CeNCOOS in situ water quality monitoring at Bodega Marine Laboratory seawater intake

The Bodega Head shore station is a seawater intake site operated by the Bodega Marine Laboratory. The seawater intake is located at Horseshoe Cove on the ocean side of Bodega Head and has been active since 2003 and consists of various sensors that provide water temperature, conductivity and salinity. These nearshore sensors are part of the Central and Norther California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS). They measure various water quality parameters at fixed points along the California coast.

Data and Resources

Metadata Date

2026-08-05

Metadata Tags

GCMD Keywords

CF Standard Names

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Distribution Formats
  • OPeNDAP (Version: DAP/2.0 )
Distributor Bodega Marine Laboratory
Point of Contact John Largier
Bodega Marine Laboratory
jlargier@ucdavis.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Originator John Largier
Bodega Marine Laboratory
jlargier@ucdavis.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
contributor Central & Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS),World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
cencoos_communications@mbari.org,
Dataset Point of Contact Data Engineer
Axiom Data Science
907-555-5555
dataservices+cencoos-erddap@axiomdatascience.com
General Documentation
Associated Documentation CeNCOOS
Date(s) creation: 2026-08-05
creation: 2026-08-05
creation: 2026-08-05
Use Limitations These data may be used and redistributed for free but they are not intended for legal use since they may contain inaccuracies. For use for publications please reference the regional ocean observing system and/or NOAA. Neither the data provider, regional association, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information.
Time Period 2009-03-01T00:02:00Z to 2026-06-04T19:26:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 38.31652° S: 38.31652° E: -123.0709° W: -123.0709°
Theme keywords Uncategorized
  • Earth Science>Oceans>Ocean Chemistry>Carbon Dioxide
  • Earth Science>Oceans>Ocean Chemistry>pH

GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Water Quality
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Pressure > Water Pressure
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll

CF Standard Name Table v93
  • time
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • altitude
  • mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
  • sea_water_electrical_conductivity
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
  • sea_water_practical_salinity
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
  • sea_water_sigma_t
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
  • sea_water_pressure
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
  • sea_water_temperature
  • aggregate_quality_flag
  • quality_flag
Project keywords Uncategorized
  • CeNCOOS
Use Constraints These data may be used and redistributed for free but they are not intended for legal use since they may contain inaccuracies. For use for publications please reference the regional ocean observing system and/or NOAA. Neither the data provider, regional association, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information.
Lineage Statement Downloaded from University of California Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory at http://bmlsc.ucdavis.edu:8080/erddap/tabledap/BML_WTS.html
Platforms
platform Bodega Marine Lab Seawater Intake Shore Station
platform_name Bodega Marine Laboratory Seawater Intake (NDBC: BDXC1)
platform_vocabulary https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform
wmo_platform_code BDXC1
Ingestion Attributes
gts_ingest true
Instrument Attributes
Attribution Information
contributor_email cencoos_communications@mbari.org,
contributor_name Central & Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS),World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
contributor_url https://www.cencoos.org/,https://wmo.int/
creator_country USA
creator_sector academic
publisher_country USA
infoUrl https://data.cencoos.org/#metadata/19946/station
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v93