Cruise GMT Mapper

Use this interface to produce a pre-configured cruise plot, for the CCE LTER Process Cruises. Select options and cruise and click "Plot" to download a PDF.

Base Map Region
Coastline Only
Contour (Monochrome)
Bathymetry (2-minute grid)
Bathymetry (30-second grid)
W   to   W
N   to  N

Coastline and bathymetery data available from
130° W to 108° W and 22° N to 50° N
Points of Interest
CalCOFI Stations NDBC Buoys
Show CalCOFI labels SBC Kelp LTER Moorings
CCE Cardinal Stations Misc. Stations
SCCOOS Stations Landmarks
Show SCCOOS labels Hide Legend
Cruise CTD Casts
CCE-P0605 CTD Stations CCE-P0704 CTD Stations
CCE-P0810 CTD Stations CCE-P0904 CTD Stations
SEAPLEX-0908 CTD Stations CCE-P1106 CTD Stations
CCE-P1208 CTD Stations CCE-P1408 CTD Stations
CCE-NH1414 (SKrillEx 1) CTD Stations CCE-SP1510 (SKrillEx 2) CTD Stations
CCE-P1604 CTD Stations CCE-P1706 CTD Stations
Cruise Mocness Tows
CCE-P0605 Mocness Tows CCE-P0704 Mocness Tows
CCE-P0810 Mocness Tows CCE-P1106 Mocness Tows
CCE-P1208 Mocness Tows CCE-P1408 Mocness Tows
CCE-NH1414 (SKrillEx 1) Mocness Tows CCE-SP1510 (SKrillEx 2) Mocness Tows
CCE-P1604 Mocness Tows CCE-P1706 Mocness Tows
Cruise MVP Casts
CCE-P0605 MVP CCE-P0704 MVP
CCE-P0810 MVP CCE-P1106 MVP
CCE-P1208 MVP CCE-P1408 MVP
CCE-NH1414 (SKrillEx 1) MVP CCE-SP1510 (SKrillEx 2) MVP
CCE-P1604 MVP CCE-P1706 MVP
Cruise Seasoar Tracks
CCE-P1106 Seasoar CCE-P1208 Seasoar
CCE-P1408 Seasoar CCE-P1706 Seasoar

This interface uses GMT v4.1.1 with the following data files:

  • Bathymetry and Coastline Files
  • cce2min.grd - 2-minute resolution Long/Lat/Elevation data for the CCE region, in the GMT-compatible grid format. Originally obtained from the National Geophysical Data Center's Global Relief page.
  • coastline.txt - CCE region coastline and islands as a series of decimal Long/Lat points. Islands and coastline are separated with a comment (#) character. Originally obtained from the National Geophysical Data Center's Global Coastline Extractor page.
Cruise Data - Cruise specific points can be found on their respective cruise pages.