Mooring

Metadata

Define one mooring as one event. Use the import form for the upload of a list of Events.


 * Name of the mooring (LabelEvent )
 * Abbreviation of the Gear, e.g. MOOR
 * Latitude (LatitudeEvent )
 * Longitude (LongitudeEvent )
 * Water depth (ElevationEvent ) negativ !
 * Date of deployment (DateEvent )
 * Time of deployment (TimeEvent )
 * Date of recovery (DateEvent2 ) optional
 * Time of recovery (TimeEvent2 ) optional
 * Campaign of deployment or recovery (Campaign)
 * any usefull Remarks

Data

Any data of one mooring including all traps/cups, current meters and other sensors are imported in one data set including the geocodes DEPTH, water and DATE/TIME.


 * 1) Column: Event label
 * 2) Column: Water depth of trap/sensor (1619, Geocode)
 * 3) Column: Date/Time of cup opening/start (1599, Geocode)
 * 4) Column: Date/Time of cup closure/end (7021) optional
 * 5) Column: Duration/number of collecting/measuring days per cup/sensor (6754)
 * 6) Column: Cup label (790) optional
 * 7) to n. Column: Data (parameter name [unit] or ID of parameter)

Example in Pangaea:

Template of a mooring data import table.

Example of a table ready for import (save as tab-delimited text file)