Data Management Support for the SPURS Atlantic Field Campaign

We developed the data management system for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration-sponsored Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean 6 Piece Counter Dining Set Regional Study (SPURS) Atlantic field campaign (SPURS-1).Data management support means more Wall Hook than simply collecting and archiving static data sets.It involves a complex mixture of data visualization, interaction with principal investigators, Web development, public outreach, quality assurance, and archiving for posterity.