRI landscape. JERICO-RI establishes the framework upon which coastal marine systems are observed, analysed, understood and forecasted.
JERICO-RI enables open-access to state-of-the-art and innovative facilities, resources, FAIR data and fit-for-purpose services, fostering international science collaboration.
The array of multi-disciplinary facilities offered by Jerico RI with use of the cabled observatories, gliders and AUV, multi-platform facilities, fixed platforms, and calibration labs.
JERICO-RI is an integrated pan-European multidisciplinary and multi-platform research infrastructure dedicated to a holistic appraisal of coastal marine system changes.
It is seamlessly bridging existing continental, atmospheric and open ocean RIs, thus filling a key gap in the ESFRI landscape. JERICO-RI establishes the framework upon which coastal marine systems are observed, analysed, understood and forecasted.
JERICO-RI enables open-access to state-of-the-art and innovative facilities, resources, FAIR data and fit-for-purpose services, fostering international science collaboration.
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European coastal areas
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Balearic Sea, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Bothnia, Black Sea, Bothnian Sea, Celtic Sea, Central Baltic Sea, English Channel, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Basin, Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin, Strait of Gibraltar
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: JERICO, calibration laboratory, field reports, fixed platforms, multi-platform facilities
Last updated: 08/04/2021
Kodiak CDIP Wave Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System
In July 2019, AOOS entered a two-year agreement with NREL to assume the operations and maintenance of their offshore wave buoy deployed near Kodiak Island in order to keep the asset operating in this important maritime region through 2021. At the end of the loan period, the buoy will be recovered and returned to NREL. AOOS will be evaluating the use of wave information from this location prior to 2021 to determine if a wave buoy should be maintained at this location. AOOS welcomes feedback from data users regarding this asset.
The newly deployed buoy measures significant wave height, wave direction, sea surface temperature, and derived information on dominant and average wave periods and wave energy spectra and climatology. It is also equipped with a light that flashes five times in a 20-second cycle (five flashes 2 seconds apart, followed by a 12-second pause). Crew member Marko Patticcui of the F/V Anna D, owned and operated by Dan Miller of Kodiak, supported the repair and turnaround in October 2019 by CDIP engineer Andrew Gray.
As with the other two AOOS supported wave buoys, this buoy is also supported by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP). a nationwide network for monitoring waves and beaches along the United States coasts. The program has been operating since 1975 and has provided publicly-accessible environmental data for use by coastal engineers and planners, scientists, mariners, and the interested public. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the primary program sponsor, as they require reliable, long-term wave measurements for use in planning, designing, and operating coastal projects. CDIP is providing quality controlled data in real time, with data shared through multiple venues including AOOS Ocean Data Explorer Real Time data portal, the CDIP website, and the NDBC website.
Kodiak CDIP Wave Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2746)
Kodiak CDIP Wave Buoy - Alaska Ocean Observing System
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Kodiak CDIP Wave Buoy - AOOS
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In July 2019, AOOS entered a two-year agreement with NREL to assume the operations and maintenance of their offshore wave buoy deployed near Kodiak Island in order to keep the asset operating in this important maritime region through 2021. At the end of the loan period, the buoy will be recovered and returned to NREL. AOOS will be evaluating the use of wave information from this location prior to 2021 to determine if a wave buoy should be maintained at this location. AOOS welcomes feedback from data users regarding this asset.
The newly deployed buoy measures significant wave height, wave direction, sea surface temperature, and derived information on dominant and average wave periods and wave energy spectra and climatology. It is also equipped with a light that flashes five times in a 20-second cycle (five flashes 2 seconds apart, followed by a 12-second pause). Crew member Marko Patticcui of the F/V Anna D, owned and operated by Dan Miller of Kodiak, supported the repair and turnaround in October 2019 by CDIP engineer Andrew Gray.
As with the other two AOOS supported wave buoys, this buoy is also supported by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP). a nationwide network for monitoring waves and beaches along the United States coasts. The program has been operating since 1975 and has provided publicly-accessible environmental data for use by coastal engineers and planners, scientists, mariners, and the interested public. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the primary program sponsor, as they require reliable, long-term wave measurements for use in planning, designing, and operating coastal projects. CDIP is providing quality controlled data in real time, with data shared through multiple venues including AOOS Ocean Data Explorer Real Time data portal, the CDIP website, and the NDBC website.
Laboratory Studies in Geophysics and Space Oceanography Observation Services
Research, training and the dissemination of knowledge rely heavily on a set of Observation Services and Networks whose mission is to provide observations, products and digital codes. Centre for the Topography of Oceans and the Hydrosphere (CTOH) dedicated to satellite altimetry over the oceans and the continents. Growth areas for this activity are the coastal zones continental hydrology and the cryosphere. DORIS a data treatment centre for precise orbital positioning in cooperation with the International Earth Reference System. ROSAME an observational network for monitoring sea level which was initiated in the southern ocean with the support of IPEV and has been extended to tropical and European regions in cooperation with IRD and CNES. The SSS network for monitoring Sea Surface Salinity by merchant ships which link five observational networks in the Pacific Atlantic Indian and Austral ocean basins. The moored buoy network PIRATA in the equatorial Atlantic used for monitoring meteorological and oceanographic conditions between the surface and a depth of 500m. These data are complemented by oceanographic measuring campaigns that take place alongside routine maintenance of the buoys.
Laboratory Studies in Geophysics and Space Oceanography Observation Services (ODIS id 821)
Laboratory Studies in Geophysics and Space Oceanography Observation Services
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Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales
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LEGOS
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Research, training and the dissemination of knowledge rely heavily on a set of Observation Services and Networks whose mission is to provide observations, products and digital codes. Centre for the Topography of Oceans and the Hydrosphere (CTOH) dedicated to satellite altimetry over the oceans and the continents. Growth areas for this activity are the coastal zones continental hydrology and the cryosphere. DORIS a data treatment centre for precise orbital positioning in cooperation with the International Earth Reference System. ROSAME an observational network for monitoring sea level which was initiated in the southern ocean with the support of IPEV and has been extended to tropical and European regions in cooperation with IRD and CNES. The SSS network for monitoring Sea Surface Salinity by merchant ships which link five observational networks in the Pacific Atlantic Indian and Austral ocean basins. The moored buoy network PIRATA in the equatorial Atlantic used for monitoring meteorological and oceanographic conditions between the surface and a depth of 500m. These data are complemented by oceanographic measuring campaigns that take place alongside routine maintenance of the buoys.
Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: French
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: France, GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Modelling, Satellite, Sea surface temperature, geophysics, oceanography, remote sensing, sea surface salinity
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Lagrangian platforms - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (ODIS id: 1209)
Lagrangian platforms - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System
Welcome to the lagrangian platforms facility. Here you can browse the deployments of surface drifters and Argo profilers both current and archival. Read more about them
Note that in the map, you are able to get several information about the currently deployed instruments, such as performed trajectory and the latest information transmitted by the instrument (by clicking the icon over the map). In the table, current and archival deployments are shown, providing several ways of data displaying and downloading.
Lagrangian platforms - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (ODIS id 1209)
Lagrangian platforms - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System
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Sistema de Plataformas Lagrangianas - SOCIB
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Lagrangian platforms - SOCIB
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If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10
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Welcome to the lagrangian platforms facility. Here you can browse the deployments of surface drifters and Argo profilers both current and archival. Read more about them
Note that in the map, you are able to get several information about the currently deployed instruments, such as performed trajectory and the latest information transmitted by the instrument (by clicking the icon over the map). In the table, current and archival deployments are shown, providing several ways of data displaying and downloading.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: coastal monitoring
Last updated: 11/09/2021
Liquid Robotics: Wave Gliders - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Wave Gliders® are able to travel long distances (2,500+ miles), hold station, and monitor vast areas without ever needing to refuel by continuously harvesting wave energy from the environment. Engineered by Liquid Robotics, Inc., their unique two-part architecture and wing system directly converts wave motion into thrust while solar panels provide electricity for sensor payloads. This means that Wave Gliders can travel to a distant area, collect data, and return for maintenance without ever requiring a ship to leave port.
The Wave Glider is a configurable platform designed to support a wide variety of sensor payloads. Data are transmitted to shore via satellite, and the continuous surface presence means that data can be delivered as they are collected.
Liquid Robotics: Wave Gliders - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2610)
Liquid Robotics: Wave Gliders - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Liquid Robotics: Wave Gliders - PacIOOS
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Wave Gliders® are able to travel long distances (2,500+ miles), hold station, and monitor vast areas without ever needing to refuel by continuously harvesting wave energy from the environment. Engineered by Liquid Robotics, Inc., their unique two-part architecture and wing system directly converts wave motion into thrust while solar panels provide electricity for sensor payloads. This means that Wave Gliders can travel to a distant area, collect data, and return for maintenance without ever requiring a ship to leave port.
The Wave Glider is a configurable platform designed to support a wide variety of sensor payloads. Data are transmitted to shore via satellite, and the continuous surface presence means that data can be delivered as they are collected.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, oceanographic instruments, oceanographic research
Last updated: 14/10/2021
Listing of Floats - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (ODIS id: 505)
Listing of Floats - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
A brief description of the floats that have been deployed. Access real-time data here. Floats with adjusted and quality controlled data are shown with a QC in the file name. These adjusted data were adjusted by correcting oxygen data for sensor gain, and nitrate data for gain (rarely), sensor offset and sensor drift. Offset and drift were determined by comparison to 1000 m nitrate values in World Ocean Atlas 2009 at the location of each float profile. pH values were adjusted for sensor offset by comparison to hydrocast data at deployment.
Listing of Floats - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (ODIS id 505)
Listing of Floats - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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Listing of Floats - MBARI
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A brief description of the floats that have been deployed. Access real-time data here. Floats with adjusted and quality controlled data are shown with a QC in the file name. These adjusted data were adjusted by correcting oxygen data for sensor gain, and nitrate data for gain (rarely), sensor offset and sensor drift. Offset and drift were determined by comparison to 1000 m nitrate values in World Ocean Atlas 2009 at the location of each float profile. pH values were adjusted for sensor offset by comparison to hydrocast data at deployment.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: CTD, Chlorophyll, oceanographic data, oceanography, oxygen, pH, profile, profiling buoy, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature
Last updated: 04/10/2021
Long-term Ocean Acidification Moorings - Alaska Ocean Observing System
AOOS contributes to the maintenance of two long-term moorings located in Resurrection Bay (GAKOA) and in the southern Bering Sea (M2). The buoys have a full package of oceanographic sensors which measure pCO2, pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and florescence.
Long-term Ocean Acidification Moorings - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2771)
Long-term Ocean Acidification Moorings - Alaska Ocean Observing System
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Long-term Ocean Acidification Moorings - AOOS
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AOOS contributes to the maintenance of two long-term moorings located in Resurrection Bay (GAKOA) and in the southern Bering Sea (M2). The buoys have a full package of oceanographic sensors which measure pCO2, pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and florescence.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Ocean acidification, monitoring system, moored buoy, mooring, observational oceanography
Last updated: 30/10/2021
Manual Shore Stations - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Data from the Shore Stations Program consists of daily, manual measurements of surface temperature and salinity from the nine active stations. These data are available in text and excel spreadsheet formats through the station menu here or directly via FTP at: ftp://ftp.iod.ucsd.edu/shore/.
Manual Shore Stations - Scripps Institution of Oceanography (ODIS id 2572)
Manual Shore Stations - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Data from the Shore Stations Program consists of daily, manual measurements of surface temperature and salinity from the nine active stations. These data are available in text and excel spreadsheet formats through the station menu here or directly via FTP at: ftp://ftp.iod.ucsd.edu/shore/.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Sea surface temperature, coastal monitoring, coastal ocean waters, measurements, oceanographic data, salinity
Last updated: 11/10/2021
MARine COastal BiOdiversity Long-term Observations (MARCO-BOLO): Strengthening biodiversity observation in support of decision making.
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Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on projects, Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography
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Last updated: 28/01/2025
Marine Conditions (ODIS id: 362)
https://slgo.ca/conditions
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Marine Conditions
The "Marine Conditions" application developed by the St. Lawrence Global Observatory (SLGO) displays a wide range of recent and near real-time data collected by various monitoring systems installed in a vast territory from the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence Gulf. Thus, this Web application allows the visualization and access to multiple physico-chemical data measured by sensors from buoys, tide gauges, thermographs, radars and meteorological stations. Data related to air, currents, water, waves and winds are available.
[Dataset Owner]. [YEAR(s) of the downloaded data set]. [Name of dataset]. Data published on St. Lawrence Global Observatory's-SLGO portal. [https://slgo.ca]. Access date: [YYYY-MM-DD].
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The "Marine Conditions" application developed by the St. Lawrence Global Observatory (SLGO) displays a wide range of recent and near real-time data collected by various monitoring systems installed in a vast territory from the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence Gulf. Thus, this Web application allows the visualization and access to multiple physico-chemical data measured by sensors from buoys, tide gauges, thermographs, radars and meteorological stations. Data related to air, currents, water, waves and winds are available.
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Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data), Software (ocean related)
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada
Host Countries: Canada
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Fundy, Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, Laurentian Great Lakes, North Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Ocean acidification, Phytoplankton, Sea surface temperature, nutrients, ocean carbon, ocean colour, ocean currents, oxygen, salinity, sea level, water temperature, waves
Last updated: 14/02/2019
Marine Data Portal - German Marine Research Alliance (ODIS id: 451)
https://marine-data.de/
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Marine Data Portal - German Marine Research Alliance
The Data Portal for German Marine Research is a product of the Marine Network for Integrated Data Access (MaNIDA) funded cooperatively by the Helmholtz Association. Our consortium aims to implement a sustainable e-infrastructure for coherent discovery, view, download and dissemination of marine research data. For further information see www.manida.org.
The data portal brings together data from different German Marine Research Institutes in an automated way (machine readable). For the first time a huge amount of marine data sets are commonly made searchable with direct access and without any registration procedure. Currently we are able to provide access to metadata and data from these partner institutes: AWI, BSH, GEOMAR, HZG and MARUM.
Marine Data Portal - German Marine Research Alliance (ODIS id 451)
Marine Data Portal - German Marine Research Alliance
Original (non-English) name
Marine Data Portal - DEUTSCHE ALLIANZ MEERESFORSCHUNG
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Marine Data Portal - DAM
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The Data Portal for German Marine Research is a product of the Marine Network for Integrated Data Access (MaNIDA) funded cooperatively by the Helmholtz Association. Our consortium aims to implement a sustainable e-infrastructure for coherent discovery, view, download and dissemination of marine research data. For further information see www.manida.org.
The data portal brings together data from different German Marine Research Institutes in an automated way (machine readable). For the first time a huge amount of marine data sets are commonly made searchable with direct access and without any registration procedure. Currently we are able to provide access to metadata and data from these partner institutes: AWI, BSH, GEOMAR, HZG and MARUM.
Types: Data catalogue, Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels), Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: Germany
Host Countries: Germany
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment
Keywords: GIS, Geospatial data, WebGIS, data and information, data discovey, data management, data portal, data services, e-infrastructure, greenhouse gases, nutrients, oceanographic data, oceanography, oceans, research data, research vessel, resources management
Last updated: 02/10/2021
Marine Microbiome Initiative - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
The Australian Microbiome Initiative is a national bio-resource, providing a central database of marine microbial DNA and bioinformatics in association with Bioplatforms Australia. Water samples are collected annually at IMOS National Reference Stations from several depths, establishing a time-series of the marine microbial communities in Australian coastal waters. Sampling of zooplankton is also included, providing an additional metazoan component of the pelagic ecosystem.
