![]() |
CIOOS Pacific ERDDAP
Easier access to scientific data |
Dataset Title: | IOS UBC Historical Data
![]() ![]() |
Institution: | Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, B.C., Canada (Dataset ID: IOS_UBC_profiles) |
Information: | Summary ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attributes { s { profile { String cf_role "profile_id"; } filename { } agency { } mission_id { } cruise { } project { } scientist { } platform_name { } instrument_type { } event_number { } geographical_area { } station { } time { String _CoordinateAxisType "Time"; Float64 actual_range -5.8789548e+8, 6.301392e+8; String axis "T"; String ioos_category "Time"; String long_name "Time"; String standard_name "time"; String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00"; String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"; } latitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat"; Float32 actual_range 28.8333, 73.35; String axis "Y"; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Latitude"; String standard_name "latitude"; String units "degrees_north"; } longitude { String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon"; Float32 actual_range -156.9383, -116.6167; String axis "X"; String ioos_category "Location"; String long_name "Longitude"; String standard_name "longitude"; String units "degrees_east"; } depth { String _CoordinateAxisType "Height"; String _CoordinateZisPositive "down"; Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 3031.09; String axis "Z"; Float64 colorBarMaximum 8000.0; Float64 colorBarMinimum -8000.0; String colorBarPalette "TopographyDepth"; String ioos_category "Location"; String ios_name "depth"; String long_name "Depth"; String original_ios_name "DEPTH"; String original_ios_variable "{0: '{\"ios_name\":\"DEPTH\",\"units\":\"metres\"}'}"; String positive "down"; String sdn_P02_urn "SDN:P02::AHGT"; String sdn_parameter_name "Depth (spatial coordinate) relative to water surface in the water body"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::ADEPZZ01"; String standard_name "depth"; String units "m"; } TEMPPR01 { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range -1.64, 24.3; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "temperature"; String long_name "Temperature"; String original_ios_name "Temperature"; String original_ios_variable "{1: '{\"ios_name\":\"Temperature\",\"units\":\"Degrees_C\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Temperature of the water body"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::TEMPPR01"; String standard_name "sea_water_temperature"; String units "degrees_celsius"; } TEMPP681 { String ios_name "temperature"; String sdn_parameter_name "Temperature (IPTS-68) of the water body"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::TEMPP681"; String standard_name "sea_water_temperature"; String units "degrees_celsius (IPTS68)"; } TEMPS601 { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.2, 23.3; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "temperature"; String long_name "TEMPERATURE"; String original_ios_name "TEMPERATURE"; String original_ios_variable "{1: '{\"ios_name\":\"TEMPERATURE\",\"units\":\"DEG C (ITS 68)\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Temperature (IPTS-68) of the water body by CTD or STD"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::TEMPS601"; String standard_name "sea_water_temperature"; String units "degrees_celsius (IPTS68)"; } TEMPS901 { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.199952, 23.294409; String apply_func "lambda x: gsw.t90_from_t68(x)"; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "temperature"; String long_name "TEMPERATURE"; String original_ios_name "TEMPERATURE"; String original_ios_variable "{1: '{\"ios_name\":\"TEMPERATURE\",\"units\":\"DEG C (ITS 68)\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Temperature (ITS-90) of the water body by CTD or STD"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::TEMPS901"; String source "gsw.t90_from_t68(TEMPS601)"; String standard_name "sea_water_temperature"; String units "degrees_celsius (ITS-90)"; } Quality_Flag_Temp { Int32 _FillValue 0; Int32 actual_range 1, 5; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Temp"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Temp"; String original_ios_variable "{2: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Temp\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } SSALST01 { Float32 actual_range 0.003, 2171.0; String ios_name "salinity: pre-1978"; String long_name "Salinity Pre-1978"; String original_ios_name "Salinity: Pre-1978"; String original_ios_variable "{3: '{\"ios_name\":\"Salinity: Pre-1978\",\"units\":\"PPT\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Salinity of the water body by CTD"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::SSALST01"; String standard_name "sea_water_salinity"; String units "PPT"; } PSALST01 { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0050042938, 2172.8342; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "salinity"; String long_name "Sea Water Practical Salinity"; String original_ios_name "SALINITY"; String original_ios_variable "{3: '{\"ios_name\":\"SALINITY\",\"units\":\"PSS-78\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Practical salinity of the water body by CTD and computation using UNESCO 1983 algorithm"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::PSALST01"; String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity"; String units "PSS-78"; } Quality_Flag_Sali { Int32 _FillValue 0; Int32 actual_range 1, 5; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Sali"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Sali"; String original_ios_variable "{4: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Sali\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } CONDUCTIVITY_RATIO { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.9719; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "conductivity_ratio"; String long_name "Sea Water Conductivity Ratio"; String original_ios_name "CONDUCTIVITY_RATIO"; String original_ios_variable "{2: '{\"ios_name\":\"CONDUCTIVITY_RATIO\",\"units\":null}'}"; String units "n/a"; } SIGTEQST { Float32 actual_range 0.07, 26.66; String long_name "Sigma-theta of the water body