IGMETS.net

The IGMETS Metabase

The International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) is compiling a database of marine ecological time series metadata. This "METabase" will be a directory of time series sampling efforts from around the globe, providing information on the location, sampled variables, years and frequency of sampling, associated investigators and institutions, and contact information. This directory will facilitate better discovery, coordination, and communication among time series researchers and within the climate and ecosystems research community.

In the linked pages below, the METabase content is used to provide information at a variety of levels, ranging from geo-spatial coverage maps (e.g., "which sites sample diatoms or nitrate", or "what sites are available in the eastern North Pacific") to tables of sites sorted by sampled variables or associated country. The METabase will continue to develop as the IGMETS effort progresses. You can use the menu items to the left as well as the links below to access the METabase summary pages. If you know of a site not shown in these summaries, or if you have updates to an existing site, please contact us at [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ].

Variable-based Index:

Maps and site listings of participating time series sorted by a specific sampled Variable (click me for full listing)

Geographic-based Index:

Maps and site listings ... based on Ocean basin (click me for full listing)

Quick Links: [ Arctic Ocean | North Atlantic | Baltic Sea | Mediterranean Sea | North Pacific ]

[ Southern Ocean | South Atlantic | Indian Ocean | South Pacific | ... more ... ]

Country-based Index:

Maps and site listings ... sorted by a associated Country (click me for full listing)

Working-Group-based Index:

Time series also participating in ICES WGZE (zooplankton - North Atlantic)

Time series also participating in ICES WGPME (phytoplankton - North Atlantic)

Time series that participated in the discontinued SCOR WG137 (phytoplankton - Global)

Time series that participated in the discontinued SCOR WG125 (zooplankton - Global)