Sequence and bioinformatic data provide crucial spatial and temporal information that underpin the understanding of Australian marine microbiology. Coupled with the suite of biological, physical and chemical observations already established at IMOS National Reference Stations, The Marine Microbiome Initiative supports the understanding of status and trends of oceanic health, biochemistry and primary productivity. Additionally, the availability of eDNA represents a valuable resource for genomic interrogation of a diverse range of taxa at multiple trophic levels, providing further insights into lower-trophic biodiversity and larger-scale marine ecosystem processes.
Marine Microbiome Initiative - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1225)
Marine Microbiome Initiative - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Marine Microbiome Initiative - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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The Australian Microbiome Initiative is a national bio-resource, providing a central database of marine microbial DNA and bioinformatics in association with Bioplatforms Australia. Water samples are collected annually at IMOS National Reference Stations from several depths, establishing a time-series of the marine microbial communities in Australian coastal waters. Sampling of zooplankton is also included, providing an additional metazoan component of the pelagic ecosystem.
Sequence and bioinformatic data provide crucial spatial and temporal information that underpin the understanding of Australian marine microbiology. Coupled with the suite of biological, physical and chemical observations already established at IMOS National Reference Stations, The Marine Microbiome Initiative supports the understanding of status and trends of oceanic health, biochemistry and primary productivity. Additionally, the availability of eDNA represents a valuable resource for genomic interrogation of a diverse range of taxa at multiple trophic levels, providing further insights into lower-trophic biodiversity and larger-scale marine ecosystem processes.
The Sentinel missions support marine monitoring by providing provide timely, continuous and independent data on the behaviour, use, and health of the oceans and the associated coastal zones.
The Sentinel missions will provide data support to federal, national and local studies and activities, and be pivotal in helping address a variety of policy areas.
Information on the physical and biogeochemical state and dynamics of the ocean Marine safety hydrodynamic forecasts and remote sensing blended products and forecasts for sea ice support applications like marine operations oil spill combat ship routing defense search rescue Marine resources long time series of in situ and remote sensing products as well as analysis reanalysis and forecasts of hydrodynamic and ecosystem models supporting applications such as fish stock management Marine and coastal environment supporting environmental applications such as monitoring water quality pollution coastal activities. Seasonal and weather forecasting with services such as long time series of in situ and remote sensing products as well as reanalysis of physical parameters at various temporal resolutions monthly seasonal yearly and short term forecast of ocean properties at global and regional scale supporting applications like climate monitoring ice surveys.
Marine Monitoring Overview - Sentinel Online (ODIS id 860)
The Sentinel missions support marine monitoring by providing provide timely, continuous and independent data on the behaviour, use, and health of the oceans and the associated coastal zones.
The Sentinel missions will provide data support to federal, national and local studies and activities, and be pivotal in helping address a variety of policy areas.
Information on the physical and biogeochemical state and dynamics of the ocean Marine safety hydrodynamic forecasts and remote sensing blended products and forecasts for sea ice support applications like marine operations oil spill combat ship routing defense search rescue Marine resources long time series of in situ and remote sensing products as well as analysis reanalysis and forecasts of hydrodynamic and ecosystem models supporting applications such as fish stock management Marine and coastal environment supporting environmental applications such as monitoring water quality pollution coastal activities. Seasonal and weather forecasting with services such as long time series of in situ and remote sensing products as well as reanalysis of physical parameters at various temporal resolutions monthly seasonal yearly and short term forecast of ocean properties at global and regional scale supporting applications like climate monitoring ice surveys.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL, REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Coastal zone, Sentinel missions, climate monitoring, data products, forecast model output, open ocean, reanalysis, remote sensing, sea ice support applications, time-series
Last updated: 09/10/2021
Mediterranean Black Sea Argo Centre - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2934)
Mediterranean Black Sea Argo Centre - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
MedArgo's main responsibility is the overall coordination of profiling float operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As such, MedArgo serves as a Delayed Mode Operator (DMO) for the delayed-mode processing of the Argo data with specific QC tailored for the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
In addition, MedArgo is a component of the North Atlantic Argo Regional Centre (ARC) and conducts the following activities:
1. the coordination of float deployments in the Mediterranean and Black Seas;
2. the preparation and distribution of Mediterranean and Black Sea Argo products and services;
3. and the comparison of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Argo data with ancillary hydrographic data and model products.
MedArgo is the official Argo Regional Centre (MED-ARC) for the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It is part of the Italian "Gruppo Nazionale di Oceanografia Operativa" (GNOO). Partial support is provided by the EuroArgo, Copernicus, and Argo-Italy projects.
Mediterranean Black Sea Argo Centre - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2934)
Mediterranean Black Sea Argo Centre - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
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MedArgo - MONGOOS
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MedArgo's main responsibility is the overall coordination of profiling float operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As such, MedArgo serves as a Delayed Mode Operator (DMO) for the delayed-mode processing of the Argo data with specific QC tailored for the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
In addition, MedArgo is a component of the North Atlantic Argo Regional Centre (ARC) and conducts the following activities:
1. the coordination of float deployments in the Mediterranean and Black Seas;
2. the preparation and distribution of Mediterranean and Black Sea Argo products and services;
3. and the comparison of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Argo data with ancillary hydrographic data and model products.
MedArgo is the official Argo Regional Centre (MED-ARC) for the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It is part of the Italian "Gruppo Nazionale di Oceanografia Operativa" (GNOO). Partial support is provided by the EuroArgo, Copernicus, and Argo-Italy projects.
Meteosat Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Geostationary satellites providing imagery for the early detection of fast-developing severe weather, weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Meteosat satellites have been providing crucial data for weather forecasting since 1977.
EUMETSAT currently operates the Meteosat -9, -10 and -11 in geostationary orbit (36,000km) over Europe and Africa, and Meteosat-8 over the Indian Ocean.
The Meteosat satellites are operated as a two-satellite system providing detailed full disc imagery over Europe and Africa every 15 minutes and rapid scan imagery over Europe, every five minutes.
Meteosat imagery is crucial for nowcasting, which is about detecting rapidly developing high impact weather and predicting its evolution a few hours ahead, in support of the safety of life and property.
Observations are also used for weather forecasting (as input to numerical weather prediction models), and for climate monitoring.
Meteosat Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id 2700)
Meteosat Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Meteosat Series - EUMETSAT
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Geostationary satellites providing imagery for the early detection of fast-developing severe weather, weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Meteosat satellites have been providing crucial data for weather forecasting since 1977.
EUMETSAT currently operates the Meteosat -9, -10 and -11 in geostationary orbit (36,000km) over Europe and Africa, and Meteosat-8 over the Indian Ocean.
The Meteosat satellites are operated as a two-satellite system providing detailed full disc imagery over Europe and Africa every 15 minutes and rapid scan imagery over Europe, every five minutes.
Meteosat imagery is crucial for nowcasting, which is about detecting rapidly developing high impact weather and predicting its evolution a few hours ahead, in support of the safety of life and property.
Observations are also used for weather forecasting (as input to numerical weather prediction models), and for climate monitoring.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Germany
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere, DS08 Terrestrial, DS10 Environment
Keywords: Satellite, observing system, satellite imagery
Last updated: 05/02/2022
Metop Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id: 2701)
Metop Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Metop satellites provide detailed global observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land. Polar-orbiting satellites providing global data for weather forecasts up to 10 days and climate monitoring.
UMETSAT operates Europe’s Metop-A, -B and -C satellites, which circle the globe via the poles and continuously collect data from an altitude of 817 km.
The satellites carry a payload of eight main instruments and the data they collect are essential for weather forecasting up to 10 days ahead and climate monitoring.
The Metop satellites and the ground segment collectively form the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), which is Europe’s contribution to the Initial Joint Polar System shared with NOAA.
Metop Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id 2701)
Metop Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Metop Series - EUMETSAT
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Metop satellites provide detailed global observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land. Polar-orbiting satellites providing global data for weather forecasts up to 10 days and climate monitoring.
UMETSAT operates Europe’s Metop-A, -B and -C satellites, which circle the globe via the poles and continuously collect data from an altitude of 817 km.
The satellites carry a payload of eight main instruments and the data they collect are essential for weather forecasting up to 10 days ahead and climate monitoring.
The Metop satellites and the ground segment collectively form the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), which is Europe’s contribution to the Initial Joint Polar System shared with NOAA.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Germany
Sea Region: Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere, DS08 Terrestrial, DS10 Environment
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Last updated: 05/02/2022
Modelling and Forecasting facility - SOCIB (ODIS id: 3227)
The Modelling and Forecasting Facility platform maintains three operational forecasting systems:
An ocean forecasting system representing currents, temperature, salinity and sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea
A meteo-tsunami forecasting system aiming to predict the occurrence of meteo-tsunamis ("rissagues") in Ciutadella Harbor (Menorca, Spain)
A wave forecasting system implemented around the Balearic Islands
The development and improvement of the forecasting systems are based on the scientific research carried out in the Modelling and Forecasting Facility in collaboration with others Spanish and international institutions.
Modelling and Forecasting facility - SOCIB (ODIS id 3227)
Data generated by SAPO are freely available, provided that SOCIB and Puertos del Estado are properly acknowledged.
If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10.
Abstract
The Modelling and Forecasting Facility platform maintains three operational forecasting systems:
An ocean forecasting system representing currents, temperature, salinity and sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea
A meteo-tsunami forecasting system aiming to predict the occurrence of meteo-tsunamis ("rissagues") in Ciutadella Harbor (Menorca, Spain)
A wave forecasting system implemented around the Balearic Islands
The development and improvement of the forecasting systems are based on the scientific research carried out in the Modelling and Forecasting Facility in collaboration with others Spanish and international institutions.
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Model outputs are available in NetCDF format through SOCIB THREDDS catalog: Individual model run outputs and aggregated data
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Balearic Islands coastal areas, Ibiza channel and Mallorca channel
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Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: Catalan, English, Spanish
Countries: Spain
Host Countries: Spain
Sea Region: Alboran Sea, Balearic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Modelling, forecast model output, forecasting system, ocean circulation, ocean currents, ocean modelling, wave height and direction, waves
Last updated: 11/10/2022
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
The MODIS instrument is operating on both the Terra and Aqua spacecraft. It has a viewing swath wid ...
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Moderate Resoution Imaging Spectroradiometer
The MODIS instrument is operating on both the Terra and Aqua spacecraft. It has a viewing swath width of 2,330 km and views the entire surface of the Earth every one to two days. Its detectors measure 36 spectral bands between 0.405 and 14.385 µm, and it acquires data at three spatial resolutions -- 250m, 500m, and 1,000m.
Along with all the data from other instruments on board the Terra spacecraft and Aqua Spacecraft, MODIS data are transferred to ground stations in White Sands, New Mexico, via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The data are then sent to the EOS Data and Operations System (EDOS) at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The Level 1A, Level 1B, geolocation and cloud mask products and the Higher-level MODIS land and atmosphere products are produced by the MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS), and then are parceled out among three DAACs for distribution. Ocean color products are produced by the Ocean Color Data Processing System (OCDPS) and distributed to the science and applications community.
The many data products derived from MODIS observations describe features of the land, oceans and the atmosphere that can be used for studies of processes and trends on local to global scales. As just noted, MODIS products are available from several sources. MODIS Level 1 and atmosphere products are available through the LAADS web. Land Products are available through the Land Processes DAAC at the U. S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center (EDC). Cryosphere data products (snow and sea ice cover) are available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado. Ocean color products and sea surface temperature products along with information about these products are obtainable at the OCDPS at GSFC. Users with an appropriate x-band receiving system may capture regional data directly from the spacecraft using the MODIS Direct Broadcast signal.
Moderate Resoution Imaging Spectroradiometer (ODIS id 453)
The MODIS instrument is operating on both the Terra and Aqua spacecraft. It has a viewing swath width of 2,330 km and views the entire surface of the Earth every one to two days. Its detectors measure 36 spectral bands between 0.405 and 14.385 µm, and it acquires data at three spatial resolutions -- 250m, 500m, and 1,000m.
Along with all the data from other instruments on board the Terra spacecraft and Aqua Spacecraft, MODIS data are transferred to ground stations in White Sands, New Mexico, via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The data are then sent to the EOS Data and Operations System (EDOS) at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The Level 1A, Level 1B, geolocation and cloud mask products and the Higher-level MODIS land and atmosphere products are produced by the MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS), and then are parceled out among three DAACs for distribution. Ocean color products are produced by the Ocean Color Data Processing System (OCDPS) and distributed to the science and applications community.
The many data products derived from MODIS observations describe features of the land, oceans and the atmosphere that can be used for studies of processes and trends on local to global scales. As just noted, MODIS products are available from several sources. MODIS Level 1 and atmosphere products are available through the LAADS web. Land Products are available through the Land Processes DAAC at the U. S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center (EDC). Cryosphere data products (snow and sea ice cover) are available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado. Ocean color products and sea surface temperature products along with information about these products are obtainable at the OCDPS at GSFC. Users with an appropriate x-band receiving system may capture regional data directly from the spacecraft using the MODIS Direct Broadcast signal.
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Types: Data catalogue, Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS08 Terrestrial, DS10 Environment
Keywords: Chlorophyll, MODIS, Satellite, Sea surface temperature, Vegetation, atmosphere, earth science, land cover, ocean colour, oceans, remote sensing, sea ice, thermal anomalies
Last updated: 03/10/2020
Monitoring Water Levels and Space Weather Using Global Position Satellite Receivers - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2753)
Monitoring Water Levels and Space Weather Using Global Position Satellite Receivers - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Larson et al. [2012; 2013;2017] demonstrated that reflected GPS signals can be utilized to monitor changes in the height of the reflecting surface, thereby allowing GPS receivers located near the shoreline to be used as ‘tidal gauges.’ ASTRA, LLC has developed and commercialized dual-frequency GPS receivers that are designed for space weather monitoring activities, but also provide other observations, including soil moisture, snow depth measurement, and ocean water level. In April 2017, AOOS contracted with ASTRA to install two discrete dual-frequency GPS receivers in Seward, Alaska to test this technology near an existing NWLON station 9455090 for comparison. These installations were deployed for one year, then one was relocated to Homer, AK to test the method on a beach with a long tidal excursion, to mimic similar topography in western Alaska. These trial deployments informed on installation requirements and limitations, endurance, and data processing methods and requirements to maximize data quality. ASTRA continues to work on automating and operationalizing both the data processing and data telemetry components of their system to provide the capability to report converted water level observations directly from the installation site. In 2020-21, AOOS is working to deploy a permanent, real time operational ASTRA GPS installation in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
The basic approach for using GPS for water level observing uses reflected GPS satellite signals to determine the height of a reflecting surface, such as the ocean, relative to a stable GPS antenna of fixed local height. The total received GPS signal measured by the antenna is the sum of the direct signal and the reflected signal. The interference between these two signals depends on the satellite altitude in the sky and on the receiver height above the ground. Given the satellite altitude is known, the observed interference pattern as the satellite rises/sets is used to extract the receiver height, after which the antenna height is subtracted to determine the true water level.
