gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25610 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT resourceProvider O'Brien, Todd D 301-427-8160 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA todd.obrien@noaa.gov Email (Todd.OBrien@noaa.gov) pointOfContact Li, Yang yang.li@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) COPEPOD: The Coastal & Oceanic Plankton Ecology, Production, & Observation Database COPEPOD Database 2014 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25610 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25610 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information O'Brien, Todd D 301-427-8160 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA todd.obrien@noaa.gov Email (Todd.OBrien@noaa.gov) originator https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/plankton WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL COPEPOD has over 200 different download file options, ranging from individual cruises to global compilations. download https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL This is the main COPEPOD entry page, with access to the COPEPOD database, COPEPODITE time series toolkit, and the NAUPLIUS spatial data toolkit. download The Coastal & Oceanic Plankton Ecology, Production, & Observation Database (COPEPOD) provides NMFS scientists with quality-controlled, globally distributed plankton biomass, abundance, and composition data, along with other co-sampled physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic variables. COPEPOD provides in situ data along with spatial and temporal data products (i.e., high-resolution gridded mean fields and time series analyses), fulfilling the data needs of plankton scientists at a broad range of aggregations and resolutions (from individual species observations for taxonomists to global carbon fields for modelers). To fulfill the data needs of plankton scientists at a broad range of aggregations and resolutions, from individual species observations (for plankton taxonomists) to global carbon fields (for plankton and ecosystem modelers). underDevelopment Kelble, Chris 786 991-7222 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA chris.kelble@noaa.gov pointOfContact O'Brien, Todd D 301-427-8160 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA todd.obrien@noaa.gov Email (Todd.OBrien@noaa.gov) pointOfContact O'Brien, Todd D 301-427-8160 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA todd.obrien@noaa.gov custodian Li, Yang yang.li@noaa.gov custodian monthly phytoplankton data plankton data zooplankton data theme historical ongoing temporal global place pelagic stratum DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian COPEPOD: The Coastal & Oceanic Plankton Ecology, Production, & Observation Database project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: COPEPOD: The Coastal & Oceanic Plankton Ecology, Production, & Observation Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25610. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Data is publicly available, online. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Data users should cite COPEPOD and/or the individual data sets. Guidance is given at each download menu. unclassified eng; US oceans COPEPOD data are stored in comma separated value (CSV) ascii text files. The data area available in a computer-friendly compact format (the "short format") as well as a detailed and human-friendly comma- and space- separated "long format". -180 180 -78.5 90 COPEPOD is a global database with plankton data wrapping around the globe from the North Pole to the Antarctic ice edge. COPEPOD contains historical survey data as old as 1913, but most heavily populated during the period from 1950-1990. Ongoing survey data is also present, generally received 1-3 years after sampling data, to allow for processing and publication. | Currentness: Plankton survey data is generally receive 1-3 years after sampling. 1913 Search NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-science-and-technology WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology Website listed for NMFS Office of Science and Technology information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT distributor https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/about/tools-n-explorers.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/about/tools-n-explorers.html COPEPOD Tools and Explorers download https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/about/databases.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/about/databases.html download dataset Representativeness Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Accuracy Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Analytical Accuracy Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Quantitation Limits Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Bias Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Comparability Data are not necessarily inter-comparable as each plankton data set has its own method and often gear type used for the collection process. Completeness Measure Unknown Precision Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Analytical Precision Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Field Precision Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Sensitivity Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Detection Limit Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Completeness Report Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. Conceptual Consistency Each COPEPOD data piece (data from a cruise, a project, an institution) was created using its own sampling methods (gear, technique) and sample processing methods (e.g. microscope vs visual, counting everything vs. counting general groups). Accuracy/precision/applicability/QC varies for each data piece. The data in COPEPOD come from a wide variety of historical and ongoing plankton cruises and projects. Each data sub-piece within COPEPOD contains a brief summary of that data piece's source and history. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Data is publicly available, online. | Use Constraints: Data is publicly available, online.