{"id":13361,"date":"2024-09-24T21:15:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T01:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/?page_id=13361"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:26:06","slug":"data-methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/data-access\/data-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Here we present Matlab scripts to extract samples and construct time-series for common zooplankton and phytoplankton taxa in the CPR-BEAMS dataset<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/CPRBEAMSdataexample-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/08\/CPRBEAMSdataexample_2022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"CPRBEAMSdataexample_2022\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1477\" width=\"2560\" title=\"CPRBEAMSdataexample_2022\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tMatlab scripts\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Scripts to Extract Data and Generate Time-Series<\/strong><\/p>\nThe scripts are available via GitHub:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lws210725\/CPR-BEAMS\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>lws210725\/CPR-BEAMS<\/strong>: Example MATLAB scripts for working with CPR-BEAMS data via BCO-DMO<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h3>Functions of the Scripts:<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lws210725\/CPR-BEAMS\/blob\/main\/cprbeams_datareader_arearestriction_1958_2022.m\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Data Reader with Area Restriction<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Extract and map the locations of available samples within a specified area and range of dates from the CPR-BEAMS resource on BCO-DMO.<\/li>\n<li>Extract abundance data for specified taxa from the CPR-BEAMS resource on BCO-DMO.<\/li>\n<li>Return a monthly time-series for the abundance of a specified taxon within an example area and range of dates:\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight missing samples.<\/li>\n<li>Backfill missing data using the local median value for any given month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lws210725\/CPR-BEAMS\/blob\/main\/cprbeams_datareader_1958_2022.m\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Data Reader and Gridder<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Grid the data and produce localized seasonal abundance profiles for representative example taxa.<\/li>\n<li>Grid the data and produce localized monthly abundance time-series for representative example taxa.<\/li>\n<li>Grid the data and produce localized monthly abundance time-series for representative example taxa:\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight missing samples.<\/li>\n<li>Backfill missing data using the local median value for any given month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t<strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nFor questions, clarifications, or assistance with the scripts or the CPR-BEAMS data resource, please contact <a href=\"mailto:lawshe@mba.ac.uk\"><strong>Lawrence Sheppard<\/strong><\/a>. He can provide support on:\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding how to use the scripts to extract and analyze data.<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshooting issues with data extraction, mapping, or time-series generation.<\/li>\n<li>Customizing the scripts for specific research needs or datasets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we present Matlab scripts to extract samples and construct time-series for common zooplankton and phytoplankton taxa in the CPR-BEAMS dataset Matlab scripts Scripts to Extract Data and Generate Time-Series&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"parent":13358,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"0","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14229,"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13361\/revisions\/14229"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cpr-beams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}