Monitoring Water Levels and Space Weather Using Global Position Satellite Receivers - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2753)
Monitoring Water Levels and Space Weather Using Global Position Satellite Receivers - Alaska Ocean Observing System
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Monitoring Water Levels and Space Weather Using GPS Receivers - AOOS
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Larson et al. [2012; 2013;2017] demonstrated that reflected GPS signals can be utilized to monitor changes in the height of the reflecting surface, thereby allowing GPS receivers located near the shoreline to be used as ‘tidal gauges.’ ASTRA, LLC has developed and commercialized dual-frequency GPS receivers that are designed for space weather monitoring activities, but also provide other observations, including soil moisture, snow depth measurement, and ocean water level. In April 2017, AOOS contracted with ASTRA to install two discrete dual-frequency GPS receivers in Seward, Alaska to test this technology near an existing NWLON station 9455090 for comparison. These installations were deployed for one year, then one was relocated to Homer, AK to test the method on a beach with a long tidal excursion, to mimic similar topography in western Alaska. These trial deployments informed on installation requirements and limitations, endurance, and data processing methods and requirements to maximize data quality. ASTRA continues to work on automating and operationalizing both the data processing and data telemetry components of their system to provide the capability to report converted water level observations directly from the installation site. In 2020-21, AOOS is working to deploy a permanent, real time operational ASTRA GPS installation in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
The basic approach for using GPS for water level observing uses reflected GPS satellite signals to determine the height of a reflecting surface, such as the ocean, relative to a stable GPS antenna of fixed local height. The total received GPS signal measured by the antenna is the sum of the direct signal and the reflected signal. The interference between these two signals depends on the satellite altitude in the sky and on the receiver height above the ground. Given the satellite altitude is known, the observed interference pattern as the satellite rises/sets is used to extract the receiver height, after which the antenna height is subtracted to determine the true water level.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Chukchi Sea, Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: GPS, monitoring system, observational oceanography, observing system, sea level, tide gauges, tides
Last updated: 30/10/2021
National Data Buoy Center - NOAA (ODIS id: 421)
https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
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National Data Buoy Center - NOAA
This portal allows data discovery and data download for data buoys. Our mission is to provide quality observations in the marine environment in a safe and sustainable manner to support the understanding of and predictions to changes in weather, climate, oceans and coast.
This portal allows data discovery and data download for data buoys. Our mission is to provide quality observations in the marine environment in a safe and sustainable manner to support the understanding of and predictions to changes in weather, climate, oceans and coast.
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: ADCP, CTD, Ocean monitoring, atmosphere, data buoy, historical datasets, long-term variations, meteorology, oceanographic data, operational oceanography, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, tsunami, wave height and direction, waves, wind
Last updated: 02/10/2021
National Marine Equipment Pool - National Oceanography Centre (ODIS id: 687)
National Marine Equipment Pool - National Oceanography Centre
The National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP) is the largest centralised marine scientific equipment pool in Europe with a diverse range of scientific instruments and equipment capable of sampling from the sea surface to the deep ocean.
Suitable for studying a range of scientific disciplines, the NMEP holds more than 10,000 instruments and technologies, and provides scientists with access to skilled marine technicians and engineers. As part of our national capability remit, the NMEP delivers professional technological support to enable the marine science community to carry out world-class research.
Our people specialise in procurement, preparation, operation, deployment, repair, maintenance and calibration of the equipment that we provide to scientists for research expeditions. Technicians and engineers based at the NOC are responsible for instrumentation in the NMEP. Great care and attention to detail goes into the preparation of instruments for scientific expeditions to ensure that the instruments operate both reliably and consistently to provide the highest quality of data for our scientists. We also liaise with the international scientific community to provide advice and expertise towards the design of future equipment using new technologies.
Equipment within the National Marine Equipment Pool is available for use by the marine science community. Contact us for more information or to arrange commercial hire of our instruments and vehicles.
National Marine Equipment Pool - National Oceanography Centre (ODIS id 687)
National Marine Equipment Pool - National Oceanography Centre
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NMEP - NOC
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The National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP) is the largest centralised marine scientific equipment pool in Europe with a diverse range of scientific instruments and equipment capable of sampling from the sea surface to the deep ocean.
Suitable for studying a range of scientific disciplines, the NMEP holds more than 10,000 instruments and technologies, and provides scientists with access to skilled marine technicians and engineers. As part of our national capability remit, the NMEP delivers professional technological support to enable the marine science community to carry out world-class research.
Our people specialise in procurement, preparation, operation, deployment, repair, maintenance and calibration of the equipment that we provide to scientists for research expeditions. Technicians and engineers based at the NOC are responsible for instrumentation in the NMEP. Great care and attention to detail goes into the preparation of instruments for scientific expeditions to ensure that the instruments operate both reliably and consistently to provide the highest quality of data for our scientists. We also liaise with the international scientific community to provide advice and expertise towards the design of future equipment using new technologies.
Equipment within the National Marine Equipment Pool is available for use by the marine science community. Contact us for more information or to arrange commercial hire of our instruments and vehicles.
Nearshore Sensor Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
PacIOOS nearshore sensors monitor coastal water conditions to help provide early indications of potentially polluted run-off from storm drainage, sewage spills, and soil erosion from land-based waterways such as streams and other outflows that lead directly into the ocean.
Nearshore Sensor Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2589)
Nearshore Sensor Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Nearshore Sensor Observations - PacIOOS
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PacIOOS nearshore sensors monitor coastal water conditions to help provide early indications of potentially polluted run-off from storm drainage, sewage spills, and soil erosion from land-based waterways such as streams and other outflows that lead directly into the ocean.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Sensor networks, coastal monitoring, coastal ocean waters, coastal protection, monitoring system, water quality
Last updated: 12/10/2021
North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments observatory - Ocean Networks Canada (ODIS id: 2346)
North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments observatory - Ocean Networks Canada
In the Northeast Pacific ocean, ONC is observing changes in the timing, intensity, and chemical properties of upwelled waters, nutrient availability, and primary production. To quantify these changes, ONC is committed to continuous, long-term recording of temperature, salinity, direction and intensity of water currents, dissolved oxygen distributions, pH and pCO2 using sensors installed on the North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE) observatory. The NEPTUNE shore station at Port Alberni on Vancouver Island sends the collected data from NEPTUNE via fibre optic cable to the University of Victoria. The NEPTUNE infrastructure is an 840 km loop of fibre optic cable with five nodes. Each node is instrumented with a diverse suite of sensors that enable researchers to study interactions among geological, chemical, physical, and biological processes that drive the dynamic earth-ocean system over a broad spectrum of oceanic environments including:
- explore the continental shelf at Folger Passage,
- explore the continental slope at Clayoquot Slope and Barkley Canyon,
- explore mid-plate on the abyssal plain at Cascadia Basin and,
- explore mid-ocean ridge at the crest of the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
- explore the axial rift valley at Middle Valley.
North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments observatory - Ocean Networks Canada (ODIS id 2346)
North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments observatory - Ocean Networks Canada
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NEPTUNE Observatory - ONC
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In the Northeast Pacific ocean, ONC is observing changes in the timing, intensity, and chemical properties of upwelled waters, nutrient availability, and primary production. To quantify these changes, ONC is committed to continuous, long-term recording of temperature, salinity, direction and intensity of water currents, dissolved oxygen distributions, pH and pCO2 using sensors installed on the North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE) observatory. The NEPTUNE shore station at Port Alberni on Vancouver Island sends the collected data from NEPTUNE via fibre optic cable to the University of Victoria. The NEPTUNE infrastructure is an 840 km loop of fibre optic cable with five nodes. Each node is instrumented with a diverse suite of sensors that enable researchers to study interactions among geological, chemical, physical, and biological processes that drive the dynamic earth-ocean system over a broad spectrum of oceanic environments including:
- explore the continental shelf at Folger Passage,
- explore the continental slope at Clayoquot Slope and Barkley Canyon,
- explore mid-plate on the abyssal plain at Cascadia Basin and,
- explore mid-ocean ridge at the crest of the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
- explore the axial rift valley at Middle Valley.
Observing Systems - Ireland-Biscay-Iberia Regional Operational Oceanographic System
In order to improve the observing system for the IBI area, we first have updated the inventory of the existing observing system. The detailed list of the observing system can be seen in the existing In Situ Observing systems report (Updated April 2009).
Observing Systems - Ireland-Biscay-Iberia Regional Operational Oceanographic System (ODIS id 2928)
Observing Systems - Ireland-Biscay-Iberia Regional Operational Oceanographic System
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Observing Systems - IBI ROOS
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In order to improve the observing system for the IBI area, we first have updated the inventory of the existing observing system. The detailed list of the observing system can be seen in the existing In Situ Observing systems report (Updated April 2009).
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Satellite, ferrybox, float, in-situ observations, mooring, observational oceanography, observing system, oceanographic instruments, operational oceanography, remote sensing, research vessel, tide gauges
Last updated: 15/11/2021
Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (ODIS id: 898)
https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/
OSCAR is a resource developed by WMO in support of Earth Observation applications, studies and globa ...
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Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool
OSCAR is a resource developed by WMO in support of Earth Observation applications, studies and global coordination.
It contains quantitative user-defined requirements for observation of physical variables in application areas of WMO (i.e. related to weather, water and climate). OSCAR also provides detailed information on all earth observation satellites and instruments and expert analyses of space-based capabilities.
OSCAR targets all users interested in the status and the planning of global observing systems as well as data users looking for instrument specifications at platform level.
Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (ODIS id 898)
Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool
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OSCAR
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OSCAR is a resource developed by WMO in support of Earth Observation applications, studies and global coordination.
It contains quantitative user-defined requirements for observation of physical variables in application areas of WMO (i.e. related to weather, water and climate). OSCAR also provides detailed information on all earth observation satellites and instruments and expert analyses of space-based capabilities.
OSCAR targets all users interested in the status and the planning of global observing systems as well as data users looking for instrument specifications at platform level.
Ocean Acidification - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
PacIOOS has partnered with NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) to provide real-time data from thirteen buoys across the Pacific Ocean. These buoys measure the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere and ocean which in turn provides valuable information to monitor ocean acidification.
On the map, click on a buoy for further details of that particular buoy and carbon dioxide measurements. There are five buoys located in and around the Hawaiian Islands, therefore, zooming into this location would be beneficial for better investigation.
Ocean Acidification - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2604)
Ocean Acidification - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Ocean Acidification - PacIOOS
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PacIOOS has partnered with NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) to provide real-time data from thirteen buoys across the Pacific Ocean. These buoys measure the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere and ocean which in turn provides valuable information to monitor ocean acidification.
On the map, click on a buoy for further details of that particular buoy and carbon dioxide measurements. There are five buoys located in and around the Hawaiian Islands, therefore, zooming into this location would be beneficial for better investigation.
Ocean Acidification - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
To better understand ocean acidification and the effects on shellfish SCCOOS, along with AOOS, NaNOOS and CeNCOOS, partnered with the shellfish industry to test state-of-the-art carbon system instruments, such as the Burkolator, at hatcheries and shellfish growing sites, as well as transition more affordable sensors (e.g., ACDC and SeapHOx) to operations. The full asset list is available on the IOOS Partners Across Coasts Ocean Acidifcation (IPACOA) data portal.
Ocean Acidification - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2567)
Ocean Acidification - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Ocean Acidification - SCCOOS
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Abstract
To better understand ocean acidification and the effects on shellfish SCCOOS, along with AOOS, NaNOOS and CeNCOOS, partnered with the shellfish industry to test state-of-the-art carbon system instruments, such as the Burkolator, at hatcheries and shellfish growing sites, as well as transition more affordable sensors (e.g., ACDC and SeapHOx) to operations. The full asset list is available on the IOOS Partners Across Coasts Ocean Acidifcation (IPACOA) data portal.
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Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Ocean acidification, observational oceanography, observing system, shellfish
Last updated: 10/10/2021
OceanGliders (ODIS id: 597)
https://www.oceangliders.org
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OceanGliders
The OceanGliders program brings marine scientists deploying gliders from all over the world to observe on the long term physical, biogeochemical, biological ocean processes and phenomena that are relevant for societal applications, allows active coordination and strengthening of the worldwide glider activity. It contributes to the present international efforts for Ocean Observation for Climate, Ocean Health and Real-Time Services. See http://www.goosocean.org/. Our goal here is to: monitor the global glider activity, share the requirements, efforts and scientific knowledge needed for gliders data collection and support the dissemination of glider data in global databases, in real-time and delayed mode, for a wider community.
The OceanGliders program brings marine scientists deploying gliders from all over the world to observe on the long term physical, biogeochemical, biological ocean processes and phenomena that are relevant for societal applications, allows active coordination and strengthening of the worldwide glider activity. It contributes to the present international efforts for Ocean Observation for Climate, Ocean Health and Real-Time Services. See http://www.goosocean.org/. Our goal here is to: monitor the global glider activity, share the requirements, efforts and scientific knowledge needed for gliders data collection and support the dissemination of glider data in global databases, in real-time and delayed mode, for a wider community.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL, United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Glider, data management, data quality, dissolved oxygen, global ocean observing system, ocean observation, ocean processes, oceanography, oceans, operational oceanography, sea water pressure, sea water salinity, sea water temperature, seasonal variations
Last updated: 18/10/2020
Ocean Gliders - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Ocean gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles that propel themselves with changes in buoyancy, ascending and descending through the water column. The gliders are relatively cheap, reusable and can be remotely controlled, making them a relatively cost-effective method for collecting repeat subsurface ocean observations.
They also allow for the acquisition of data under inclement weather conditions. Equipped with a variety of sensors, the gliders are designed to deliver ocean profile data. Furthermore, the unique design of the gliders enables them to move horizontally through the water while collecting vertical profiles.
The use of these contemporary gliders provides a unique opportunity to effectively measure the boundary currents off Australia, which are the main link between open-ocean and coastal processes. A number of gliders are operated with target regions including the Coral Sea, East Australian Current off New South Wales and Tasmania, Southern Ocean southwest of Tasmania, the Leeuwin and Capes Currents off South Western Australia and the Pilbara and Kimberly regions off North-Western Australia.
Ocean Gliders - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1217)
Ocean Gliders - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
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Ocean Gliders - IMOS
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Abstract
Ocean gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles that propel themselves with changes in buoyancy, ascending and descending through the water column. The gliders are relatively cheap, reusable and can be remotely controlled, making them a relatively cost-effective method for collecting repeat subsurface ocean observations.
They also allow for the acquisition of data under inclement weather conditions. Equipped with a variety of sensors, the gliders are designed to deliver ocean profile data. Furthermore, the unique design of the gliders enables them to move horizontally through the water while collecting vertical profiles.
The use of these contemporary gliders provides a unique opportunity to effectively measure the boundary currents off Australia, which are the main link between open-ocean and coastal processes. A number of gliders are operated with target regions including the Coral Sea, East Australian Current off New South Wales and Tasmania, Southern Ocean southwest of Tasmania, the Leeuwin and Capes Currents off South Western Australia and the Pilbara and Kimberly regions off North-Western Australia.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Glider, Sea surface temperature, current speed and direction, dissolved oxygen, oceanographic data, operational oceanography, sea surface salinity, sea water salinity, sea water temperature
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Ocean Radar - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
Coastal currents play an important role in the distribution of heat, nutrients, larval dispersal, pollution transport and sediment redistribution. Until recently there was very little spatial data of Australian coastal currents, with direct measurements generally from single point moorings or ocean arrays. High-Frequency Ocean Radar systems are used to map surface currents at the mesoscale (generally an area of 150 Km x 150 Km), providing a valuable tool in monitoring coastal currents.
Ocean Radar works by transmitting high-frequency radar signals out to sea from shore-based antennae which are scattered by the rough sea surface. A portion of the radar is backscattered, and Doppler shifted by the motion of the waves or wind and tidal movement. The radar receivers measure the Doppler spectrum and calculate current and wave information within the range of the radar system.
The Ocean Radar facility currently uses two types of High-Frequency ocean radar: the phased array beam-forming technology (WERA), and the direction-finding technology (SeaSonde).
Ocean Radar - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1220)
Ocean Radar - Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System
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Ocean Radar - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Coastal currents play an important role in the distribution of heat, nutrients, larval dispersal, pollution transport and sediment redistribution. Until recently there was very little spatial data of Australian coastal currents, with direct measurements generally from single point moorings or ocean arrays. High-Frequency Ocean Radar systems are used to map surface currents at the mesoscale (generally an area of 150 Km x 150 Km), providing a valuable tool in monitoring coastal currents.
Ocean Radar works by transmitting high-frequency radar signals out to sea from shore-based antennae which are scattered by the rough sea surface. A portion of the radar is backscattered, and Doppler shifted by the motion of the waves or wind and tidal movement. The radar receivers measure the Doppler spectrum and calculate current and wave information within the range of the radar system.