by CTD and computation from salinity and potential temperature using UNESCO algorithm"; String original_ios_name "SIGMA-T"; String original_ios_variable "{4: '{\"ios_name\":\"SIGMA-T\",\"units\":kg/m^3|n/a}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Sigma-theta of the water body by CTD and computation from salinity and potential temperature using UNESCO algorithm"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::SIGTPR01"; String standard_name "sea_water_sigma_t"; String units "kg/m^3"; } DOXYZZ01 { Float32 _FillValue NaN; Float32 actual_range 0.0, 16.34969; String coordinates "latitude longitude time"; String ios_name "oxygen"; String long_name "Oxygen concentration"; String original_ios_name "OXYGEN"; String original_ios_variable "{5: '{\"ios_name\":\"OXYGEN\",\"units\":\"ml\\\\/l\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Concentration of oxygen {O2 CAS 7782-44-7} per unit volume of the water body [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by in-situ sensor"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::DOXYZZ01"; String sdn_uom_name "Millilitres per litre"; String sdn_uom_urn "SDN:P06::UMLL"; String standard_name "volume_fraction_of_oxygen_in_sea_water"; String units "mL/L"; } Quality_Flag_Oxyg { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 1.0, 5.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Oxyg"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Oxyg"; String original_ios_variable "{6: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Oxyg\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } PHOSAAZX { Float32 actual_range 0.005, 16.8; String ios_name "phosphate"; String long_name "Phosphate"; String original_ios_name "Phosphate"; String original_ios_variable "{7: '{\"ios_name\":\"Phosphate\",\"units\":\"mmol\\\\/m\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Concentration of phosphate {PO43- CAS 14265-44-2} per unit volume of the water body [unknown phase] by colorimetric autoanalysis"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::PHOSAAZX"; String standard_name "mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water"; String units "umol/L"; } Quality_Flag_Phos { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 1.0, 4.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Phos"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Phos"; String original_ios_variable "{8: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Phos\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } NTRIZZXX { Float32 actual_range 0.0, 21.04; String ios_name "nitrite"; String long_name "Nitrite"; String original_ios_name "Nitrite"; String original_ios_variable "{7: '{\"ios_name\":\"Nitrite\",\"units\":\"mmol\\\\/m\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Concentration of nitrite {NO2- CAS 14797-65-0} per unit volume of the water body [unknown phase]"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::NTRIZZXX"; String standard_name "mole_concentration_of_nitrite_in_sea_water"; String units "umol/L"; } Quality_Flag_Nitr { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 1.0, 4.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Nitr"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Nitr"; String original_ios_variable "{8: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Nitr\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } Vitamin_B12 { Float32 actual_range 1.97, 18.72; String ios_name "vitamin b12"; String long_name "Vitamin B12"; String original_ios_name "Vitamin B12"; String original_ios_variable "{9: '{\"ios_name\":\"Vitamin B12\",\"units\":\"m-microg\\\\/l\"}'}"; String units "m-microg/l"; } Quality_Flag_Vita { Int32 _FillValue 0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Vita"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Vita"; String original_ios_variable "{10: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Vita\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } SLCAZZXX { Float32 actual_range 1.0, 279.0; String ios_name "silicate"; String sdn_parameter_name "Concentration of silicate {SiO44- CAS 17181-37-2} per unit volume of the water body [unknown phase]"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::SLCAZZXX"; String standard_name "mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water"; String units "umol/L"; } Quality_Flag_Sili { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 1.0, 4.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Sili"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Sili"; String original_ios_variable "{10: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Sili\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } PHXXPR01 { Float32 actual_range 7.01, 8.55; String ios_name "ph"; String long_name "pH"; String original_ios_name "pH"; String original_ios_variable "{11: '{\"ios_name\":\"pH\",\"units\":null}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "pH (unspecified scale) of the water body by pH electrode"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::PHXXPR01"; String standard_name "sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale"; } Quality_Flag_pH { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 1.0, 1.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:pH"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:pH"; String original_ios_variable "{12: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:pH\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } ALKYZZXX { Float32 actual_range 0.327, 3.36; String ios_name "alkalinity"; String long_name "Alkalinity"; String original_ios_name "Alkalinity"; String original_ios_variable "{13: '{\"ios_name\":\"Alkalinity\",\"units\":\"mmol\\\\/m\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Total alkalinity per unit volume of the water body"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::ALKYZZXX"; String standard_name "sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent"; String units "mmol/m"; } Quality_Flag_Alka { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 4.0, 4.