Oceanography Branch Hydrographic Database
Data Set (DS) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25147 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Oceanography Branch Hydrographic Database, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25147.
Full Citation Examples
The Oceanography group maintains and provides Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instruments to all Center cruises for measuring water column profiles of temperature and salinity. Generally, over 1000 profiles are collected each year on the northeast continental shelf from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine. Profiles are collected at every station on the Center's bottom trawl surveys and at every station on the Center's Ecosystem Monitoring surveys. The database also contains historical hydrographic data from earlier programs, which used other methods to measure temperature and salinity.
Distribution Information
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Matlab File Output. Data is also available from NODC.
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NODC File Output
NEFSC Data Access Constraint:
If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access.
none
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_CRUISE |
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_DATA |
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_EVENT |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Paula Fratantoni
Paula.Fratantoni@noaa.gov
508-495-2306
Metadata Contact
Paula Fratantoni
Paula.Fratantoni@noaa.gov
508-495-2306
Extents
-76° W,
-65° E,
44.5° N,
34° S
1977-07-31 - Present
Earliest event date in database
Item Identification
| Title: | Oceanography Branch Hydrographic Database |
|---|---|
| Short Name: | Hydrographic Database (OCDBS) |
| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
The Oceanography group maintains and provides Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instruments to all Center cruises for measuring water column profiles of temperature and salinity. Generally, over 1000 profiles are collected each year on the northeast continental shelf from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine. Profiles are collected at every station on the Center's bottom trawl surveys and at every station on the Center's Ecosystem Monitoring surveys. The database also contains historical hydrographic data from earlier programs, which used other methods to measure temperature and salinity. |
| Purpose: |
To provide hydrographic measurements made by the NEFSC to support research, assessment, and management activities in the Northeast U.S. Shelf Ecosystem. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | climate |
| None | Conductivity |
| None | Depth |
| None | hydrography |
| None | oceanography |
| None | salinity |
| None | Temperature |
| None | water column |
Temporal Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | 1977-present |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Gulf of Maine |
| None | Middle Atlantic Bight |
| None | Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
|---|---|
| City: | Woods Hole |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Oracle Database |
| Maintenance Frequency: | Monthly |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Fratantoni, Paula |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | Paula.Fratantoni@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2306 |
| Fax: | 508-495-2258 |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Phone: | (508)495-2000 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Fratantoni, Paula |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | Paula.Fratantoni@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2306 |
| Fax: | 508-495-2258 |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Taylor, Maureen |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | maureen.taylor@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2299 |
| Fax: | 508-495-2258 |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Fratantoni, Paula |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | Paula.Fratantoni@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2306 |
| Fax: | 508-495-2258 |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -76 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -65 | |
| N° Bound: | 44.5 | |
| S° Bound: | 34 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 1977-07-31 |
| Description: |
Earliest event date in database |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Procedure: |
Data are publicly available. Questions should be directed to Paula Fratantoni (paula.fratantoni@noaa.gov) NEFSC Data Access Procedure: 1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director; 2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options. 3. If data is confidential then owner will determine if the data may be released to the requester; 4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. |
| Data Use Constraints: |
none |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/matlab_files/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Matlab File Output. Data is also available from NODC. |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/nodc_files/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
NODC File Output |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro |
|---|---|
| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| File Resource Format: | HTML |
| Description: |
Webpage with ftp access to NODC-formatted profile data, yearly matlab-formatted data files; cruise reports; |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Oracle 10g nova database |
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Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Described in document http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/oceanography/processing.html |
|---|---|
| Completeness Report: |
Described in document http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/oceanography/processing.html |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data validation during data collection, post audits by internal editors, data validation prior to database loads, Database integrity constraints, Follow up with survey participants |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 2 months |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | Other |
| If World Data Center or Other, Specify: | NCEI World Ocean Database |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | Long-term archiving < 10 months; Local archiving 2 months |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Archival of source data preserving unaltered collected data, Scheduled backups, Remote storage backups, Password protection |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/oceanography/processing.html |
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Child Items
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_CRUISE | |
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_DATA | |
| Entity | Table: HYDRO_EVENT |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 25147 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25147 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Patricia L Jones |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-05-27 14:21+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2016-07-18 |
| Owner Org: | NEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-07-18 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-07-18 |