The Ocean Radar facility currently uses two types of High-Frequency ocean radar: the phased array beam-forming technology (WERA), and the direction-finding technology (SeaSonde).
Open Ocean Fixed Oceanographic Stations - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
Operational Oceanography (OO) can be defined as "the activity of systematic and long-term routine measurements of the seas and oceans and atmosphere, and their rapid interpretation and dissemination" (EuroGOOS, 2014). OO includes "a routine collection, interpretation and presentation of data from the ocean and atmosphere with the purpose of giving a reliable description of the actual conditions of the ocean including its living resources, establishing a marine database from which time series and statistical analysis can be obtained for descriptions of trends and changes in the marine environment including consequences for the living conditions in, on and around the sea and providing prognoses for the future developments of the conditions in the sea" (Buch and Dahlin, 2000). In general terms, systematic observation includes remote sensing facilities (satellite, radar, etc.) and local and in-situ attended systems (moorings, ships of opportunity, regular research vessel cruises, etc.), together with autonomous or semiautonomous devices (sea level, buoys, drifters, gliders, profilers).
The term "fixed oceanographic stations" was defined as "oceanographic stations at which observations are taken continuously and periodically for periods of one year or more" (Landis, 2004). They consist of many different types of observations as CTD profiles with additional sensors, water samples at different levels for biogeochemical analysis (for nutrients, contaminants, chlorophyll-a, pH, alkalinity, phytoplankton abundance), plankton-net samples (for biomass and taxonomic composition), neuston net samples (for microplastics). An oceanographic station could consider also benthos samples, velocity profiles, deep moorings, etc.
Open Ocean Fixed Oceanographic Stations - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2933)
Open Ocean Fixed Oceanographic Stations - Mediterranean Operational Network for the Global Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Open Ocean Fixed Oceanographic Stations - MONGOOS
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Abstract
Operational Oceanography (OO) can be defined as "the activity of systematic and long-term routine measurements of the seas and oceans and atmosphere, and their rapid interpretation and dissemination" (EuroGOOS, 2014). OO includes "a routine collection, interpretation and presentation of data from the ocean and atmosphere with the purpose of giving a reliable description of the actual conditions of the ocean including its living resources, establishing a marine database from which time series and statistical analysis can be obtained for descriptions of trends and changes in the marine environment including consequences for the living conditions in, on and around the sea and providing prognoses for the future developments of the conditions in the sea" (Buch and Dahlin, 2000). In general terms, systematic observation includes remote sensing facilities (satellite, radar, etc.) and local and in-situ attended systems (moorings, ships of opportunity, regular research vessel cruises, etc.), together with autonomous or semiautonomous devices (sea level, buoys, drifters, gliders, profilers).
The term "fixed oceanographic stations" was defined as "oceanographic stations at which observations are taken continuously and periodically for periods of one year or more" (Landis, 2004). They consist of many different types of observations as CTD profiles with additional sensors, water samples at different levels for biogeochemical analysis (for nutrients, contaminants, chlorophyll-a, pH, alkalinity, phytoplankton abundance), plankton-net samples (for biomass and taxonomic composition), neuston net samples (for microplastics). An oceanographic station could consider also benthos samples, velocity profiles, deep moorings, etc.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: Mediterranean Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: CTD, Ocean Observing System, oceanographic instruments, operational oceanography
Last updated: 16/11/2021
Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (ODIS id: 3247)
https://pogo-ocean.org
The POGO website provides information on:
a) POGO member institutions (names, countries, logos, URL ...
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Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean
The POGO website provides information on:
a) POGO member institutions (names, countries, logos, URLs and links to institutional entries on the Oceanscape portal)
b) observing systems operated by POGO members
c) case studies on the societal benefits of ocean observing written in collaboration with member institutions and based on observational programmes they are conducting
d) lists of recipients of POGO-SCOR fellowships and other training grants from 2001 to present
Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (ODIS id 3247)
The POGO website provides information on:
a) POGO member institutions (names, countries, logos, URLs and links to institutional entries on the Oceanscape portal)
b) observing systems operated by POGO members
c) case studies on the societal benefits of ocean observing written in collaboration with member institutions and based on observational programmes they are conducting
d) lists of recipients of POGO-SCOR fellowships and other training grants from 2001 to present
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords:
Last updated: 13/10/2022
Prince William Sound Ocean Tracking Network - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2760)
Prince William Sound Ocean Tracking Network - Alaska Ocean Observing System
The Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC), with AOOS as a partner, has been tracking fish movements in Prince William Sound for more than 10 years using underwater acoustic receivers, part of the Ocean Tracking Network. Over the years, Pacific herring, copper rockfish, lingcod, Pacific cod, and most recently, walleye pollock have been surgically implanted with acoustic tags by Science Center staff.
When an acoustic-tagged fish travels within a receiver’s range, the receiver detects the pulses from the transmitter, and records the date, time, and fish id number. Depending on the tag, other data including swimming depth and temperature can also be recorded. The Science Center periodically uploads the data using a surface modem that communicates with the receiver or by retrieving the receiver.
Currently there are ~65 acoustic receivers deployed in the Sound. Most of these receivers are located in “curtains” that span the major entrances between the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound. These include Hinchinbrook Entrance, southern Montague Straight and the four Southwest Passages (Bainbridge, Prince of Wales, Elrington, and LaTouche). These hydrophone arrays are the only series of arrays in Alaska and are providing us with new information on fish species ranging from salmon sharks to Pacific herring.
Prince William Sound Ocean Tracking Network - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2760)
Prince William Sound Ocean Tracking Network - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Prince William Sound Ocean Tracking Network - AOOS
Citation
Abstract
The Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC), with AOOS as a partner, has been tracking fish movements in Prince William Sound for more than 10 years using underwater acoustic receivers, part of the Ocean Tracking Network. Over the years, Pacific herring, copper rockfish, lingcod, Pacific cod, and most recently, walleye pollock have been surgically implanted with acoustic tags by Science Center staff.
When an acoustic-tagged fish travels within a receiver’s range, the receiver detects the pulses from the transmitter, and records the date, time, and fish id number. Depending on the tag, other data including swimming depth and temperature can also be recorded. The Science Center periodically uploads the data using a surface modem that communicates with the receiver or by retrieving the receiver.
Currently there are ~65 acoustic receivers deployed in the Sound. Most of these receivers are located in “curtains” that span the major entrances between the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound. These include Hinchinbrook Entrance, southern Montague Straight and the four Southwest Passages (Bainbridge, Prince of Wales, Elrington, and LaTouche). These hydrophone arrays are the only series of arrays in Alaska and are providing us with new information on fish species ranging from salmon sharks to Pacific herring.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography
Keywords: Fish, animal migration, fish abundance, fish populations, hydrophone recordings, tracking
Last updated: 30/10/2021
Prince William Sound Sentinel Climate and Weather Observations - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2747)
Prince William Sound Sentinel Climate and Weather Observations - Alaska Ocean Observing System
AOOS specifically supports operations and maintenance of the SNOTEL stations in and around the Prince William Sound area and Cook Inlet. Since the summer of 2004, six SNOTEL stations have been deployed at sea level in the Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet regions, and two stations at higher alpine elevations.
There are currently over 75 active SNOTEL stations operating real time across Alaska. Data for all regional SNOTEL stations are available on the AOOS Ocean Data Explorer data portal through the Real Time Sensor Map, including terrestrial-based stations.
The configuration at each SNOTEL site is tailored to the physical conditions, climate, and specific requirements of the data users. A typical SNOTEL remote site consists of measuring devices and sensors, an equipment shelter for the radio telemetry equipment, an antenna and solar panels used to keep batteries charged. The data collected are generally reported multiple times per day, with some sensors reporting hourly. The SNOTEL sites are designed to operate unattended and without maintenance for a year or more. AOOS supports OSRI’s collaboration with NRCS to perform annual station visits and make any needed repairs and sensor or battery turnarounds.
Prince William Sound Sentinel Climate and Weather Observations - Alaska Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2747)
Prince William Sound Sentinel Climate and Weather Observations - Alaska Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Prince William Sound Sentinel Climate and Weather Observations - AOOS
Citation
Abstract
AOOS specifically supports operations and maintenance of the SNOTEL stations in and around the Prince William Sound area and Cook Inlet. Since the summer of 2004, six SNOTEL stations have been deployed at sea level in the Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet regions, and two stations at higher alpine elevations.
There are currently over 75 active SNOTEL stations operating real time across Alaska. Data for all regional SNOTEL stations are available on the AOOS Ocean Data Explorer data portal through the Real Time Sensor Map, including terrestrial-based stations.
The configuration at each SNOTEL site is tailored to the physical conditions, climate, and specific requirements of the data users. A typical SNOTEL remote site consists of measuring devices and sensors, an equipment shelter for the radio telemetry equipment, an antenna and solar panels used to keep batteries charged. The data collected are generally reported multiple times per day, with some sensors reporting hourly. The SNOTEL sites are designed to operate unattended and without maintenance for a year or more. AOOS supports OSRI’s collaboration with NRCS to perform annual station visits and make any needed repairs and sensor or battery turnarounds.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Gulf of Alaska
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: weather station, Monitoring, climatology, real-time data, weather foreast, weather information
Last updated: 28/10/2021
https://pqd.mercator-ocean.fr/
In this panel, you will find generic information on the quality of blue ocean parameters, the physic ...
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Product Quality Dashboard - Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
In this panel, you will find generic information on the quality of blue ocean parameters, the physical ocean and ocean circulation parameters available in the CMEMS catalogue. The quality of CMEMS products is documented in QUIDs, which can be found on the catalogue, along with each product. One major source of deviation from the nominal quality of products as described in reference QUIDs, is the day-to-day fluctuation in the number of available observations which are used for the elaboration of this product. Hence, recent time series of the daily number of valid observations per parameter are shown here (satellite on the left, and in situ in the center), to inform you on potential quality drops due to this specific source of uncertainty. This information is updated on a daily basis. The accuracy of the 12-hour forecast from the model product dedicated to the area is illustrated on the right (only for sea surface temperature at the moment). These forecast quality summaries show the distribution of measured values for a selection of accuracy metrics applied to catalogue products. These summaries are updated monthly and will be progressively extended to all parameters. Detailed quality information is already available for all forecast products in the “expert metrics” part just below.
Product Quality Dashboard - Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (ODIS id 2277)
Product Quality Dashboard - Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Product Quality Dashboard - CMEMS
Citation
Abstract
In this panel, you will find generic information on the quality of blue ocean parameters, the physical ocean and ocean circulation parameters available in the CMEMS catalogue. The quality of CMEMS products is documented in QUIDs, which can be found on the catalogue, along with each product. One major source of deviation from the nominal quality of products as described in reference QUIDs, is the day-to-day fluctuation in the number of available observations which are used for the elaboration of this product. Hence, recent time series of the daily number of valid observations per parameter are shown here (satellite on the left, and in situ in the center), to inform you on potential quality drops due to this specific source of uncertainty. This information is updated on a daily basis. The accuracy of the 12-hour forecast from the model product dedicated to the area is illustrated on the right (only for sea surface temperature at the moment). These forecast quality summaries show the distribution of measured values for a selection of accuracy metrics applied to catalogue products. These summaries are updated monthly and will be progressively extended to all parameters. Detailed quality information is already available for all forecast products in the “expert metrics” part just below.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: data quality, forecasting system, quality control, quality management, satellite data, satellite data product validation
Last updated: 25/09/2021
Real-time data - UK National Tide Gauge Network (ODIS id: 1768)
The UK National Tide Gauge Network, owned and operated by the Environment Agency, records tidal elevations at 44 locations around the UK coast.
The UK Tide Gauge Network and its data (displayed on this website) are the responsibility of the Environment Agency. As of April 2016, the network is maintained by the Environment Agency and its contractors. The National Oceanography Centre no longer maintain the network
Real-time data - UK National Tide Gauge Network (ODIS id 1768)
The UK National Tide Gauge Network, owned and operated by the Environment Agency, records tidal elevations at 44 locations around the UK coast.
The UK Tide Gauge Network and its data (displayed on this website) are the responsibility of the Environment Agency. As of April 2016, the network is maintained by the Environment Agency and its contractors. The National Oceanography Centre no longer maintain the network
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Contributing data to
Obtaining data from
Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Host Countries: United Kingdom
Sea Region: Celtic Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observation data, observational oceanography, operational oceanography, real-time data, tide gauges, tides, tides forecast
Last updated: 01/06/2021
This section lists the current platforms that are being processed in the Data Center. For each platform, is displayed information about his instruments and derived products. A derived product is the result of getting variables from variables of different instruments within the platform.
If you use SOCIB data, please acknowledge the use of these data with one of the following statements: In applications or websites: Data products used in this application were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). In addition, please make visible the SOCIB logo. In publications: Citation of a dataset with DOI is shown through the corresponding landing page of the SOCIB Data Product Catalog (apps.socib.es/data-catalog) Dataset without DOI: Data used in this work were obtained from SOCIB (www.socib.es). and cite the following publication: Tintore, J. et al. (2013), The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs, Marine Technology Society Journal, 47 (1), doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.47.1.10
Abstract
This section lists the current platforms that are being processed in the Data Center. For each platform, is displayed information about his instruments and derived products. A derived product is the result of getting variables from variables of different instruments within the platform.
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TUNU: the maximum time until the data will be updated, negative represents the time since last update
LTSR: the last time UTC sample recived
Thredds catalog link (access to processed data)
JwebChart link
Interface Languages
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Balearic Islands coastal areas
Data policy
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Real-time observing systems (and access to their metadata and data)
Languages: Catalan, English, Spanish
Countries: Spain
Host Countries: Spain
Sea Region: Balearic Sea
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: data challenges, data management, data quality, data services, products and services
Last updated: 11/10/2022
Remote Sensing Collections Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Remote Sensing Collections is a data management activity, developed to improve access to satellite remote sensed marine products and as such does not directly deploy instruments. The primary focus of Remote Sensing Collections is sea surface temperature and ocean colour products, but also assists the other Satellite Remote Sensing (LINK) Sub-Facilities, facilitating data availability and facilitate user access where needs can’t be met routinely via the ADON portal.
The baseline datasets created and managed by Remote Sensing Collections are formatted and organised for efficient storage and access using community-adopted standards such as netCDF. A core activity of Remote Sensing Collections are:
Provide documentation and tools
Assist with managing and maintaining core Satellite Remote Sensing datasets
Enable specialised tools to access datasets that are not readily delivered through the AODN data portal
Re-organise data to improve useability in response to community demand
In addition to the data sets produced from IMOS Facilities, there are also many global datasets available. Remote Sensing Collections seeks (through community consultation) to identify datasets of value and, where appropriate, play a role in maintaining local archives.
Remote Sensing Collections Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2288)
Remote Sensing Collections Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Remote Sensing Collections - IMOS
Citation
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Remote Sensing Collections is a data management activity, developed to improve access to satellite remote sensed marine products and as such does not directly deploy instruments. The primary focus of Remote Sensing Collections is sea surface temperature and ocean colour products, but also assists the other Satellite Remote Sensing (LINK) Sub-Facilities, facilitating data availability and facilitate user access where needs can’t be met routinely via the ADON portal.
The baseline datasets created and managed by Remote Sensing Collections are formatted and organised for efficient storage and access using community-adopted standards such as netCDF. A core activity of Remote Sensing Collections are:
Provide documentation and tools
Assist with managing and maintaining core Satellite Remote Sensing datasets
Enable specialised tools to access datasets that are not readily delivered through the AODN data portal
Re-organise data to improve useability in response to community demand
In addition to the data sets produced from IMOS Facilities, there are also many global datasets available. Remote Sensing Collections seeks (through community consultation) to identify datasets of value and, where appropriate, play a role in maintaining local archives.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Phytoplankton, Sea surface temperature, data management, data quality, ocean colour, oceanographic data, remote sensing, satellite data
Last updated: 18/12/2021
Research Infrastructures and Facilities Database - EurOcean (ODIS id: 2145)
http://rid.eurocean.org/
Comprehensive list of all existing facilities in Europe which are dedicated to marine sciences broad ...
