| NCOG samples have been collected on CalCOFI cruise since CalCOFI 1402SH (Feb 2014). Refer to the table below for the sample log column descriptions. Current stations typically sampled are: 90.120, 90.90, 90.70, 90.53, 90.37, 82.47 (81.8 46.9), 80.55, 80.70, 80.80, 80.100 plus daily noontime primary productivity station (variable locations; ~15 per cruise) | ||
| Download the Sample Log: CalCOFI NCOG Sample Log (currently covers samples collected on CalCOFIs 1402SH - 1507OC) | ||
| Sample log list for NCOG Project | ||
| Data Fields | Values | Description |
| Cruise* | YYYYMM | CalCOFI cruise number (4 digit Year and 2 digit month) |
| Event | count | Number pertaining to station arrival, station departure or instrumention sampling order; CCE/LTER Station information provides sampling times and Lat/Long data |
| Order_Occ* | count | Order of stations occupied per cruise 'Order Occupied'; can also be identified as Cast; varies from cruise to cruise |
| Sta_ID | 000.0 000.0 | CC station name consisting of Line (e.g. 093.3) and Station (e.g. 027.4) number |
| Cast_Type | Ros; Prodo; SCCOOS | Ros = standard depth CTD-rosette cast; Prodo = primary productivity depth CTD-rosette cast; SCCOOS = SCCOOS station 20m CTD-rosette cast |
| Cardinal_Sta | TRUE/FALSE | CCE-LTER Cardinal stations True - Cardinal stations; False - Non-Cardinal station |
| Station_Notes | NA | Station specific notes |
| Bottle | num (1-24) | CTD-rosette niskin bottle number sampled |
| Assoc_Bottle* | num (1-24) | CTD-rosette niskin bottle number CalCOFI sampled; must use to intergrate with CalCOFI bottle data |
| Depthm | meters (m) | Nominal sampling depth; need to refer to CalCOFI database reported actual depth |
| Bottle_Notes | NA | Niskin bottle-specific notes |
| NCOG_DNA | TRUE/FALSE | DNA samples collected True - Collected sample; False - Did not collect sample |
| NCOG_RNA | TRUE/FALSE | RNA samples collected True - Collected sample; False - Did not collect sample |
| DNA_VolFilt | liters (L) | Volume seawater filtered for DNA samples; GFF 25mm combusted filters |
| RNA_VolFilt | liters (L) | Volume seawater filtered for RNA samples; Filtrate measured with graduated cylinder |
| Pump_Speed | RPM | Pump Speed; Cole-Parmer MasterFlex L/S Peristaltic Pump Model No. 7528-10 |
| DNA_RNA_Vol_Notes | NA | DNA_RNA specific notes |
| Filt_Str | PST | Filtration start time for RNA samples (PST) |
| Filt_End | PST | Filtration end time for RNA samples (PST) |
| Filt_Str_Notes | NA | Filtration start time for RNA samples (PST) notes |
| Filt_End_Notes | NA | Filtration end time for RNA samples (PST) notes |
| *Cruise, Order_Occ and Assoc_Bottle | Three data fields required when integrating CalCOFI bottle data and CCE-LTER data | |