The datasets provided by the various GOSUD contributors are collected and assembled in the database by Coriolis. They can be later accessed using a web selection tool or by downloading pre-formed files through FTP.
Different types of datasets are provided to GOSUD in Real Time (RT) or Near-Real Time (NRT). The main groups can be summarized as follows:
| group |
Provider |
frequency |
QC |
| Coriolis French research Vessels |
Coriolis real time 'Colcor format' |
daily |
Coriolis visual QC weekly |
| French research Vessels (non-standard) |
INSU-Coastal ships, transition to Coriolis Standard underway |
daily |
Coriolis visual QC weekly |
| Coriolis European Research vessels |
Belgian and Spanish ships 'colcor like' format |
daily |
Coriolis visual QC weekly |
| NOAA research vessels |
AOML - FTP |
daily |
AOML automatic QC |
| SNO-SSS merchant ships |
FTP Legos |
daily |
QC-Legos |
| WOCE-Nippon |
Woce Nippon project, e-mail |
end of cruise |
|
| Ferrybox-TSG/MYOcean |
MyOcean program via NIVA |
|
|
| Ferrybox-TSG |
SB-Roscoff - FTP |
|
|
| Voluntary observers |
|
varying |
|
| Coriolis assembled GTS |
Trackob data from MétéoFrance GTS (doubles removed) |
daily |
no |
| MEDS assembled |
GTS + Canadian data, ASCII format |
daily |
|
The delayed mode datasets:
To ensure a data quality in accordance with current research standards, in addition to the proper instalation, calibration and cleaning of the instrument, a delayed mode processing has to be applied to the dataset. It relies on:
- the carefull screening of the data to remove measurements performed in bad conditions (insufficient flow, air bubbles)
- the adjustment on external reference data from water samples or CTDs
DM-Data in GOSUD database
Some groups contributing to GOSUD provide delayed mode datasets.
The corresponding DM-data are included in the GOSUD database by replacing all real time data of the corresponding period, regardless of time sampling.
The original DM-datafiles are preserved and made available on FTP.