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SEFIS CTD Data (2010-2024)

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75595  |  Updated: April 18, 2025  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

The SEFIS CTD data may be downloaded as a .csv file

This data is from the 2025 archive of the data

Description

SEFIS CTD Data

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
PCG
Character 		Primary key in our SAMLOG table, consists of project code, collection number, and gear code.
Vessel
Character 		Two Character Code For The Platform
Cruise
Character 		Two Character Code For The Platform Two Numbers For The Year Two numbers for cruise
Event
Character 		An event value generally represents a set of actions that occurred in a similar time/space (e.g. a set of traps and a CTD)
Gear_Code
Character 		Gear Code
Collection
Character 		unique key in the samlog table, starts with two numbers that represent the year, followed by four numbers, sequential over the annual cruise season
Date
Date 		date of collection mm/dd/yyyy
Start_Time_GMT
Time 		Start GMT Time
Start_Latitude
Numeric 		Starting latitudinal Value
Start_Longitude
Numeric 		Starting Longitudinal Value
Depth
Numeric 		depth of scan, measured in meters
Pressure
Numeric 		Pressure (psi), values average to the meter bin
Temp
Numeric 		Temperature (ITS-90, deg C), values average to the meter bin
Salinity
Numeric 		Salinity (PSU), values average to the meter bin
Oxygen
Numeric 		Oxygen (SBE 43, mg/L), values average to the meter bin
Fluoro
Numeric 		Fluorometer reading, chl A (mg/m^3), values average to the meter bin
BeamTrans
Numeric 		Transmissometer reading (%), values average to the meter bin
BeamAtten
Numeric 		Transmissometer reading (1/m), values average to the meter bin
PAR
Numeric 		Photosynthetically Available Irradiance, values average to the meter bin
pH
Numeric 		pH, values averaged to the meter bin
Backscatter
Numeric 		Backscatter reading (NTUs), (Upoly 0, WETLabs Backscatter), values average to the meter bin
Instrument
character 		Instrument Used to take ctd readings
Comments
Character 		comments about the collection

Distribution Information

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Contact Information

Distributor
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
ncei.info@noaa.gov
NCEI Contact Information

Item Identification

Title: SEFIS CTD Data (2010-2024)
Status: Superseded
Abstract:

The SEFIS CTD data may be downloaded as a .csv file

This data is from the 2025 archive of the data

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Description:

SEFIS CTD Data

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Primary Key PCG Character Primary key in our SAMLOG table, consists of project code, collection number, and gear code.
100
 Vessel Character Two Character Code For The Platform
100
 Cruise Character Two Character Code For The Platform Two Numbers For The Year Two numbers for cruise
100
 Event Character An event value generally represents a set of actions that occurred in a similar time/space (e.g. a set of traps and a CTD)
100
 Gear_Code Character Gear Code
100
 Collection Character unique key in the samlog table, starts with two numbers that represent the year, followed by four numbers, sequential over the annual cruise season
100
 Date Date date of collection mm/dd/yyyy
100
 Start_Time_GMT Time Start GMT Time
100
 Start_Latitude Numeric Starting latitudinal Value
100
 Start_Longitude Numeric Starting Longitudinal Value
100
 Depth Numeric depth of scan, measured in meters
100
 Pressure Numeric Pressure (psi), values average to the meter bin
100
 Temp Numeric Temperature (ITS-90, deg C), values average to the meter bin
100
 Salinity Numeric Salinity (PSU), values average to the meter bin
100
 Oxygen Numeric Oxygen (SBE 43, mg/L), values average to the meter bin
100
 Fluoro Numeric Fluorometer reading, chl A (mg/m^3), values average to the meter bin
100
 BeamTrans Numeric Transmissometer reading (%), values average to the meter bin
100
 BeamAtten Numeric Transmissometer reading (1/m), values average to the meter bin
100
 PAR Numeric Photosynthetically Available Irradiance, values average to the meter bin
100
 pH Numeric pH, values averaged to the meter bin
100
 Backscatter Numeric Backscatter reading (NTUs), (Upoly 0, WETLabs Backscatter), values average to the meter bin
100
 Instrument character Instrument Used to take ctd readings
100
 Comments Character comments about the collection

Attribute Details

PCG

CC ID: 1382034
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 12
Min Length: 12
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Primary key in our SAMLOG table, consists of project code, collection number, and gear code.

Vessel

CC ID: 1382041
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Two Character Code For The Platform

Allowed Values: NF = NOAA Ship Nancy Foster SH = R/V Savannah PC = NOAA Ship Pisces

Cruise

CC ID: 1382025
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 6
Min Length: 6
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Two Character Code For The Platform

Two Numbers For The Year

Two numbers for cruise

Event

CC ID: 1382028
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 9
Min Length: 9
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An event value generally represents a set of actions that occurred in a similar time/space (e.g. a set of traps and a CTD)

Gear_Code

CC ID: 1382030
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gear Code
Allowed Values: 298 = CTD

Collection

CC ID: 1382023
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 6
Min Length: 6
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

unique key in the samlog table, starts with two numbers that represent the year, followed by four numbers, sequential over the annual cruise season

Date

CC ID: 1382026
Seq. Order: 55
Data Storage Type: Date
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date of collection mm/dd/yyyy
Format Mask: MM/DD/YYyy

Start_Time_GMT

CC ID: 1382039
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Time
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Start GMT Time
Format Mask: HH:MM

Start_Latitude

CC ID: 1382037
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Starting latitudinal Value

Start_Longitude

CC ID: 1382038
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Starting Longitudinal Value

Depth

CC ID: 1382027
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

depth of scan, measured in meters
Unit of Measure: meters

Pressure

CC ID: 1382035
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Pressure (psi), values average to the meter bin
Unit of Measure: psi

Temp

CC ID: 1382040
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Temperature (ITS-90, deg C), values average to the meter bin

Salinity

CC ID: 1382036
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity (PSU), values average to the meter bin
Unit of Measure: psu

Oxygen

CC ID: 1382032
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Oxygen (SBE 43, mg/L), values average to the meter bin
Unit of Measure: mg/lit

Fluoro

CC ID: 1382029
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fluorometer reading, chl A (mg/m^3), values average to the meter bin
Unit of Measure: mg/cubic meter

BeamTrans

CC ID: 1382022
Seq. Order: 250
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transmissometer reading (%), values average to the meter bin

BeamAtten

CC ID: 1382021
Seq. Order: 260
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transmissometer reading (1/m), values average to the meter bin

PAR

CC ID: 1382033
Seq. Order: 270
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Photosynthetically Available Irradiance, values average to the meter bin

pH

CC ID: 1382042
Seq. Order: 300
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH, values averaged to the meter bin

Backscatter

CC ID: 1382020
Seq. Order: 310
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Backscatter reading (NTUs), (Upoly 0, WETLabs Backscatter), values average to the meter bin

Instrument

CC ID: 1382031
Seq. Order: 320
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Instrument Used to take ctd readings

Comments

CC ID: 1382024
Seq. Order: 330
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

comments about the collection

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1382043
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1382044
Start Date: 2025-04
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0172443/3.3/data/0-data/SEFIS_CTD_2010-2024.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2025 - Present)
File Name: SEFIS_CTD_2010-2024.csv
Description:

data from 2010-2024
File Date/Time: 2025-04-08 16:48:00
File Type (Deprecated): tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 15M

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 75595
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75595
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2025-04-18 22:40+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-04-18 22:53+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-04-18
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2023-03-06
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2024-03-06