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Research Infrastructures and Facilities Database - EurOcean
Comprehensive list of all existing facilities in Europe which are dedicated to marine sciences broad range of activities. It provides the first level of knowledge and characteristics for each facility, as well as the links and contact to access the further details provided by the operator.
For who this database is intended for all stakeholders - scientists, engineers, policy makers, private companies, universities - for their respective needs, either as user or as operator, or as designer, or as funder. How to use it search criteria plus an iterative map allow any targeted search of information for every type of request. For more information on how to use it please consult the Search Tips Area.
The landscape of marine research infrastructure is complex, a choice of descriptors was done to provide as much as possible a clear and consistent vision, to provide all relevant information for this “discovery” level of the facilities. All explanations necessary to understand each descriptor are given in the Technical Notes.
This database took in consideration the most recent overviews available. However, the landscape is constantly evolving, new infrastructures appear, others have significant up-gradings, some became out of service, characteristics change,... The approach of a database continuously updated is a necessity and a procedure is proposed to allow all to contribute, see the functions Insert, update or Contact EurOcean.
Research Infrastructures and Facilities Database - EurOcean (ODIS id 2145)
Research Infrastructures and Facilities Database - EurOcean
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Citation
Abstract
Comprehensive list of all existing facilities in Europe which are dedicated to marine sciences broad range of activities. It provides the first level of knowledge and characteristics for each facility, as well as the links and contact to access the further details provided by the operator.
For who this database is intended for all stakeholders - scientists, engineers, policy makers, private companies, universities - for their respective needs, either as user or as operator, or as designer, or as funder. How to use it search criteria plus an iterative map allow any targeted search of information for every type of request. For more information on how to use it please consult the Search Tips Area.
The landscape of marine research infrastructure is complex, a choice of descriptors was done to provide as much as possible a clear and consistent vision, to provide all relevant information for this “discovery” level of the facilities. All explanations necessary to understand each descriptor are given in the Technical Notes.
This database took in consideration the most recent overviews available. However, the landscape is constantly evolving, new infrastructures appear, others have significant up-gradings, some became out of service, characteristics change,... The approach of a database continuously updated is a necessity and a procedure is proposed to allow all to contribute, see the functions Insert, update or Contact EurOcean.
Technical contact email
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Host institution of the resource
Technical notes
Interface Languages
Contributing Countries
Countries owning the source
Sea Region
Spatial Coverage
Data policy
Metadata standard
Keywords
Themes
DOI's
Types
Interaction techs
Contributing data to
Obtaining data from
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Portugal
Sea Region: Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Balearic Sea, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, Bay of Biscay, Black Sea, Celtic Sea, Greenland Sea, Gulf of Finland, Iceland Sea, Ionian Sea, Irish Sea, Kattegat, Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Basin, Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin, North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Skagerrak, World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS09 Cryosphere, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: EurOcean, Marine Research Infrastructures, marine science, online database
Last updated: 13/02/2021
Eurofleets+ user groups will provide access to 27 Research Vessels (RVs), five Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), seven Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and a highly specialized portable telepresence unit. The telepresence unit (to be provided by the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, USA) is a unique piece of marine infrastructure not available in Europe. Key infrastructures have been selected based on their operational capabilities and their strategic geographic locations to meet the demands of the science community. The infrastructures are all highly capable and many are new, nearly new or recently refitted and equipped with the latest technologies.
Smaller regional vessels are also available to facilitate training activities. Eurofleets+ will provide geographic coverage to: Mediterranean and the Black Sea; Baltic Sea and North Sea: North Atlantic (incl. Greenland and Norwegian seas): and Pacific Southern Ocean and Ross Sea.
Eurofleets+ user groups will provide access to 27 Research Vessels (RVs), five Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), seven Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and a highly specialized portable telepresence unit. The telepresence unit (to be provided by the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, USA) is a unique piece of marine infrastructure not available in Europe. Key infrastructures have been selected based on their operational capabilities and their strategic geographic locations to meet the demands of the science community. The infrastructures are all highly capable and many are new, nearly new or recently refitted and equipped with the latest technologies.
Smaller regional vessels are also available to facilitate training activities. Eurofleets+ will provide geographic coverage to: Mediterranean and the Black Sea; Baltic Sea and North Sea: North Atlantic (incl. Greenland and Norwegian seas): and Pacific Southern Ocean and Ross Sea.
We manage, develop and promote the two national research vessels RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Voyager and the deep-water Remotely Operated Vehicle Holland 1. Our research vessel operations team handles all aspects of scheduling and survey planning from ship-time application stage through to pre and post cruise preparation.
Research Vessels - Marine Institute (ODIS id 1181)
We manage, develop and promote the two national research vessels RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Voyager and the deep-water Remotely Operated Vehicle Holland 1. Our research vessel operations team handles all aspects of scheduling and survey planning from ship-time application stage through to pre and post cruise preparation.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English, Irish
Countries: Ireland
Host Countries: Ireland
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: Glider, ROV, Research Cruises, research vessel, research vessels fleet
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Research vessels and vehicles - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (ODIS id: 1172)
Research vessels and vehicles - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
With the objective to contribute to the improvement of marine science and technology and to the advancement of academic research, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) conducts research cruises using its own research vessels/facilities.
Research vessels and vehicles - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (ODIS id 1172)
Research vessels and vehicles - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
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Research vessels and vehicles - JAMSTEC
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With the objective to contribute to the improvement of marine science and technology and to the advancement of academic research, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) conducts research cruises using its own research vessels/facilities.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels), Multimedia content
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan
Host Countries: Japan
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment
Keywords: AUV, Deep Submergence Research Vehicle, Oceanographic Ships, ROV, Research Cruises, autonomous underwater vehicles, manned submersible, ocean-going venture, research vessel, research vessels fleet
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id: 2307)
Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Air-sea fluxes, the exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, play an important role in the global climate. Mapping these fluxes is therefore vital to understanding the role of the ocean in climate variability, carbon levels, ecosystems and coastal environments. Research Vessel Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes uses autonomous instrumentation to monitor important meteorological and ocean surface information, providing observations of heat, mass and momentum bulk flux in Australian, New Zealand and Southern Ocean waters. The autonomous nature of the instrumentation allows for continuous monitoring, providing high-quality data in real-time.
Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2307)
Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Air-sea fluxes, the exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, play an important role in the global climate. Mapping these fluxes is therefore vital to understanding the role of the ocean in climate variability, carbon levels, ecosystems and coastal environments. Research Vessel Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes uses autonomous instrumentation to monitor important meteorological and ocean surface information, providing observations of heat, mass and momentum bulk flux in Australian, New Zealand and Southern Ocean waters. The autonomous nature of the instrumentation allows for continuous monitoring, providing high-quality data in real-time.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Coral Sea, Great Australian Bight, Great Barrier Reef (Coastal Waters), Gulf of Carpentaria, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: air sea interaction, fluxes, ocean climate, ocean health, oceanographic data, real-time data
Last updated: 18/12/2021
The Education and Outreach Department is part of the United States Science Support Program (USSSP) for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Our mission is to raise awareness about ocean drilling science and its central role in our understanding of the Earth’s past, present and future, teach science content and process, and inspire careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Our approach includes use of authentic data, inquiry-centered activities and interdisciplinary explorations drawing from the adventures of the JOIDES Resolution ship and the earlier ocean drilling ship; the Glomar Challenger.
The JOIDES Resolution (JR) is a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core samples. Scientists use data from the JR to better understand climate change, geology and Earth’s history. It is a part of the International Ocean Discovery Program and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The Education and Outreach Department is part of the United States Science Support Program (USSSP) for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Our mission is to raise awareness about ocean drilling science and its central role in our understanding of the Earth’s past, present and future, teach science content and process, and inspire careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Our approach includes use of authentic data, inquiry-centered activities and interdisciplinary explorations drawing from the adventures of the JOIDES Resolution ship and the earlier ocean drilling ship; the Glomar Challenger.
The JOIDES Resolution (JR) is a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core samples. Scientists use data from the JR to better understand climate change, geology and Earth’s history. It is a part of the International Ocean Discovery Program and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Types: Education and training materials (related to oceans), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS04 Marine geology, no theme defined
Keywords: Climate change, core samples, e-learning, education, microbiology, mineralogy, oceanic crust, petrology, plate tectonics, sediment cores
Last updated: 25/12/2021
Riverine Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2722)
Riverine Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
The US Geological Survey (USGS) runs the National Water Information System (NWIS) which is the principal repository of land based water resources data in the country. MARACOOS serves USGS data from the coastal rivers and bays. The data are updated in near real time as USGS issues water alerts based on the data. These alerts could be warnings of potential flash floods in localized areas from thunderstorms to imminent large coastal flooding from tropical storms. Data can also be used to warn of dropping levels of groundwater or impending drought.
Typical products include: stream flow speed, tidal height, water temperature, PH, dissolved oxygen.
Riverine Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2722)
Riverine Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Riverine Stations - MARACOOS
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) runs the National Water Information System (NWIS) which is the principal repository of land based water resources data in the country. MARACOOS serves USGS data from the coastal rivers and bays. The data are updated in near real time as USGS issues water alerts based on the data. These alerts could be warnings of potential flash floods in localized areas from thunderstorms to imminent large coastal flooding from tropical storms. Data can also be used to warn of dropping levels of groundwater or impending drought.
Typical products include: stream flow speed, tidal height, water temperature, PH, dissolved oxygen.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: no searegion defined
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: monitoring system, observing system, river flow, river-sea systems, tide gauges, water temperature
Last updated: 26/10/2021
Eurofleets+ facilitates access to 27 research vessels, and multiple AUVs and ROVs from European and international partners by means of transnational access.
Eurofleets+ facilitates access to 27 research vessels, and multiple AUVs and ROVs from European and international partners by means of transnational access.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden
Host Countries: REGIONAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology
Keywords: ROV, oceanography, online database
Last updated: 20/03/2021
Russian Antarctic Stations (ODIS id: 477)
http://www.aari.ru/
Contains information on Russian antarctic stations, metadata Russian Antarctic oceanography 1956-200 ...
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Russian Antarctic Stations
Contains information on Russian antarctic stations, metadata Russian Antarctic oceanography 1956-2003; sea ice 1978- , meteorology, biology (observed species); information on explorers; photos; songs;
SAILOR - Southern Adriatic Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Oceanographic Research E2-M3A buoy
The E2-M3A observatory is positioned in the centre of the cyclonic gyre where deep convection process takes place, involving both the atmosphere and the ocean dynamics and forming new dense and oxygenated waters, thus triggering the solubility and the biological pump.
The E2-M3A observatory is particularly devoted towards studies for characterizing the long-term changes of Adriatic sea in response to local climatic forcing.
The observatory E2-M3A ( http://www.fixo3.eu/observatory/e2-m3a/) is part of the FP7-EU project FixO3 (Fixed Point Open Ocean Observatory Network) which seeks to integrate European open ocean observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community. Currently, the system is part of the European contribution to OceanSITES global array. On a national level the observatory is part of the ROBIN e-infrastructure developed under the umbrella of the RITMARE (Ricerca ITaliana per il MARE) project.
Two independent mooring lines compose the configuration of the E2-M3A system. The first of them (A) hosts the surface buoy instrumented with meteo station and radiometers aimed to collect air-sea interaction measurements, sensor for physical (temperature and salinity) and biochemical (oxygen, partial CO2 and pH) parameters deployed in the mixed layer, telemetry, and services. The surface buoy collects the acquired data and transmit them in real time to the on-line server. The secondary mooring line (B) hosts an instrumental chain with sensors at several different depths for physical and chemical measurements from the sea floor to the intermediate layer.
SAILOR - Southern Adriatic Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Oceanographic Research E2-M3A buoy (ODIS id 388)
SAILOR - Southern Adriatic Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Oceanographic Research E2-M3A buoy
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The E2-M3A observatory is positioned in the centre of the cyclonic gyre where deep convection process takes place, involving both the atmosphere and the ocean dynamics and forming new dense and oxygenated waters, thus triggering the solubility and the biological pump.
The E2-M3A observatory is particularly devoted towards studies for characterizing the long-term changes of Adriatic sea in response to local climatic forcing.
The observatory E2-M3A ( http://www.fixo3.eu/observatory/e2-m3a/) is part of the FP7-EU project FixO3 (Fixed Point Open Ocean Observatory Network) which seeks to integrate European open ocean observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community. Currently, the system is part of the European contribution to OceanSITES global array. On a national level the observatory is part of the ROBIN e-infrastructure developed under the umbrella of the RITMARE (Ricerca ITaliana per il MARE) project.
Two independent mooring lines compose the configuration of the E2-M3A system. The first of them (A) hosts the surface buoy instrumented with meteo station and radiometers aimed to collect air-sea interaction measurements, sensor for physical (temperature and salinity) and biochemical (oxygen, partial CO2 and pH) parameters deployed in the mixed layer, telemetry, and services. The surface buoy collects the acquired data and transmit them in real time to the on-line server. The secondary mooring line (B) hosts an instrumental chain with sensors at several different depths for physical and chemical measurements from the sea floor to the intermediate layer.
Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Satellite-based altimeters provide fundamental, large scale observations of sea surface height contributing fundamental advances in our understanding of the ocean’s role in the Earth’s climate system. Understanding changes in global mean sea level is critical for understanding the response of the ocean to a warming climate – both through the thermal expansion of the ocean and the melting of large ice regions both on land and in the ocean. As with all scientific observations, calibration of instrumentation is vital to ensure that measurements are accurate and reliable.
The IMOS Satellite Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility maintain GPS buoys in Bass Strait, providing the only southern hemisphere in situ calibration and validation locations. Deployments of these buoys enable sea level data to be directly compared to altimeter measurements, with data delivered to the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST). These comparisons allow the absolute bias, the difference between altimeter and in situ measurements to be determined, ensuring that data produced from satellite altimeters are accurate and precise on a global scale.
Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2291)
Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Satellite-based altimeters provide fundamental, large scale observations of sea surface height contributing fundamental advances in our understanding of the ocean’s role in the Earth’s climate system. Understanding changes in global mean sea level is critical for understanding the response of the ocean to a warming climate – both through the thermal expansion of the ocean and the melting of large ice regions both on land and in the ocean. As with all scientific observations, calibration of instrumentation is vital to ensure that measurements are accurate and reliable.
The IMOS Satellite Calibration and Validation Sub-Facility maintain GPS buoys in Bass Strait, providing the only southern hemisphere in situ calibration and validation locations. Deployments of these buoys enable sea level data to be directly compared to altimeter measurements, with data delivered to the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST). These comparisons allow the absolute bias, the difference between altimeter and in situ measurements to be determined, ensuring that data produced from satellite altimeters are accurate and precise on a global scale.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS05 Atmosphere, DS09 Cryosphere, DS10 Environment, DS12 Human activities
Keywords: Satellite, observing system, polar environment, satellite-based climatology
Last updated: 05/02/2022
Ground Stations operate and service a reception antenna at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville, Queensland to support the collection and streaming of satellite remote sensing data to national and international data centres. This Ground Station extends data coverage into the equatorial part of the Western Pacific Ocean and complements other ground stations operated by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) in Perth, Melbourne and Darwin, Alice Springs (operated by Geoscience Australia) and Perth (operated by Western Australia Satellite Technology and Applications Consortium).
