THE DATA ZOO
THE INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION
The CCS Data Zoo is part of a project, the Santa Barbara
Channel - Santa Maria Basin (SBC/SMB) Study, funded by the Minerals
Management Service (MMS). In addition to the SBC-SMB Study, the
Zoo contains data collected by a variety of California coastal
studies and data-collection programs. Moreover, as the SBC-SMB
Study is still in progress, much of its data remains unavailable
to the public. As it becomes available, it will be moved into
Zoo exhibits. Broadly categorized descriptions along with links
to exhibits follow. For detailed instructions on accessing data,
refer to accessing information at CCS.
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
The Santa Barbara Channel-Santa Maria Basin Study Study (SBC-SMB).
Funded by MMS, a closely articulated program involving observational
and computational techniques to obtain the best estimate of the
physical oceanographic conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel.
The Central California Coastal Circulation Study (CCCCS).An 18-month
field study (2/84-7/85) of the variability of water mass characteristics
and velocity field on the continental shelf and upper continental
slope from Point Conception to San Francisco. Measurements resolve
finer spatial and shorter temporal scales than the relatively
coarse 65 km grid spacing formerly used.
The Northern California Circulation Study (NCCCS) A 5-year physical
oceanography study of circulation on the continental shelf and
upper slope between San Francisco and the Oregon border. Objectives:
to obtain high-quality, direct and indirect current measurements
with sufficient temporal and spatial resolution to describe primary
advective processes and circulation in terms of statistics and
dynamic processes.
The CAMP Experiment. Conducted by SAIC with funding from MMS,
the study area was near oil platform Hidalgo, WNW from Point Conception.
Data includes readings from both primary and secondary moorings,
spanning from April, 1992, to July, 1994.
OTHER DATA SETS
CalCOFI.The workstation nemo.ucsd.edu contains Pacific metadata
(tide gauges, WOCE stations, acoustic paths); etopo5 (bathymetry);
world oceans hydrosearch (1 million bottle and low res ctd casts);
climatologies; world oceans bathy contours; climate time series;
high resolution coastlines and boundaries for mapping; and more.
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