Data Portal
See the Data Management section for full information on the BEST-BSIERP data management strategy and guidelines.
NEW!
In October 2011, the BEST and the BSIERP data archives were merged into the new Bering Sea Project Data Archive at http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu/.
Data and metadata in the combined database can now be accessed through a single search tool and listed in tables by cruise or subject category, as well as by either BEST or BSIERP project affiliation, or both. Choosing BEST and BSIERP, but not limiting selection by either cruise or subject, will list all data sets in the Bering Sea Project Data Archive. The data tables have been organized alphabetically by lead PI's last name. The project, date of creation or last update, and a link to the dataset documentation are included in the table. You can click the data set titles to view a description of the data set description and order the data.
For finding and ordering both BEST and BSIERP data, the place to start is the Bering Sea Project Data Archive at http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu/
Contact the data manager, Don Stott at NCAR/EOL [stott (at) ucar (dot) edu], with questions or for more information.
Data Sharing
The data policy that all BEST-BSIERP PIs agreed to stipulates that you submit your data and accompanying metadata to the data managers within one year of collection. You can view the full text of the policy here.
But we want to re-emphasize the intent of centralizing data and making it accessible to other BEST-BSIERP participants. The intent is to allow colleagues to learn more about other participants’ data, to evaluate the data and begin thinking about how the data could be collaboratively used.
However, if you move beyond that stage and want to actually use other investigators' data for any publication, you must have explicit written permission from the investigator who collected the data prior to circulation of draft manuscripts or results that include the data. And that permission should be requested at an early stage in your analysis, to give your colleagues every opportunity for collaboration and participation in the analysis and publication process.
We want all BEST-BSIERP participants to feel comfortable sharing their data per the data policy. We see this as a critical factor in our mutual goal of achieving integration across project components. The BEST and BSIERP data managers are ready to support you and make this process as painless as possible.
If for any reason you are not comfortable with the data policy, or if you have suggestions to improve the data management support, please raise the issue with members of the Science Advisory Board or the Program Manager. We will get out of this project only what we are all willing to put into it.
Posted May 26, 2009
BSIERP Retrospective
| Author/PI | Description/Title | Documentation | Data Access | Comments |
| Coyle, K. | Zooplankton | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-17 |
| Stabeno, P. | M2 and M4 Mooring Data 2000 to 2007 | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-11-13 |
BSIERP Project Data
| Author/PI | Description/Title | Documentation | Data Access | Comments |
| Aydin, K. | Fish Stomach Contents (B61) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-10-06. Metadata from AMIS project info. |
| Benoit-Bird, K. | Patch Dynamics [Acoustics] (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-10-28: metadata record updated |
| Benoit-Bird, K. | Patch Dynamics [CTD] (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-03-10: metadata record updated with variable names from data files |
| Byrd, V. | Seabird Colony-based Studies 04.37 (B65; 2008) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-12-14: Moved to 2008 directory. |
| Byrd, V. | Seabird Colony-based Studies 04.37 (B65; 2009) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-12-14: 2009 data submission |
| Cokelet, N. | Oceanographic Data [underway] (B62) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-10-28: Documentation and figures included with dataset. Metadata generated. |
| Friday, N. | Baleen Whale Distribution (B66) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-03-23 |
| Grebmeier, J. | Epibenthos Survey of the Bering Sea (B57) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-02-03. Metadata supplied by PI ingested. |
| Heintz, R. | Seasonal bioenergetics of pollock, Pacific cod, and flounder in the Bering Sea (B54) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-06-14. Delivery of (meta)data. Metadata ingested. |
| Hillgruber, N. | Ichthyoplankton (B53) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-06-08. Update of Ichthioplankton data for 2 cruises in 2008 received. |
| Hollowed, A. | Forage Fish Distribution [euphausiid] (B62) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-10-28. Get Data link update. |
| Hollowed, A. | Forage Fish Distribution [pollock] (B62) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-10-28. Get Data link update. |
| Horne, J. | Acoustic data (B59) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-06-05. Delivery of 2009 (meta)data and revision of 2008 (meta)data. Metadata ingested. |
| Huntington, H. | Local - Traditional Knowledge (B69) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-06-23. Added harvest data from Savoonga. Harvest metadata coming soon (Aug.). Interview metadata supplied but not integrated yet. |
| Irons, D. | Seabird telemetry (B63) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-02-10. Metadata from AMIS project. PI provided metadata but it hasn't been ingested yet. It's available in the archive. |
| Jay, C. | Benthic Patch Dynamics [Walrus Behavior] (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-03-30 |
| Jay, C. | Benthic Patch Dynamics [Lipid] (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-02-02. metadata posted. |
| Kitaysky, Sasha | Bird Diet, Behavior, Physiology (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-05-19: Data available. Initial metadata record posted. |
