OSD Data
Archive Search Result Description
When this option is selected the following CSV "table" will be returned:
|
Data Field Name
|
Data Field Description and Comments |
| CRUISE_NAME |
IOS cruise identifier
typically of the form YY-NN for IOS Cruises; YYNNN for data from MEDS holdings and YYNNNN for data from US NODC
|
| AGENCY |
name of the agency responsible for the collection of these data; may be blank |
| SCIENTIST |
name of scientist responsible for the collection of these data; may be blank. Please
note that
users must distinguish the SCIENTIST - TULLY JP from the PLATFORM - JP TULLY! |
| PLATFORM |
name or description of PLATFORM or VESSEL used; may be blank |
| START |
Date and Time associated with the water profile (or START TIME for Time-Series/mooring
data). Time is missing from data retrieved from NODC, which means that the TIME is
inferred to be 00:00. Date format is yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm. Data in this
format will IMPORT into EXCEL without any problems. The TIME has been adjust to UTC/GMT,
regardless of the time zone used by the data originator. |
| END |
Date and Time associated with the water profile( or END TIME for Time-Series/mooring
data).. Time is missing from data retrieved from NODC, which means that the TIME is
inferred to be 00:00. Date format is yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm. Data in this
format will IMPORT into EXCEL without any problems. The TIME has been adjusted to UTC/GMT,
regardless of the time zone used by the data originator. |
| STN_NAME |
station name or identifier (supplied by the data originator); may be blank |
| LATD |
latitude - integer degree portion (e.g. 49) |
| LATM |
latitude - decimal minutes portion (e.g.00.0->59.9) |
| NS |
hemisphere - may be N or S only |
| LOND |
longitude - integer degree portion (e.g. 123) |
| LONM |
longitude-decimal minutes portion(e.g.00.0->59.9) |
| EW |
hemisphere - may be E or W only |
| DATATYPE |
Type of data - either CTD or BOTTLE (or CM for current meters; TCHAIN for Thermistor
Chains; TG for Tide Guage; WIND for meteorological stations; LITEHOUS for Lighthouse T+ S
data. |
| FILENAME |
directory path and filename for this profile in the DATA_LIBRARY. Special note: Filenames
that start with _TC_ refer to (current meter) in the CHS Archive. Many of
these files are duplicated in the IOS/OSAP archive, so there may be apparent
"duplicates" in the results.. |
| LAT |
Latitude in decimal degree (e.g. 49.5 = 49 30.0 N) - positive values are NORTH;
negative values are SOUTH |
| LON |
Longitude in decimal degree (e.g. -124.333 =124 20.0 W) -positive values are EAST;
negative values are WEST |
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Users of the IOS/OSAP Data inventory search tools may encounter the
following error messages when using this application. The error messages tend to be
obscure and I have not figured out how to trap them in a more elegant manner. The table
below summarizes the error messages and recommended action.
| ERROR MESSAGE |
Problem |
Solution or Workaround |
ADOBC.Recordset error '800a0bcd'
No current record
/searchosap/searchxxxxxx.asp |
there are NO records in our inventory that match your query |
"broaden" your search criteria |
Microsoft OLE DB provider for ODBC Drivers error
'80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver] Table 'IOSINFO2" is exclusively locked
by users "Admin' on machine 'xxxxxxxx' |
The Database Administrator is making changes to the database and has
locked you out! |
try again later. |
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