Overview
SBC LTER Data
- Browse SBC LTER Data Catalog of all publicly available datasets, organized into research collections
- Search SBC LTER Data Packages individually by person, date range and/or location (sampling site)
- Data and Information Management
Data from Collaborative Research Projects
- Current data measured with High Frequency Radar (CODAR)
- Real-Time Oceanographic Data from Stearns Wharf
- Santa Barbara Channel Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
- Plumes and Blooms Project (Santa Barbara Channel)
Research Data Resources for this Region
- Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
- SBC LTER Project entry at Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Southern CA Regional Associations and Agencies
- Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
- NOAA's National Data Buoy Center
- Wave measurement, swell modeling and forecasting from the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
- Ronald H. McPeak, Photographs of Underwater and Coastal California
US Geologic Survey
- USGS Water Data (all stations)
- Available webcams (Mission Creek and San Pedro Creek are in SBC area)
LTER Network Data Resources
- All-Site Data Catalog, mostly managed by the Environmental Data Initiative.
- LTER EcoTrends Project
Data Usage Policies
As a member of Long Term Ecological Research Network, the Santa Barbara Coastal Ecosystems (SBC) LTER is committed to providing access for researchers, students, educators and resource managers to its various datasets. SBC adheres to the LTER Network Data Access Policy (2017). Access to SBC data varies by data category and user affiliation, and requires the potential users to accept the SBC Data Use Agreement. Users will be asked to review our data access policy and agreement before downloading any data. SBC internal and personal information will not be disclosed to other parties nor used for promotional activities.
Email lists
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