The Ground Station operated by IMOS in Northern Queensland is currently equipped to receive NOAA AVHRR, SeaWiFs, MODIS Tera and Aqua imagery, EUMETSAT Metop- A and B, SARAL and NOAA Suomi-NPP data streams in near real-time. The data collected routinely flows to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), CSIRO, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and European Space Agency – Collecte Localisation Satellites (ESA CLS).
Satellite Reception Ground Stations Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2292)
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Ground Stations operate and service a reception antenna at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville, Queensland to support the collection and streaming of satellite remote sensing data to national and international data centres. This Ground Station extends data coverage into the equatorial part of the Western Pacific Ocean and complements other ground stations operated by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) in Perth, Melbourne and Darwin, Alice Springs (operated by Geoscience Australia) and Perth (operated by Western Australia Satellite Technology and Applications Consortium).
The Ground Station operated by IMOS in Northern Queensland is currently equipped to receive NOAA AVHRR, SeaWiFs, MODIS Tera and Aqua imagery, EUMETSAT Metop- A and B, SARAL and NOAA Suomi-NPP data streams in near real-time. The data collected routinely flows to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), CSIRO, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and European Space Agency – Collecte Localisation Satellites (ESA CLS).
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Timor Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: remote sensing, research infrastructure, satellite data
Last updated: 18/12/2021
http://imos.org.au/facilities/srs
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Satellite Remote Sensing - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Earth observing satellites provide a uniquely efficient means of making repetitive observations automatically over vast areas of the world’s oceans. Although confined to the surface layer, over the past 30 years these observations have been a vital tool for both biological and physical oceanographers and have played a key role in advancing both sciences. The objective of the IMOS Satellite Remote Sensing Facility is to make more of these data, of better quality, more available and easier to use for research. It does this through supporting collection, management, processing, calibration and validation of satellite data, and providing properly documented data in standard formats that are widely supported and familiar to the research community.
Satellite-borne sensors measure spatial and temporal properties of the sea surface using ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum in a variety of different ways. Instruments using the infra-red and microwave spectrum observe changes global, regional and local in sea surface temperatures, revealing both the short-term dynamics of ocean currents and the long-term variation of the ocean climate. Optical sensors use sunlight reflected from the upper ocean layers to infer and quantify biological activity and, in coastal regions, to detect the presence of other optically active constituents including suspended solids and dissolved organic matter. Radar altimeters provide measurements of sea surface height with unmatched precision over the global ocean, revealing regional variations in water density and giving one of the most reliable measurements of the long-term change in ocean volume. Other specialised and increasingly innovative sensors measure surface roughness, wind direction, and even surface salinity.
Although IMOS does not deploy satellites, the Satellite Remote Sensing Facility plays an important role in the international remote sensing community, supporting the calibration and streaming of satellite data in the Southern hemisphere and providing access to high-quality data products through the six Sub-Facilities that make-up Satellite Remote Sensing.
Satellite Remote Sensing - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1224)
Satellite Remote Sensing - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Satellite Remote Sensing - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Earth observing satellites provide a uniquely efficient means of making repetitive observations automatically over vast areas of the world’s oceans. Although confined to the surface layer, over the past 30 years these observations have been a vital tool for both biological and physical oceanographers and have played a key role in advancing both sciences. The objective of the IMOS Satellite Remote Sensing Facility is to make more of these data, of better quality, more available and easier to use for research. It does this through supporting collection, management, processing, calibration and validation of satellite data, and providing properly documented data in standard formats that are widely supported and familiar to the research community.
Satellite-borne sensors measure spatial and temporal properties of the sea surface using ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum in a variety of different ways. Instruments using the infra-red and microwave spectrum observe changes global, regional and local in sea surface temperatures, revealing both the short-term dynamics of ocean currents and the long-term variation of the ocean climate. Optical sensors use sunlight reflected from the upper ocean layers to infer and quantify biological activity and, in coastal regions, to detect the presence of other optically active constituents including suspended solids and dissolved organic matter. Radar altimeters provide measurements of sea surface height with unmatched precision over the global ocean, revealing regional variations in water density and giving one of the most reliable measurements of the long-term change in ocean volume. Other specialised and increasingly innovative sensors measure surface roughness, wind direction, and even surface salinity.
Although IMOS does not deploy satellites, the Satellite Remote Sensing Facility plays an important role in the international remote sensing community, supporting the calibration and streaming of satellite data in the Southern hemisphere and providing access to high-quality data products through the six Sub-Facilities that make-up Satellite Remote Sensing.
Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Products Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
he Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Satellite Remote Sensing Sub-Facility in a collaborative effort with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology produce high-resolution satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products over the Australian and Southern Ocean regions, designed to suit a range of operational and research applications. All these products follow the latest International Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) “GDS 2” file formats, assisting international data exchange and collaboration. Information describing the different types of IMOS GHRSST data products, their derivation, validation, and how to read and use the contents of the data files, can be found here.
The highest spatial resolution (1.1 km x 1.1 km) data from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) can only be obtained through receiving direct broadcast High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data from the satellite. In Australia, HRPT data is received by a number of agencies (Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, AIMS and CSIRO) and consortia (WASTAC and TERSS) at reception stations located in Darwin, Townsville, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth and Alice Springs and in Antarctica at Casey and Davis Stations.
Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Products Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2289)
Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Products Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Satellite SST Products Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
he Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Satellite Remote Sensing Sub-Facility in a collaborative effort with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology produce high-resolution satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products over the Australian and Southern Ocean regions, designed to suit a range of operational and research applications. All these products follow the latest International Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) “GDS 2” file formats, assisting international data exchange and collaboration. Information describing the different types of IMOS GHRSST data products, their derivation, validation, and how to read and use the contents of the data files, can be found here.
The highest spatial resolution (1.1 km x 1.1 km) data from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) can only be obtained through receiving direct broadcast High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data from the satellite. In Australia, HRPT data is received by a number of agencies (Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, AIMS and CSIRO) and consortia (WASTAC and TERSS) at reception stations located in Darwin, Townsville, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth and Alice Springs and in Antarctica at Casey and Davis Stations.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Timor Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: High-Resolution Sea Surface, Sea surface temperature, data quality, oceanographic data, satellite data
Last updated: 18/12/2021
Satellite Surface Waves Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Surface Waves provides oceanic wave data and wave products using satellite remote sensing. The key aims of Surface Waves is to calibrate and distribute surface ocean wave data from both current and next-generation satellite missions, supporting ongoing and emerging research and industry and service operations in Australia. The efficiency of and high-quality data produced by Surface Waves is gained from being interconnected with other IMOS facilities including, Wave Buoys, Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory, Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validations and OceanCurrent.
Satellite Surface Waves Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2293)
Satellite Surface Waves Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Satellite Surface Waves Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Surface Waves provides oceanic wave data and wave products using satellite remote sensing. The key aims of Surface Waves is to calibrate and distribute surface ocean wave data from both current and next-generation satellite missions, supporting ongoing and emerging research and industry and service operations in Australia. The efficiency of and high-quality data produced by Surface Waves is gained from being interconnected with other IMOS facilities including, Wave Buoys, Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory, Satellite Altimetry Calibration and Validations and OceanCurrent.
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - IOC/UNESCO
The objective of this service is to provide information about the operational status of global and regional networks of real time sea level stations to provide a display service for quick inspection of the raw data stream from individual stations.
This web-site initially focused on operational monitoring of sea level measuring stations in Africa and was developed from collaboration between Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the ODINAFRICA project of IODE. The site has since been expanded to a global station monitoring service for real time sea level measuring stations that are part of IOC programmes i.e. (i) the Global Sea Level Observing System Core Network; and (ii) the networks under the regional tsunami warning systems in the Indian Ocean (IOTWS), North East Atlantic & Mediterranean (NEAMTWS), Pacific (PTWS) and the Caribbean (CARIBE-EWS).
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - IOC/UNESCO (ODIS id 111)
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - IOC/UNESCO
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SLSMF
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (2021): Sea level station monitoring facility. Accessed at http://www.ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org on 2021-08-19 at VLIZ. DOI: 10.14284/482
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The objective of this service is to provide information about the operational status of global and regional networks of real time sea level stations to provide a display service for quick inspection of the raw data stream from individual stations.
This web-site initially focused on operational monitoring of sea level measuring stations in Africa and was developed from collaboration between Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the ODINAFRICA project of IODE. The site has since been expanded to a global station monitoring service for real time sea level measuring stations that are part of IOC programmes i.e. (i) the Global Sea Level Observing System Core Network; and (ii) the networks under the regional tsunami warning systems in the Indian Ocean (IOTWS), North East Atlantic & Mediterranean (NEAMTWS), Pacific (PTWS) and the Caribbean (CARIBE-EWS).
The data and products available through this web-site are made available in accordance with the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy as adopted by the 22nd session of IOC Assembly in Resolution 6. Data and products available on this web-site may not be used for any commercial purposes. Commercial users should contact the relevant data originators.
Provision of low frequency and high frequency research quality sea level data is not the aim of this service. Such data is available from the GLOSS designated data centers at the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), the British Oceanographic Data Center (BODC), the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center (UHSLC) or the data originators. Additionally, you can click on the 'QC data' link on the station details page, to retrieve research quality data.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: Belgium
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Climate change, Monitoring, long-term variations, metadata, sea level
Last updated: 27/09/2021
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility list - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (ODIS id: 1769)
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility list - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
The objective of this service is:
- to provide information about the operational status of global and regional networks of real time sea level stations;
- to provide a display service for quick inspection of the raw data stream from individual stations.
This web-site initially focused on operational monitoring of sea level measuring stations in Africa and was developed from collaboration between Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the ODINAFRICA project of IODE. The site has since been expanded to a global station monitoring service for real time sea level measuring stations that are part of IOC programmes i.e. (i) the Global Sea Level Observing System Core Network; and (ii) the networks under the regional tsunami warning systems in the Indian Ocean (IOTWS), North East Atlantic & Mediterranean (NEAMTWS), Pacific (PTWS) and the Caribbean (CARIBE-EWS).
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility list - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (ODIS id 1769)
Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility list - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
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Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility list - IOC-UNESCO
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The objective of this service is:
- to provide information about the operational status of global and regional networks of real time sea level stations;
- to provide a display service for quick inspection of the raw data stream from individual stations.
This web-site initially focused on operational monitoring of sea level measuring stations in Africa and was developed from collaboration between Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the ODINAFRICA project of IODE. The site has since been expanded to a global station monitoring service for real time sea level measuring stations that are part of IOC programmes i.e. (i) the Global Sea Level Observing System Core Network; and (ii) the networks under the regional tsunami warning systems in the Indian Ocean (IOTWS), North East Atlantic & Mediterranean (NEAMTWS), Pacific (PTWS) and the Caribbean (CARIBE-EWS).
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: GLOBAL
Host Countries: GLOBAL
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: monitoring activities, networking infrastructure, operational oceanography, real-time data, sea level
Last updated: 01/06/2021
Sea Surface Temperature - Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (ODIS id: 1763)
Sea Surface Temperature - Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy
The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) has a network of sea level stations along the coast to monitor a series of oceanic and atmospheric variables. Mean Sea Level (MSL) and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) have been recorded for several years. These last two were obtained between 1950 and 1998 by someone who manually recorded the sea temperature using a mercury thermometer. Nowadays there are automatic record systems with thermistors that broadcast almost in real time, via satellite.
The information regarding maximum, minimum and average monthly temperatures on this website has been gathered from four stations located in the north and central zone of Chile since 2002 to this date. It must be emphasized that the monthly average corresponds to the average of the daily temperatures recorded in a month. The maximum and minimum temperatures correspond to the external instrumental recording of temperatures during the same period of time. Additionally, the historic average, or climatology of each locality, is also displayed. The historic average was, up until 2013, calculated based on 20 years of measurements (1980 – 2000), and since 2014 it corresponds to the average calculated based on 30 years of measurements (1981 – 2010), in accordance with the proposal made by the countries in the CPPS.
Sea Surface Temperature - Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (ODIS id 1763)
Sea Surface Temperature - Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy
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Temperatura Superficial del Mar - Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile
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SST - SHOA
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The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) has a network of sea level stations along the coast to monitor a series of oceanic and atmospheric variables. Mean Sea Level (MSL) and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) have been recorded for several years. These last two were obtained between 1950 and 1998 by someone who manually recorded the sea temperature using a mercury thermometer. Nowadays there are automatic record systems with thermistors that broadcast almost in real time, via satellite.
The information regarding maximum, minimum and average monthly temperatures on this website has been gathered from four stations located in the north and central zone of Chile since 2002 to this date. It must be emphasized that the monthly average corresponds to the average of the daily temperatures recorded in a month. The maximum and minimum temperatures correspond to the external instrumental recording of temperatures during the same period of time. Additionally, the historic average, or climatology of each locality, is also displayed. The historic average was, up until 2013, calculated based on 20 years of measurements (1980 – 2000), and since 2014 it corresponds to the average calculated based on 30 years of measurements (1981 – 2010), in accordance with the proposal made by the countries in the CPPS.
Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Remotely sensed sea surface temperature data is important for ocean, weather, seasonal and climate models. In order to provide the validation of satellite measured sea surface temperature and ocean models in the Australian region, there is a need for high quality, in situ sea surface temperature observations.
Historically, this data was solely derived from moorings and drifting buoys, however, there are significant restrictions on the spatial coverage provided by these platforms alone. Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels provide the much needed, high quality and, high spatial coverage of sea surface temperature data for Australian waters. Simple hull contact sensors are placed on the inside of a ship’s hull, below the waterline and away from any heat source, providing reliable and continuous sea surface temperature data.
Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2306)
Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Remotely sensed sea surface temperature data is important for ocean, weather, seasonal and climate models. In order to provide the validation of satellite measured sea surface temperature and ocean models in the Australian region, there is a need for high quality, in situ sea surface temperature observations.
Historically, this data was solely derived from moorings and drifting buoys, however, there are significant restrictions on the spatial coverage provided by these platforms alone. Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels provide the much needed, high quality and, high spatial coverage of sea surface temperature data for Australian waters. Simple hull contact sensors are placed on the inside of a ship’s hull, below the waterline and away from any heat source, providing reliable and continuous sea surface temperature data.
Sensor Platforms - Central and Northern Californian Ocean Observing System
Working with many partners, CeNCOOS collects, curates and disseminates data about our coastal and deep ocean waters. Gathering and sharing this information is crucial to everything from understanding toxic algae blooms, to creating weather forecasts and even search and rescue operations. We host data sensors on many different types of platforms, including ocean-based buoys, shore-side stations, and radar.
Sensor Platforms - Central and Northern Californian Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2522)
Sensor Platforms - Central and Northern Californian Ocean Observing System
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Sensor Platforms - CeNCOOS
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Working with many partners, CeNCOOS collects, curates and disseminates data about our coastal and deep ocean waters. Gathering and sharing this information is crucial to everything from understanding toxic algae blooms, to creating weather forecasts and even search and rescue operations. We host data sensors on many different types of platforms, including ocean-based buoys, shore-side stations, and radar.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Coastal Ocean Observing System, operational oceanography, sensor arrays
Last updated: 04/10/2021
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id: 2309)
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria use autonomous water sampling equipment installed Spirit of Tasmania 1 to continuous monitor Port Phillip Bay and the Bass Strait. The regularity and consistency in voyage track between the two ports provides high-quality repeat sampling of marine conditions.
The system has been highly useful already, having been applied to monitoring of channel dredging and to calibrate complicated numerical models of Port Phillip Bay. The ship path includes a north-south transect through the inner bay and runs across the Sands region which is the dominant zone of mixing and flushing. It then crosses Bass Strait, supplying unprecedented open water information.
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2309)
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Acronym
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
Sensors on Temperate Merchant Vessels, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria use autonomous water sampling equipment installed Spirit of Tasmania 1 to continuous monitor Port Phillip Bay and the Bass Strait. The regularity and consistency in voyage track between the two ports provides high-quality repeat sampling of marine conditions.