| Kuletz, Kathy | Seabird distribution (B64) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-08-26. Metadata created from AMIS project info. |
| Moran, B. | POC Export Studies (B56) [Radionuclides] | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-06-15: See data template for column information. |
| Moran, B. | POC Export Studies (B56) [Trap Flux] | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-06-15: See data template for column information. |
| Mueter, F. | Retrospective data on Fish, Birds, Mammals (B68) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2009-09-21. Metadata created from AMIS project information. |
| Stabeno, P. | Bio-Physical Moorings (B52) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-04-01: Data delivery - 2008 and 2009 data from moorings M2, M4, M5, and M8. Metadata from AMIS project info |
| Stoecker, D. | Microzooplankton Abundance and Biomass (B55) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-4-12: Data for 2009 added to data portal. |
| Stoecker, D. | Microzooplankton Grazing (B55) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-4-12: Summary of 2009 data added to data portal |
| Trites, A. | Fur seal forage, St. Paul (B67) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-08-04: Data and metadata delivery. |
| Trites, A. | Fur seal forage, Bogoslav (B77) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2010-08-04: Data and metadata delivery. |
BEST Data, 2008 & 2009 Cruises
| Author/PI | Description/Title | Documentation | Data Access | Comments |
| BEST | Healy 2008-01 Cruise Report | Get Data | Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2008-01 "Under Ice" CTD Data (Gradinger) | Documentation | Get Data | Downloaded from BEST Data Archive (Feb 2010) Source |
| BEST | Healy 2008-01 Chlorophyll Bottle Data (Cooper) | Documentation | Get Data | Downloaded from BEST Data Archive (Feb 2010) Source |
| BEST | Healy 2008-01 Nutrient Bottle Data (Cooper) | Documentation | Get Data | Downloaded from BEST Data Archive (Feb 2010) Source |
| BEST | Healy 2008-02 Cruise Report | Get Data | Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2008-02 CTD/Nutrient/Chlorophyll Data (Stabeno) | Documentation | Get Data | Downloaded from BEST Data Archive (Oct 2009). Available via AMIS. Source |
| BEST | Healy 2008-03 Cruise Plan | Get Data | Cruise Report not posted. Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2008-03 CTD/Nutrient/Chlorophyll Data (Stabeno) | Documentation | Get Data | Downloaded from BEST Data Archive (Feb 2010). Available via AMIS. Source |
| BEST | Healy 2009-02 CTD/Nutrient/Chlorophyll Data (Stabeno) | Documentation | Get Data | FTP'd from PMEL directly (May 2010). Available via AMIS. |
| BEST | Healy 2009-01 Cruise Report | Get Data | Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2009-01 CTD/Nutrient/Chlorophyll Data (Stabeno) | Get Data | Data not posted. Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2009-02 Cruise Report | Get Data | Source | |
| BEST | Healy 2009-02 CTD/Nutrient/Chlorophyll Data (Stabeno) | Get Data | Data not posted. Source |
BEST 2007 Data
| Author/PI | Description/Title | Documentation | Data Access | Comments |
| BEST | Healy-2007-01 Cruise Report | Get Data | Preliminary (May 2007 Version) Source | |
| BEST 2007 Science Crew | Healy-2007-01: Standard Sea Ice Observation Reports | Link | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-16 Source |
| DeRobertis, A. | Healy-2007-01: EK60 Acoustic Backscatter Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-16 Source |
| Mordy, C. | Healy-2007-01: Bottle and Nutrient Data (Excel) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-15 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Nitrogen Productivity and Supply | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-16 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Raw Seabeam Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-16 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Raw Knudsen 320B/R Depth Sounder Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-23 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Forward Thermosalinograph Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-16 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Satellite (TerraScan) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Aloftcon Camera Images | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Fantail Camera Images | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Satellite (DMSP) | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: LDEO One Minute Averaged Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Raw 75 KHz ADCP Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: SCS One Minute Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: Underway Sensor Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: POSMV and Navigation Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-21 Source |
| Sambrotto, R. | Healy-2007-01: POES Satellite Images | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-18 Source |
| Stabeno, P. | Healy-2007-01: CTD Data | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
| US Coast Guard | Healy-2007-01: Ship Log - Weather Information | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
| US Coast Guard | Healy-2007-01: Ship Log - Navigation Information | Documentation | Get Data | Last updated 2008-07-22 Source |
Other Sources of BEST Data
| Author/PI | Description/Title | Documentation | Data Access | Comments |
| BEST | BEST Data Archive Home | Get Data | BEST Study Overview | |
| BEST | BEST Data Archive | Get Data | BEST Cruise Summary Information and Links to Data | |
| BEST | Knorr 195-10 field catalog | Get Data | 2009 Summer Cruise (KN195-10) June 14 - July 13 | |
| BEST | Healy 2009-02 field catalog | Get Data | 2009 Long Spring Cruise (HLY-09-02) April 3 - May 12 | |
| BEST | Healy 2008-03 field catalog | Get Data | 2008 Summer Cruise (HLY-08-03) July 3-31 | |
| BEST | Healy 2008-02 field catalog | Get Data | 2008 Spring Cruise (HLY-08-02) March 27 - May 6 | |
| BEST | Healy 2007-01 field catalog | Get Data | 2007 Spring Cruise (HLY-07-01) April 10 - May 12 |
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