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The Oceanographic Data Facility (ODF) has over 30 years of experience at providing a full range of hydrographic measurement services to the oceanographic community, including:

• Shipboard data collection, processing and analysis;
• World-wide logistical support for oceanographic cruises;
• Hydrographic sampling equipment development, maintenance and rental;
• Seagoing electronics equipment development, maintenance and rental;
• Shorebased data processing and publishing;
• Shorebased seawater sample analysis (salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients);
• Shorebased pressure and temperature calibrations.

The group is comprised of 17 full-time technical specialists, including chemists, computer programmers, CTD and hydrographic data processors, electronic technicians and marine technologists.

ODF support facilities include:

• Analytical chemistry laboratory;
• Electronics shop;
• Machine shop;
• Pressure and temperature calibration facility.
• Computing and publication facilities.

Products & Services

ODF products and services include:

• Complete support (equipment, supplies, staffing and logistics) for making calibrated hydrographic measurements at sea, including:
  • Sample analysis for salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrients (nitrite, nitrite, phosphate, silicate and ammonia);
  • DSRT thermometric pressure and temperature;
  • CTD measurements (NBIS Mark III, Seabird, FSI);
  • Underway measurements.

  These measurements can be made available in near real-time. We also can provide centralized shipboard data management and can incorporate measurements from other ancillary shipboard programs;

• Hydrographic and electronic equipment design, fabrication, maintenance and rental;
• Hydrographic data processing and publications;
• Pressure and temperature calibrations.

ODF specializes in small and large-volume water sampling, and can provide up to 36 x 10L samples per cast using interactive adaptive sampling systems.

We also maintain an online Hydrographic Data Archive.

For more information send us email or call us at: (858)534-4425 (voice), (858)534-7383 (fax).

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