The system has been highly useful already, having been applied to monitoring of channel dredging and to calibrate complicated numerical models of Port Phillip Bay. The ship path includes a north-south transect through the inner bay and runs across the Sands region which is the dominant zone of mixing and flushing. It then crosses Bass Strait, supplying unprecedented open water information.
Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
AIMS research vessels the RV Solander and the RV Cape Ferguson operate across Australia’s vast tropical waters, including the North West Shelf, Northern Territory, the Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, and along the Great Barrier Reef. A set of automated sensors are installed on the ships to measure near-surface water properties, including temperature, salinity, chlorophyll fluorescence and turbidity. The instruments provide underway data at high temporal and spatial resolution, complementing the Wireless Sensor Networks in these regions.
Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2305)
Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels Sub-Facility - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
AIMS research vessels the RV Solander and the RV Cape Ferguson operate across Australia’s vast tropical waters, including the North West Shelf, Northern Territory, the Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, and along the Great Barrier Reef. A set of automated sensors are installed on the ships to measure near-surface water properties, including temperature, salinity, chlorophyll fluorescence and turbidity. The instruments provide underway data at high temporal and spatial resolution, complementing the Wireless Sensor Networks in these regions.
Sentinel Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Delivering the marine and atmospheric composition missions for Copernicus. The Sentinel series of satellites and instruments provide a vital contribution to Europe’s Copernicus Earth monitoring system.
EUMETSAT is responsible for operating the Copernicus Sentinel-3 and Sentinel-6 ocean monitoring satellites and will also operate and deliver products from the Sentinel-4, and Sentinel-5 instruments on board Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) and Metop - Second Generation (Metop-SG), respectively.
Sentinel Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (ODIS id 2702)
Sentinel Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Sentinel Series - EUMETSAT
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Abstract
Delivering the marine and atmospheric composition missions for Copernicus. The Sentinel series of satellites and instruments provide a vital contribution to Europe’s Copernicus Earth monitoring system.
EUMETSAT is responsible for operating the Copernicus Sentinel-3 and Sentinel-6 ocean monitoring satellites and will also operate and deliver products from the Sentinel-4, and Sentinel-5 instruments on board Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) and Metop - Second Generation (Metop-SG), respectively.
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Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: Germany
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere, DS10 Environment
Keywords: Earth observation, Satellite, air quality, climate, earth science, observational oceanography, observing system, ocean colour, waves
Last updated: 05/02/2022
Ships of Opportunity - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id: 1227)
Ships of Opportunity - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
The IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility uses a combination of volunteer commercial and research vessels to collect data relating to physical, chemical and biological oceanography and ecology. As chartered vessels for equipment deployment are expensive and time consuming, the use of volunteer vessels, in addition to equipment especially designed to be deployed efficiently and without the need for high-level technical experience is at the core of the Ships of Opportunity Facility.
The use of vessels that undertake continuous transects between ports or regions allow seasonal and annual datasets to be established. The Ships of Opportunity Facility builds upon similar pre-existing programs, expanding to collect a wider variety of data and increasing the number of vessels fitted with the various sampling equipment. The Ships of Opportunity Facility consists of nine different sub-facilities.
Ships of Opportunity - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1227)
Ships of Opportunity - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
SOOP - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
The IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility uses a combination of volunteer commercial and research vessels to collect data relating to physical, chemical and biological oceanography and ecology. As chartered vessels for equipment deployment are expensive and time consuming, the use of volunteer vessels, in addition to equipment especially designed to be deployed efficiently and without the need for high-level technical experience is at the core of the Ships of Opportunity Facility.
The use of vessels that undertake continuous transects between ports or regions allow seasonal and annual datasets to be established. The Ships of Opportunity Facility builds upon similar pre-existing programs, expanding to collect a wider variety of data and increasing the number of vessels fitted with the various sampling equipment. The Ships of Opportunity Facility consists of nine different sub-facilities.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations, Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English
Countries: Australia
Host Countries: Australia
Sea Region: Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Expendable Bathythermographs, Research Cruises, Sea surface temperature, Surveys, XBT, acoustics monitoring, carbon cycle, carbon dioxide, plankton, research vessel
Last updated: 18/12/2021
SmartAtlantic (ODIS id: 1766)
https://www.smartatlantic.ca/
The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial Univer ...
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SmartAtlantic
The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) of Halifax.
CTec leads the Placentia Bay SmartBay applied ocean observation system on Newfoundland's south coast, with the on-going expansion of the SmartBay initiative to additional ports-of-call around the Province.
COVE, under the guidance of the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association (Atlantic region), is leading the operation of meteorological/oceanographic buoys off Herring Cove at the mouth of Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia and off the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick .
Recognizing the operational efficiencies and potential collaboration and expansion opportunities presented, CTec and COVE have partnered to unite the SmartBay, Halifax and Saint John initiatives under a new and exciting "SmartAtlantic Alliance" banner; creating the nucleus of a cooperative Atlantic Canada applied ocean observation capacity.
The SmartAtlantic Alliance supports operational efficiency, situational awareness and safety in the marine environment and provides an unprecedented level of support to the country's coastal and ocean management efforts. SmartAtlantic Alliance buoy data, weather forecasts and value added information products are freely available at www.SmartAtlantic.ca
The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) of Halifax.
CTec leads the Placentia Bay SmartBay applied ocean observation system on Newfoundland's south coast, with the on-going expansion of the SmartBay initiative to additional ports-of-call around the Province.
COVE, under the guidance of the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association (Atlantic region), is leading the operation of meteorological/oceanographic buoys off Herring Cove at the mouth of Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia and off the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick .
Recognizing the operational efficiencies and potential collaboration and expansion opportunities presented, CTec and COVE have partnered to unite the SmartBay, Halifax and Saint John initiatives under a new and exciting "SmartAtlantic Alliance" banner; creating the nucleus of a cooperative Atlantic Canada applied ocean observation capacity.
The SmartAtlantic Alliance supports operational efficiency, situational awareness and safety in the marine environment and provides an unprecedented level of support to the country's coastal and ocean management efforts. SmartAtlantic Alliance buoy data, weather forecasts and value added information products are freely available at www.SmartAtlantic.ca
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Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: Canada
Host Countries: Canada
Sea Region: North Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: Ocean Observing System, buoys, data buoy, observing system, oceanographic data, oceanographic instruments, operational oceanography
Last updated: 01/06/2021
Southern Ocean Plankton Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
hytoplankton play an important role in marine ecosystems, forming the base of pelagic food-webs. The Southern Ocean is changing rapidly in response to changes in climate and climatic processes, with changes in phytoplankton populations and communities having the potential to change ecosystem structure and processes.
Sampling of plankton on the large scales required to understand patterns in distribution, abundance, and timing of changes in communities is difficult, especially at the oceanic scale. Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPRs) represent a valuable, cost-effective tool for sampling large areas. Towed behind ships, CPR’s continuously collect both phytoplankton and zooplankton at approximately 10 m depth. Entrained plankton is sandwiched between two sheets of silk and preserved instantly within the CPR unit allowing for species identification and counting.
Using ships that regularly traverse the Southern Ocean, the Southern Ocean Plankton Facility will provide species-specific information on both phytoplankton and zooplankton from approximately 43⁰S to the Antarctic sea-ice edge.
Southern Ocean Plankton Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2310)
Southern Ocean Plankton Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Southern Ocean Plankton Sub-Facility - IMOS
Citation
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Abstract
hytoplankton play an important role in marine ecosystems, forming the base of pelagic food-webs. The Southern Ocean is changing rapidly in response to changes in climate and climatic processes, with changes in phytoplankton populations and communities having the potential to change ecosystem structure and processes.
Sampling of plankton on the large scales required to understand patterns in distribution, abundance, and timing of changes in communities is difficult, especially at the oceanic scale. Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPRs) represent a valuable, cost-effective tool for sampling large areas. Towed behind ships, CPR’s continuously collect both phytoplankton and zooplankton at approximately 10 m depth. Entrained plankton is sandwiched between two sheets of silk and preserved instantly within the CPR unit allowing for species identification and counting.
Using ships that regularly traverse the Southern Ocean, the Southern Ocean Plankton Facility will provide species-specific information on both phytoplankton and zooplankton from approximately 43⁰S to the Antarctic sea-ice edge.
Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
The Southern Ocean is an important part of the global climate system, absorbing carbon dioxide and heat to moderate the earth’s atmosphere. The Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory uses a set of automated moorings to measure these processes under the extreme conditions in the Southern Ocean, where they are most intense and least studied. The processes occur on many timescales, from the day-night cycle up to ocean basin decadal oscillations, which requires high frequency observations sustained over many years.
The Southern Ocean (south of 30°S) is responsible for ~40% of the total global ocean uptake of human-induced CO2 emissions, and 75% of the additional heat that these emissions have trapped on Earth. The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) site is focused on the sub-Antarctic Zone because waters formed at the surface in this region, the Sub-Antarctic Mode and Antarctic Intermediate waters, slide under warmer subtropical and tropical waters and carry this CO2 and heat into the deep ocean, out of contact with the atmosphere. This process also supplies oxygen for deep ocean ecosystems, and exports nutrients that fuel ~70% of global ocean primary production. The sub-Antarctic Zone and these processes are expected to change with global warming, but the potential impacts of these changes are not yet known.
The Southern Ocean Time Series site southwest of Tasmania is comprised of several elements including a deep ocean sediment trap mooring (SAZ), a surface biogeochemistry mooring (Pulse) and an air-sea flux mooring (SOFS). Located in the sub-Antarctic Zone (140°E, 47°S), the site is particularly vulnerable to the extreme weather events that typify the area including very large waves, strong currents and severe storms, presenting significant technical and engineering challenges. The Southern Ocean Time Series is an Australian contribution to the international OceanSITES global network of time series observatories and is one of the few comprehensive Southern Ocean sites globally. Data collected from the Pulse and SOFS are relayed back by satellite. The sub-surface data is stored and downloaded when the moorings are retrieved (approximately a year later).
Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 2298)
Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory Sub-Facility - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory Sub-Facility - IMOS
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The Southern Ocean is an important part of the global climate system, absorbing carbon dioxide and heat to moderate the earth’s atmosphere. The Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory uses a set of automated moorings to measure these processes under the extreme conditions in the Southern Ocean, where they are most intense and least studied. The processes occur on many timescales, from the day-night cycle up to ocean basin decadal oscillations, which requires high frequency observations sustained over many years.
The Southern Ocean (south of 30°S) is responsible for ~40% of the total global ocean uptake of human-induced CO2 emissions, and 75% of the additional heat that these emissions have trapped on Earth. The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) site is focused on the sub-Antarctic Zone because waters formed at the surface in this region, the Sub-Antarctic Mode and Antarctic Intermediate waters, slide under warmer subtropical and tropical waters and carry this CO2 and heat into the deep ocean, out of contact with the atmosphere. This process also supplies oxygen for deep ocean ecosystems, and exports nutrients that fuel ~70% of global ocean primary production. The sub-Antarctic Zone and these processes are expected to change with global warming, but the potential impacts of these changes are not yet known.
The Southern Ocean Time Series site southwest of Tasmania is comprised of several elements including a deep ocean sediment trap mooring (SAZ), a surface biogeochemistry mooring (Pulse) and an air-sea flux mooring (SOFS). Located in the sub-Antarctic Zone (140°E, 47°S), the site is particularly vulnerable to the extreme weather events that typify the area including very large waves, strong currents and severe storms, presenting significant technical and engineering challenges. The Southern Ocean Time Series is an Australian contribution to the international OceanSITES global network of time series observatories and is one of the few comprehensive Southern Ocean sites globally. Data collected from the Pulse and SOFS are relayed back by satellite. The sub-surface data is stored and downloaded when the moorings are retrieved (approximately a year later).
Stations Catalog CLIMARES - Institute for Marine and Coastal Research of Colombia
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Catalogo de Estaciones CLIMARES - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras
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CLIMARES - INVEMAR
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INVEMAR. (año de consulta). Consulta de datos estaciones de monitoreo biológico, cruceros oceanográficos y red mete-oceanográfica del INVEMAR. Disponible en: http://cambioclimatico.invemar.org.co/modulo-de-informacion (Fecha de consulta)
Abstract
Consulta de estaciones de monitoreo biológico y red mete-oceanográfica del INVEMAR
Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake Bay - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
Surface water currents in the lower Chesapeake Bay are observed with the use of land-based HF radar antennas located at three sites: Ocean View Community Beach, First Landing State Park and Sunset Beach Resort on the southwestern tip of the Eastern Shore. The antennas transmit radio signals across the water and listen for strong return signals reflected off of waves of a particular wavelength (dependent on the transmit frequency). The measured Doppler shift between the transmitted and received signals allows for calculation of an observed speed which represents both the wave speed and the speed of surface currents underlying the wave. Surface current speeds are then computed as the difference between the Doppler-measured speed and the theoretical wave speed based on the deep water dispersion relation. Each antenna site supplies "radials" or current velocity information going directly towards or away from the antenna in all directions. Radial information from two or more sites is combined on a grid in order to produce a 2D map of total current velocities.
This is a project of the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University.
Funded by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS). Special thanks to the City of Norfolk, Sunset Beach Resort and First Landing State Park for providing sites for the antennas.
Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake Bay - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2678)
Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake Bay - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake Bay - MARACOOS
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Abstract
Surface water currents in the lower Chesapeake Bay are observed with the use of land-based HF radar antennas located at three sites: Ocean View Community Beach, First Landing State Park and Sunset Beach Resort on the southwestern tip of the Eastern Shore. The antennas transmit radio signals across the water and listen for strong return signals reflected off of waves of a particular wavelength (dependent on the transmit frequency). The measured Doppler shift between the transmitted and received signals allows for calculation of an observed speed which represents both the wave speed and the speed of surface currents underlying the wave. Surface current speeds are then computed as the difference between the Doppler-measured speed and the theoretical wave speed based on the deep water dispersion relation. Each antenna site supplies "radials" or current velocity information going directly towards or away from the antenna in all directions. Radial information from two or more sites is combined on a grid in order to produce a 2D map of total current velocities.
This is a project of the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University.
Funded by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS). Special thanks to the City of Norfolk, Sunset Beach Resort and First Landing State Park for providing sites for the antennas.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: HF radar, current pattern, current speed and direction, observational oceanography, observing system
Last updated: 23/10/2021
Surface Currents Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Surface Currents Buoy Observations - PacIOOS
Citation
Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP), M.A. McManus, M.A. Merrifield, and Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). 2017. PacIOOS Wave Buoy 233: Pearl Harbor Entrance, Oahu, Hawaii. [Indicate temporal subset used.] Distributed by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP). http://pacioos.org/metadata/cdip233.html. Accessed [date].
Abstract
The PacIOOS wave buoy near the entrance to Pearl Harbor and off Kalaeloa Barbers Point measures surface currents.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Ocean monitoring, buoys, current pattern, current speed and direction, observation data, observational oceanography, ocean observation
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Surface Currents Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Hourly data of the direction and speed of ocean surface currents are provided at a 1-km (0.6-mile) resolution for the leeward (west) and south shores of the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. These velocity estimates are representative of the upper 0.3-2.5 m (1-8 ft) of the ocean. Shore-based high-frequency radios (HFR) antenna arrays consist of a low-power transmitter sending radio waves and receivers that listen for the signal reflected back from the ocean. The return signal is Doppler-shifted by waves, currents, and wind. Near real-time maps of surface currents are available across the coastal United States as part of the National HFRNet where hourly radial data are processed by unweighted least-squares onto a 1-km resolution grid. HFR data are configured and maintained for the Oʻahu region by Dr. Pierre Flament and lab of the Department of Oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Surface Currents Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2580)
Surface Currents Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Surface Currents Observations - PacIOOS
Citation
Suggested data citation: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) High Frequency Radar Network (HFRNet), P. Flament, and Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). 2012, updated 2020. Near-Real Time Surface Ocean Velocity, Hawaii, 1 km Resolution. [Indicate temporal subset used.] Distributed by the Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (CORDC). http://pacioos.org/metadata/HFRADAR_USHI_hourly_RTV_1km.html. Accessed [date].
