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Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Ocean Observation
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1425086
This article is part of the Research Topic Best Practices in Ocean Observing View all 75 articles

FAIR ADCP Data with OSADCP: A Workflow to Process Ocean Current Data from Vessel-Mounted ADCPs

Provisionally accepted
Robert Kopte Robert Kopte 1*Marius Becker Marius Becker 1Tim Fischer Tim Fischer 2Peter Brandt Peter Brandt 2,3Maximilian Betz Maximilian Betz 4Gerd Krahmann Gerd Krahmann 2Claas Faber Claas Faber 5Christian Winter Christian Winter 1Johannes Karstensen Johannes Karstensen 2Gauvain Wiemer Gauvain Wiemer 6
  • 1 Institute of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • 2 Division of Physical Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZ), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • 3 Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • 4 Computing and Data Centre, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
  • 5 Data Management, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZ), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • 6 German Marine Research Alliance (DAM), Berlin, Germany

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    This paper presents the open-source Python software OSADCP developed for the processing of vesselmounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (VMADCP) data. At this stage, the toolbox is designed for processing VMADCP measurements from open-ocean applications of Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor ADCPs and the data acquisition software VMDAS. Based on the VMDAS ENX binary output format, the software contains implementations for cleaning and vector-averaging of single-ping velocity data, verification of the position data, and applying misalignment and amplitude corrections. The procedures of OSADCP are described in detail to encourage the scientific community to use it for their own purposes. The toolbox is an integral part of a workflow implemented on the German marine research vessels in the framework of the Underway Research Data project of the German Marine ResearchAlliance (DAM). It aims to ensure standardized data acquisition measures, reliable data transfer from the ADCP to shore both near-real time and in delayed-mode, processing and quality control, and dissemination of the curated data product in the data repository PANGAEA. From PANGAEA, data sets are forwarded to the European marine data hubs Copernicus Marine Service and EMODnet. The workflow that forms the framework for OSADCP is described here as an example of scientific data management that follows the FAIR data guidelines.

    Keywords: ADCP, underway data, FAIR Data, python, Ocean currents

    Received: 29 Apr 2024; Accepted: 02 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kopte, Becker, Fischer, Brandt, Betz, Krahmann, Faber, Winter, Karstensen and Wiemer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Robert Kopte, Institute of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, 24118, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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