Handling policy of data and samples obtained by research cruises depends on fiscal year of operation, research vessel used, or type of call for proposals. Data and samples under Public Distribution Moratorium Period defined in the respective handling policy, or those obtained from cruises with no handling policy, are disclosed for public distribution under permission by Principal Investigator or Dive Researcher.
Type of data policy applied to each cruise is indicated on each cruise page.
Cruises with "JAMSTEC" Data Policy | Cruises with "JURCAOS-JAMSTEC" Data Policy | ||||
Type of Cruise | Handling Policy | Type of Cruise | Handling Policy | ||
MIRAI Cruises | FY1998 - FY2007 | Handling policy for each FY attached to the research proposal application documents | Cooperative Research Cruises | FY2019 - | Data and Sample Handling Policy for Cooperative Research Cruises |
FY2008 - | JAMSTEC regulations for handling data and samples | ||||
Deep Sea Research Cruises | FY2001 - FY2002 | Follow the handling policy for MIRAI cruise of corresponding FY | |||
FY2003 - FY2007 | Handling policy for each FY attached to the research proposal application documents | ||||
FY2008 - | JAMSTEC regulations for handling data and samples | ||||
Other Cruises | FY1981 - FY2007 | no handling policy | |||
FY2008 - | JAMSTEC regulations for handling data and samples |
Conditions of use of the data and samples provided on this web site depend on the data policy.
Type of data policy applied to each cruise is indicated on each cruise page.
Cruises with "JAMSTEC" Data Policy | Cruises with "JURCAOS-JAMSTEC" Data Policy |
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These conditions may be modified or added if necessary.
An Application is required in advance when using data or samples for commercial purposes. When you use the data, please send the "Request for JAMSTEC Data" to the e-mail as below.
When you use the sample, please contact sample management department. If you don't know sample management department, please contact the email as below.
The office in charge of intellectual property shall make contact with you.
For the commercial use of images and films, please contact the Research Resource Management Section (imagesjamstec.go.jp).
Information of data and samples may be changed without notice. In creating or publishing maps from bathymetry data, regulation on similar publication in the article 25 in the law on hydrographic works may be applied.
When publicizing a result obtained by using data and samples, please state an appropriate acknowledgement and/or a citation.
Cruises with "JAMSTEC" Data Policy | Cruises with "JURCAOS-JAMSTEC" Data Policy | |
Acknowledgement | Please state the title and URL of data site you used, and describe that you used the JAMSTEC data and/or samples on this data site. | Please state the title and URL of data site you used, and describe that you used the data and/or samples obtained by Cooperation Research Cruise which are provided from this data site. |
DOI Citation | Cruise and cruise reports are assigned DOIs in turn. Please use DOIs to cite cruise or cruise reports in the format specified for each medium. Cruise: DOIs are described in the item "DOI" on each cruise page. Cruise report:DOIs are described in the upper right corner of the front cover of each PDF file. |
Users are requested to send a Publication Report to the responsible office, to report a publication of results obtained by using data and samples provided through this data site.
Cruises with "JAMSTEC" Data Policy | Cruises with "JURCAOS-JAMSTEC" Data Policy |
Publication Report (for JAMSTEC Cruise) [JAMSTEC office] submit-rv-cruisejamstec.go.jp |
Publication Report (for Cooperative Research Cruise: under preparation) [CRC office] kyodoriyoaori.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
On this site, cruise data is classified as below table. Please note that the classification has been changed from the old site (opened until March 18th, 2022).
Quality classification on this site | Quality classification on the old public site | Content |
Raw | Raw | Raw data as acquired by Vessel |
DMO-Processed | Processed (DMO)-Basic Processed (DMO)-QCed Processed (DMO)-Corrected |
DMO* performs value conversion, quality flag addition, correction, filter processing, etc. |
PI-Processed | Processed (DMO/PI) Processed (PI) |
Principal Investigators process (including partially processed by DMO) |
Note: Details of data quality and processing content are shown in the ReadMe. Please download the data file and check it.
*DMO: Data Management Office