🌊 OceanArray

Python tools for processing moored oceanographic array observations

OceanArray processes raw oceanographic instrument data following CF conventions. The workflow is organized into sequential stages with YAML configuration files for reproducible processing.

• Multi-stage processing pipeline from raw instruments to gridded arrays
• CF-compliant NetCDF output with standardized metadata
• Quality control with QARTOD tests (planned)
• YAML configuration for reproducible processing
• Structured logging and processing provenance
• Modular design allowing independent stage execution

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ocean-uhh/oceanarray.git
cd oceanarray
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pip install -e .

Basic Usage

from oceanarray.stage1 import MooringProcessor
from oceanarray.stage2 import Stage2Processor

# Stage 1: Convert raw instrument files to CF-NetCDF
stage1 = MooringProcessor('/path/to/data')
stage1.process_mooring('mooring_name')

# Stage 2: Apply clock corrections and trim deployment period
stage2 = Stage2Processor('/path/to/data')
stage2.process_mooring('mooring_name')

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🏗️ Processing Pipeline

Stage 1: Standardization (stage1.py)

• Convert raw instrument files (.cnv, .rsk, .dat) to CF-compliant NetCDF
• Preserve all original data with standardized variable names and metadata
• No quality control applied - pure format conversion

Stage 2: Temporal Corrections (stage2.py)

• Apply clock offset corrections between instruments
• Trim data to deployment period (start_time to end_time)
• Add deployment metadata and processing provenance

Stage 3: Quality Control (planned - stage3.py)

• Apply QARTOD-standard automated quality control tests
• Flag suspect data with standardized quality flags
• Generate QC reports and statistics

Stage 4: Calibration Integration (planned - stage4.py)

• Apply instrument calibration corrections (focus on Sea-Bird MicroCAT)
• Handle pre/post-deployment calibration comparisons
• Uncertainty quantification and propagation

Stage 5: Format Conversion (planned - stage5.py)

• Convert to OceanSites format for community data sharing
• Ensure full CF-convention and OceanSites compliance

Supporting Modules

Time Gridding (time_gridding.py)

• Coordinate multiple instruments onto common time grids
• Apply temporal filtering and interpolation
• Combine instrument datasets at mooring level

Clock Offset Analysis (clock_offset.py)

• Detect timing errors between instruments using temperature correlations
• Generate clock offset recommendations for Stage 2 processing

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📁 Project Structure

oceanarray/
├── oceanarray/              # Main Python package
│   ├── stage1.py            # Stage1: Raw data standardization
│   ├── stage2.py            # Stage2: Clock corrections and trimming
│   ├── time_gridding.py     # Time gridding and mooring coordination
│   ├── clock_offset.py      # Clock offset detection and analysis
│   ├── tools.py             # Core utilities and QC functions
│   ├── plotters.py          # Data visualization functions
│   ├── logger.py            # Structured logging system
│   ├── utilities.py         # General helper functions
│   ├── legacy/              # Legacy RODB/RAPID format support (deprecated)
│   └── config/              # Configuration files and templates
├── tests/                   # Comprehensive test suite
├── notebooks/               # Processing demonstration notebooks
│   ├── demo_stage1.ipynb    # Stage1 processing demo
│   ├── demo_stage2.ipynb    # Stage2 processing demo
│   ├── demo_step1.ipynb     # Time gridding demo
│   └── demo_clock_offset.ipynb  # Clock analysis demo
├── docs/                    # Sphinx documentation
│   └── source/              # Documentation source files
└── data/                    # Test data and examples

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📋 Configuration

Processing is controlled through YAML configuration files:

# example.mooring.yaml
name: "example_mooring"
waterdepth: 4000
longitude: -76.5
latitude: 26.5
deployment_time: "2018-08-01T12:00:00"
recovery_time: "2019-08-01T12:00:00"
directory: "moor/raw/example_deployment/"
instruments:
  - instrument: "microcat"
    serial: 7518
    depth: 100
    filename: "sbe37_7518.cnv"
    file_type: "sbe-cnv"
    clock_offset: 300  # seconds

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🧪 Testing

Run the full test suite:

pytest

Run specific test modules:

pytest tests/test_stage1.py -v
pytest tests/test_stage2.py -v

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📚 Documentation

Build documentation locally:

cd docs
make html

The documentation includes:

• Processing Methods: Methodology for each stage
• API Reference: Function and class documentation
• Demo Notebooks: Tutorials and examples
• Development Guide: Roadmap and contribution guidelines

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🎯 Supported Instruments

Current Support

• Sea-Bird SBE: CNV and ASCII formats (.cnv, .asc)
• RBR: RSK and ASCII formats (.rsk, .dat)
• Nortek: ASCII format with header files (.aqd)

Planned Support

• ADCP: MATLAB format support
• Additional sensors: Oxygen, fluorescence, turbidity

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🔧 Development

Running Tests

# Full test suite
pytest

# With coverage
pytest --cov=oceanarray

# Specific test categories
pytest tests/test_stage1.py tests/test_stage2.py

Code Quality

# Pre-commit hooks (formatting, linting)
pre-commit run --all-files

# Type checking
mypy oceanarray/

Documentation

# Build docs
cd docs && make html

# Auto-rebuild during development
sphinx-autobuild docs/source docs/_build/html

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🗺️ Roadmap

Priority 1: Core Pipeline Completion

• Stage 3: QARTOD-based quality control framework
• Stage 4: Calibration integration (Sea-Bird MicroCAT focus)
• Stage 5: OceanSites format conversion

Priority 2: Advanced Features

• Enhanced visualization and reporting
• Multi-deployment concatenation
• Vertical gridding integration
• Transport calculations

See docs/source/roadmap.rst for detailed development priorities.

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📄 License

MIT License

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome. Please see contribution guidelines and development roadmap.

Areas needing contributions:

• Additional instrument format readers
• Quality control method validation
• Documentation improvements
• Processing workflow optimization

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📖 Citation

If you use OceanArray in your research, please cite:

@software{oceanarray,
  title = {{OceanArray}: A Python framework for oceanographic mooring array processing},
  author = {Frajka-Williams, Eleanor},
  url = {https://github.com/ocean-uhh/oceanarray},
  year = {2025}
}