Scope of Data at CCHDO

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2024-12-05

The CCHDO is the data repository for global GO-SHIP hydrographic (CTD and bottle) data. GO-SHIP and GO-SHIP-associated cruises will have priority for accession. In addition, the CCHDO welcomes, as resources allow, hydrographic data from any program meeting the following characteristics:

• Of GO-SHIP or equivalent quality, as demonstrated by documented methods and quality flags

• Primarily ocean transects spanning coast-to-coast across an ocean basin, or a substantial section of an ocean basin, and intended as spatial surveys. Temporal surveys sampling a restricted location intensively for a substantial amount of time are also accepted but of lower priority.

• Primarily full-depth profiles

• Containing a majority of the Level 1 GO-SHIP parameters

• Open access. See the CCHDO Data License and DOIs page for further information

Data complying with the guidelines in Submitting Data to CCHDO have priority for ingestion. Note that the CCHDO program manages additional data not meeting these requirements under separate funding, e.g., for the Argo program.