Abstract
Hourly data of the direction and speed of ocean surface currents are provided at a 1-km (0.6-mile) resolution for the leeward (west) and south shores of the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. These velocity estimates are representative of the upper 0.3-2.5 m (1-8 ft) of the ocean. Shore-based high-frequency radios (HFR) antenna arrays consist of a low-power transmitter sending radio waves and receivers that listen for the signal reflected back from the ocean. The return signal is Doppler-shifted by waves, currents, and wind. Near real-time maps of surface currents are available across the coastal United States as part of the National HFRNet where hourly radial data are processed by unweighted least-squares onto a 1-km resolution grid. HFR data are configured and maintained for the Oʻahu region by Dr. Pierre Flament and lab of the Department of Oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Taiwan Ocean Radar Observing System - Taiwan Ocean Research Institute
Taiwan Ocean Radar Observing System (TOROS) of TORI has completed establishing 18 stations under CODAR system progressively since 2009 to January 2015 including twelve 5 MHz stations and six 13/24 MHz stations. To eliminate the blind area in offshore observation of the island, the FALA standard station has been added in September 2017 to gain currents data from Pingtung coastal area to Hsiao Liouciou Island. Setting up the FALA station has provided fine data support for marine science research and salvage.
Taiwan Ocean Radar Observing System - Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (ODIS id 1385)
Taiwan Ocean Radar Observing System - Taiwan Ocean Research Institute
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Acronym
TOROS - TORI
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Abstract
Taiwan Ocean Radar Observing System (TOROS) of TORI has completed establishing 18 stations under CODAR system progressively since 2009 to January 2015 including twelve 5 MHz stations and six 13/24 MHz stations. To eliminate the blind area in offshore observation of the island, the FALA standard station has been added in September 2017 to gain currents data from Pingtung coastal area to Hsiao Liouciou Island. Setting up the FALA station has provided fine data support for marine science research and salvage.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English, Chinese
Countries: China
Host Countries: China
Sea Region: Philippine Sea
Themes: no theme defined
Keywords: Ocean Observing System, marine science, observational oceanography, observing system, oceanographic instruments
Last updated: 14/10/2021
Underwater Gliders - Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 1228)
https://gliders.ioos.us/
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Underwater Gliders - Integrated Ocean Observing System
Gliders are a unique and important observing system used to serve a variety of subsurface observing missions. Gliders can monitor water currents, temperature, tagged animals and conditions that reveal effects from storms, impacts on fisheries, and the quality of our water. This information creates a more complete picture of what is happening in the ocean, as well as trends scientists, might be able to detect. These versatile vehicles collect information from deep water, as well as at the surface, at a lower cost and less risk than ever before. As scientists deploy more gliders, they are revolutionizing how we observe our ocean. These robots propel us closer to that revolution.
IOOS is now supporting an Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) as well as a glider Data Assembly Center (DAC).
Underwater Gliders - Integrated Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 1228)
Underwater Gliders - Integrated Ocean Observing System
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Underwater Gliders - IOOS
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Abstract
Gliders are a unique and important observing system used to serve a variety of subsurface observing missions. Gliders can monitor water currents, temperature, tagged animals and conditions that reveal effects from storms, impacts on fisheries, and the quality of our water. This information creates a more complete picture of what is happening in the ocean, as well as trends scientists, might be able to detect. These versatile vehicles collect information from deep water, as well as at the surface, at a lower cost and less risk than ever before. As scientists deploy more gliders, they are revolutionizing how we observe our ocean. These robots propel us closer to that revolution.
IOOS is now supporting an Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) as well as a glider Data Assembly Center (DAC).
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on experts and organizations
Languages: English
Countries: United States
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Caribbean Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean
Themes: DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: Glider, observation data, oceanographic data, oceanographic research
Last updated: 12/10/2021
United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems (ODIS id: 699)
United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems
The United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems (UKDMOS), is a unique internet-based searchable database of marine monitoring conducted by UK organisations.
Aiming to fulfil the basic requirement to know where, when and what is being monitored in the marine environment around the UK and provide information to help coordinate monitoring across different organisations, UKDMOS is a tool for searching monitoring programmes and series based on information such as the parameters measured or the frequency of measurements taken.
UKDMOS is managed and updated by the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN).
United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems (ODIS id 699)
United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems
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UKDMOS
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Abstract
The United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems (UKDMOS), is a unique internet-based searchable database of marine monitoring conducted by UK organisations.
Aiming to fulfil the basic requirement to know where, when and what is being monitored in the marine environment around the UK and provide information to help coordinate monitoring across different organisations, UKDMOS is a tool for searching monitoring programmes and series based on information such as the parameters measured or the frequency of measurements taken.
UKDMOS is managed and updated by the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN).
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on projects, Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Host Countries: United Kingdom
Sea Region: Atlantic Ocean, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea, English Channel, North Sea
Themes: DS06 Cross-discipline
Keywords: WebGIS, geographic information, marine monitoring, monitoring programmes
Last updated: 08/10/2021
Vessels, Deep-water submersible vehicles and Mobile equipment - French Oceanographic Fleet Facilities (ODIS id: 1159)
Vessels, Deep-water submersible vehicles and Mobile equipment - French Oceanographic Fleet Facilities
The French Oceanographic Fleet comprises a variety of research ships, underwater devices and manned and autonomous submersibles which provide access to all the world’s oceans and seas, excluding polar regions. These include the following:
Six ships which are either deep-sea vessels or positioned overseas (Marion Dufresne, Pourquoi Pas?, L’Atalante, Thalassa, Antea, Alis) and capable of undertaking oceanographic cruises in all oceans (excluding polar regions). Ranging from 30 m to 120 m in length, they have the capacity to:
carry out bathymetric surveys of the seabed,
deploy deep-water submersible systems in order to collect samples, anchor devices and carry out sampling in water columns,
record underway measurements (atmosphere, currents, etc.), and
carry out core sampling of sediment (Marion Dufresne holds the world record).
Five coastal ships (L’Europe, Thalia, Côtes de la Manche, Tethys II and Haliotis) deployed in the Channel, Atlantic and the Mediterranean for numerous and varied scientific cruises, with the capacity to provide a seamless service from coastal to offshore waters.
Seven research station ships, with a mission range of up to three days for the newest, posted along the coasts of mainland France. These are Antedon II (Marseilles), Sepia II (Wimereux), Nereis (Port-Vendres), Neomysis (Roscoff), Albert Lucas (Brest), Planula IV (Arcachon) and Sagitta III (Nice).
Deep-water submersible vehicles – the only ones of their kind in Europe – such as the Nautile submarine and the remotely controlled Victor 6000 robot capable of working to a depth of 6,000 metres.
Underwater devices for seismic measurements and sampling.
Echo sounders, etc.
Vessels, Deep-water submersible vehicles and Mobile equipment - French Oceanographic Fleet Facilities (ODIS id 1159)
Vessels, Deep-water submersible vehicles and Mobile equipment - French Oceanographic Fleet Facilities
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Navires, engins et équipements mobiles - IFREMER
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The French Oceanographic Fleet comprises a variety of research ships, underwater devices and manned and autonomous submersibles which provide access to all the world’s oceans and seas, excluding polar regions. These include the following:
Six ships which are either deep-sea vessels or positioned overseas (Marion Dufresne, Pourquoi Pas?, L’Atalante, Thalassa, Antea, Alis) and capable of undertaking oceanographic cruises in all oceans (excluding polar regions). Ranging from 30 m to 120 m in length, they have the capacity to:
carry out bathymetric surveys of the seabed,
deploy deep-water submersible systems in order to collect samples, anchor devices and carry out sampling in water columns,
record underway measurements (atmosphere, currents, etc.), and
carry out core sampling of sediment (Marion Dufresne holds the world record).
Five coastal ships (L’Europe, Thalia, Côtes de la Manche, Tethys II and Haliotis) deployed in the Channel, Atlantic and the Mediterranean for numerous and varied scientific cruises, with the capacity to provide a seamless service from coastal to offshore waters.
Seven research station ships, with a mission range of up to three days for the newest, posted along the coasts of mainland France. These are Antedon II (Marseilles), Sepia II (Wimereux), Nereis (Port-Vendres), Neomysis (Roscoff), Albert Lucas (Brest), Planula IV (Arcachon) and Sagitta III (Nice).
Deep-water submersible vehicles – the only ones of their kind in Europe – such as the Nautile submarine and the remotely controlled Victor 6000 robot capable of working to a depth of 6,000 metres.
Underwater devices for seismic measurements and sampling.
Echo sounders, etc.
Types: Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Information on vessels (including research vessels)
Languages: English, French
Countries: France
Host Countries: France
Sea Region: World
Themes: DS01 Biological oceanography, DS02 Chemical oceanography, DS03 Physical oceanography, DS04 Marine geology, DS05 Atmosphere, DS06 Cross-discipline, DS10 Environment, DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: Deep-water submersible vehicles, ROV, Research Cruises, oceanographic research, vessel, vessels and vessel-related activities
Last updated: 11/10/2021
Water Level Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2721)
Water Level Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
The Cooperative Observer Program (CO-OPS) and US Army Corps Poplar Island stations are primarily installed for delivering information on tides, water levels, and water temperature, but in many cases, they also provide meteorological data.
Poplar island is a single tide gauge station. CO-OPS is a consortium of more than 10,000 volunteers who take daily weather observations at National Parks, seashores, mountaintops, and farms as well as in urban and suburban areas. COOP data presented on the MARACOOS site is limited to coastal areas. COOP data are usually updated every few hours to once daily.
Typical products include: Water level, speed, temperature, air temperature, pressure, wind speed/direction.
Water Level Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2721)
Water Level Stations - Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Water Level Stations - MARACOOS
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The Cooperative Observer Program (CO-OPS) and US Army Corps Poplar Island stations are primarily installed for delivering information on tides, water levels, and water temperature, but in many cases, they also provide meteorological data.
Poplar island is a single tide gauge station. CO-OPS is a consortium of more than 10,000 volunteers who take daily weather observations at National Parks, seashores, mountaintops, and farms as well as in urban and suburban areas. COOP data presented on the MARACOOS site is limited to coastal areas. COOP data are usually updated every few hours to once daily.
Typical products include: Water level, speed, temperature, air temperature, pressure, wind speed/direction.
Water Quality Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
This Moored Autonomous Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (MAPCO2™) buoy was primarily established to monitor ocean acidification within a tropical coral reef ecosystem in the Central Pacific, complementing a national array of moored carbon dioxide buoys across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Other important physical parameters are also monitored, including water quality conditions to help provide early indications of potentially polluted run-off from storm drainage, sewage spills, and soil erosion from land-based waterways such as streams and other outflows that lead directly into the ocean.
Water Quality Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2591)
Water Quality Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Water Quality Buoy Observations - PacIOOS
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This Moored Autonomous Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (MAPCO2™) buoy was primarily established to monitor ocean acidification within a tropical coral reef ecosystem in the Central Pacific, complementing a national array of moored carbon dioxide buoys across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Other important physical parameters are also monitored, including water quality conditions to help provide early indications of potentially polluted run-off from storm drainage, sewage spills, and soil erosion from land-based waterways such as streams and other outflows that lead directly into the ocean.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: acidification monitoring, salinity, water quality, water temperature
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Water Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id: 2590)
Water Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
The PacIOOS wave buoy observations of water temperature. Temperature impacts both the chemical and biological characteristics of surface water. It affects the dissolved oxygen level in the water, photosynthesis of aquatic plants, metabolic rates of aquatic organisms, and the sensitivity of these organisms to pollution, parasites, and disease. Corals experience thermal stress, the main cause of bleaching, when water temperatures are too high. Temperature also has an effect on the comfort level of recreational water users.
Water Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (ODIS id 2590)
Water Temperature Buoy Observations - Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Water Temperature Buoy Observations - PacIOOS
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The PacIOOS wave buoy observations of water temperature. Temperature impacts both the chemical and biological characteristics of surface water. It affects the dissolved oxygen level in the water, photosynthesis of aquatic plants, metabolic rates of aquatic organisms, and the sensitivity of these organisms to pollution, parasites, and disease. Corals experience thermal stress, the main cause of bleaching, when water temperatures are too high. Temperature also has an effect on the comfort level of recreational water users.
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observation data, observing system, sea water temperature
Last updated: 12/10/2021
WaveNet - Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (ODIS id: 1767)
WaveNet - Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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WaveNet - CEFAS
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WaveNet interactive map at Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).
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Types: Data products (model output, forecasting products, climatologies, re-analysis, etc), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites), Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Host Countries: United Kingdom
Sea Region: Celtic Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: buoys, data buoy, data services, operational oceanography, waves
Last updated: 01/06/2021
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography
Keywords: observation data, observing system, wave height and direction, wave propagation, waves
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Types: Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets), Information of platforms (buoys, sensors, floats, gliders, satellites)
Languages: English
Countries: REGIONAL
Host Countries: United States
Sea Region: Pacific Ocean
Themes: DS03 Physical oceanography, DS05 Atmosphere
Keywords: weather station, observation data, observational oceanography
Last updated: 12/10/2021
Web Cameras - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id: 2652)
https://secoora.org/web-cameras/
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Web Cameras - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Web cameras are a low cost coastal observing platform transforming how environmental monitoring is conducted. Web camera data has demonstrated value to address significant gaps in the nation’s ability to monitor and accurately forecast various weather, ocean, ecological and public health hazards.
Web Cameras - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (ODIS id 2652)
Web Cameras - Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
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Web Cameras - SECOORA
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Web cameras are a low cost coastal observing platform transforming how environmental monitoring is conducted. Web camera data has demonstrated value to address significant gaps in the nation’s ability to monitor and accurately forecast various weather, ocean, ecological and public health hazards.
Wireless Sensors Network - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
Wireless Sensor Networks provide real-time measurements of bio-physical environmental variables. The wireless interconnectivity of these sensors and bi-directional communications means these sensor networks can be controlled by a central land-based control system. This centralisation in data collection and control of the sensor network allows for adaptive sampling in real-time, with the ability to increase sampling frequency to capture fine-scale changes in conditions in response to large-scale events as they occur. The added benefit of the current Wireless Sensor Networks is their adaptability in instrumentation, with the capacity to change and add to current sensor arrays allowing them to be tailored for specific projects.
These Wireless Sensor Networks have been deployed in the Great Barrier Reef to collect data to assist in the understanding of the interaction between heat and light on coral bleaching events and the impact of upwelling from the Coral Sea on productivity of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. Current Wireless Sensor Networks are currently established at Heron Island, One Tree Island and Orpheus Island.
Wireless Sensors Network - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (ODIS id 1223)
Wireless Sensors Network - Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System
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Wireless Sensors Network - IMOS
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Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Wireless Sensor Networks provide real-time measurements of bio-physical environmental variables. The wireless interconnectivity of these sensors and bi-directional communications means these sensor networks can be controlled by a central land-based control system. This centralisation in data collection and control of the sensor network allows for adaptive sampling in real-time, with the ability to increase sampling frequency to capture fine-scale changes in conditions in response to large-scale events as they occur. The added benefit of the current Wireless Sensor Networks is their adaptability in instrumentation, with the capacity to change and add to current sensor arrays allowing them to be tailored for specific projects.
These Wireless Sensor Networks have been deployed in the Great Barrier Reef to collect data to assist in the understanding of the interaction between heat and light on coral bleaching events and the impact of upwelling from the Coral Sea on productivity of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. Current Wireless Sensor Networks are currently established at Heron Island, One Tree Island and Orpheus Island.