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Alka"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Alka"; String original_ios_variable "{14: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Alka\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } Phosphate_inorg_ { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; Float32 actual_range 0.13, 14.9; String ios_name "phosphate(inorg)"; String long_name "Phosphate(inorg)"; String original_ios_name "Phosphate(inorg)"; String original_ios_variable "{13: '{\"ios_name\":\"Phosphate(inorg)\",\"units\":\"mmol\\\\/m\"}'}"; String standard_name "mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water"; String units "umol/L"; } Quality_Flag_Phosphate_inorg { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Alka"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Alka"; String original_ios_variable "{12: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Phos\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } SO4XCLP1 { Float32 actual_range 3.185, 23.943; String ios_name "sulphate so4"; String long_name "Sulphate SO4"; String original_ios_name "Sulphate SO4"; String original_ios_variable "{15: '{\"ios_name\":\"Sulphate SO4\",\"units\":\"mol\\\\/m\"}'}"; String sdn_parameter_name "Concentration of sulphate {SO4(2-) sulfate CAS 14808-79-8} per unit volume of the water body [dissolved plus reactive particulate <GF/F phase] by filtration and colorimetric autoanalysis"; String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::SO4XCLP1"; String units "mol/m"; } Quality_Flag_Sulp { Float32 _FillValue 0.0; String flag_meanings "not_checked appears_to_be_good inconsistent_with_climatology appears_to_be_doubtful appears_to_be_wrong value_was_changed_see_history_record"; Int32 flag_values 2147483647, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2147483647; String long_name "Quality_Flag:Sulp"; String original_ios_name "Quality_Flag:Sulp"; String original_ios_variable "{16: '{\"ios_name\":\"Quality_Flag:Sulp\",\"units\":\"IGOSS_flags\"}'}"; String units "IGOSS_flags"; } } NC_GLOBAL { String cdm_data_type "Profile"; String cdm_profile_variables "agency,profile,filename,time,latitude,longitude,mission_id,event_number"; String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.7, ACDD-1.3"; String country "Canada"; String creator_country "Canada"; String creator_email "info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca"; String creator_institution "Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS)"; String creator_name "Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, B.C., Canada"; String creator_sector "gov_federal"; String creator_type "institution"; String creator_url "http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/oceans/data-donnees/index-eng.html"; Float64 Easternmost_Easting -116.6167; String featureType "Profile"; String geographic_area "None"; Float64 geospatial_lat_max 73.35; Float64 geospatial_lat_min 28.8333; String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north"; Float64 geospatial_lon_max -116.6167; Float64 geospatial_lon_min -156.9383; String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east"; Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 3031.09; Float64 geospatial_vertical_min 0.0; String geospatial_vertical_positive "down"; String geospatial_vertical_units "m"; String history "2025-04-20T04:06:26Z (local files) 2025-04-20T04:06:26Z https://pac-dev2.cioos.org/erddap/tabledap/IOS_UBC_profiles.html"; Float64 ices_edmo_code 4155; String id "/data/ios_raw_files/ubc/8916/89160003.UBC"; String infoUrl "http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/oceans/data-donnees/index-eng.html"; String institution "Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, B.C., Canada"; String instrument_vocabulary "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/search_nvs/L22/"; Float64 ioc_country_code 18; String iso_3166_country_code "CA"; String keywords "b.c., canada, chemistry, concentration, conductivity, ctd, data, dataset, density, department, depth, dfo, dissolved, dissolved o2, division, DOXYZZ01, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Oxygen, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, fisheries, institute, integrative, ios, mass, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, O2, ocean, oceans, organismal, oxygen, practical, pre, pre-1978, pressure, quality, Quality_Flag_Oxyg, Quality_Flag_Sali, Quality_Flag_Temp, road, saanich, salinity, science, sciences, sea, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature, seawater, sidney, sonde, SSALST01, subsurfacesalinity, subsurfacetemperature, systems, temperature, TEMPPR01, ubc, water, west"; String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords"; String license "canada open government license"; String naming_authority "ca.gc.ios"; Float64 Northernmost_Northing 73.35; String ocean_data_transform_version "0.3.0"; String platform_vocabulary "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/search_nvs/C17/"; String publisher_email "info@hakai.org"; String publisher_name "Hakai Insitute"; String publisher_type "person"; String publisher_url "http://www.hakai.org"; String sdn_institution_urn "SDN:EDMO::4155"; String source "/data/ios_raw_files/ubc/8916/89160003.UBC"; String sourceUrl "(local files)"; Float64 Southernmost_Northing 28.8333; String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29"; String subsetVariables "agency,project,mission_id,cruise,scientist,platform_name,instrument_type,event_number"; String summary "This dataset contains observations made by the Institute of Ocean Sciences of Fisheries and Oceans (Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)) from UBC"; String time_coverage_end "1989-12-20T06:40:00Z"; String time_coverage_start "1951-05-16T15:42:00Z"; String title "IOS UBC Historical Data"; Float64 Westernmost_Easting -156.9383; } }
The URL specifies what you want: the dataset, a description of the graph or the subset of the data, and the file type for the response.
Tabledap request URLs must be in the form
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/datasetID.fileType{?query}
For example,
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelTaoDySst.htmlTable?longitude,latitude,time,station,wmo_platform_code,T_25&time>=2015-05-23T12:00:00Z&time<=2015-05-31T12:00:00Z
Thus, the query is often a comma-separated list of desired variable names,
followed by a collection of
constraints (e.g., variable<value),
each preceded by '&' (which is interpreted as "AND").
For details, see the tabledap Documentation.