Transcript Oceanographic Research & Data Management in Japan GODAR-WESTPAC Workshop March 5

GODAR-WESTPAC Workshop
March 5 – 7, 2002
Oceanographic Research & Data Management
in Japan
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
(JODC)
JODC ACTIVITIES
Since its establishment (1965), JODC has been fulfilling the role
as the synthetic data bank of Japan
as the representative of Japan in the IODE system
 Information Management;
- National Oceanographic Programmes (NOP)
- Cruise Summary Report (CSR)
- Instruments Fixed on the Seabed
 Data Management;
Collection, Archive and exchange
 International Activities
RNODC for WESTPAC, NEAR-GOOS,
WOCE/ADCP-DAC, JGOFS/DMO, etc.
Marine Research Organizations
in Japan
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Japan Coast Guard
Japan Meteorological Agency
Fisheries Agency and Fisheries Experimental Stations
Defense Agency
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Geographical Survey Institute
Universities
About
150 organizations
160 research vessels
900 research cruises/year
Regular Observation Lines
900 cruises / year
Data Holding at JODC
Serial Station Data
8000
SD COUNT
7000
JDA
JFA
PREF.
UNIV.
JMA
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
6000
4000
3000
2000
1000
YEAR
1996
1992
1988
1984
1980
1976
1972
1968
1964
1960
1956
1952
1948
1944
1940
1936
1932
1928
1924
1920
1916
1912
1908
1904
0
1900
COUNT
5000
330,000 stn.
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
COUNT
XBT Data
45000
XBT COUNT
JDA
JFA
Pref.
UNIV.
JMA
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
JCG
5000
0
YEAR
98,900 stns.
CTD/STD Data
16000
STD,CTD COUNT
14000
12000
JFA
PREF.
UNIV.
8000
JMA
JCG
6000
JAMSTEC
4000
2000
YEAR
1996
1992
1988
1984
1980
1976
1972
1968
1964
1960
1956
1952
1948
1944
1940
1936
1932
1928
1924
1920
1916
1912
1908
1904
0
1900
COUNT
10000
105,000 stns.
Distribution of Temperature Data
105,000 stns.
Distribution of Salinity Data
Distribution of Current Data
Historical Data provided from
Domestic Organizations
Distribution Map obtained
by Hokkaido University
7,496 stn, 1957-1994
Distribution Map provided from Tohoku
National Fisheries Research Institute
Zooplankton biomass （ wet weight）
Distribution of sampling stations
Other Activities related GODAR in Japan
 JODC
investigating the un-digital data observed by the
Imperial Navy before 1945.
 Japan Meteorological Agency
“The Kobe Collection” Dataset (CD-ROM)
 National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
carrying out the digitalization of historical marine data
from 2001.
Thank you for your attentions !