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Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052)

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This dataset contains the current velocity throughout the water column from an Nortek Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current profiler (AWAC). This dataset is from a small coastal ocean observing system 25 kilometers southwest of the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama (30.0902 N 88.2116 W), that the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been operating. The instrument was in a bottom mounted upward looking trawl resistant housing in 20 m of water. Note the wave measurement component was not turned on for the deployment. This data is a subset of the regularly maintained FOCAL mooring. The deployment period was from June 21, 2018 to May 15, 2019. The instrument sampled the water column at 0.5 m bins for 5 minutes (i.e., 5 min average) every 20 min. Bin depth locations as well as all needed information is in the header file (Dump.hdr).
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2020). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.2117
East: -88.2116
South: 30.0902
North: 30.0902
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) hydrographic data from mooring (2018-12-12 to 2019-05-16) (NCEI Accession 0242873). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0242873.
  • Coogan, Jeff; Dzwonkowski, Brian; Park, Kyeong; Lockridge, Grant (2019). West End CP Mooring thermistor, CTD, and ADCP Data near Mobile Bay, Alabama from 2004-10-20 to 2018-12-12 (NCEI Accession 0203749). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06.
  • Alabama's Real-Time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS)
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-07-08
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose The oceanographic community routinely collects time-series data of hydrographic properties and water current velocity of the marine environment. Such data are essential for establishing baseline characteristics of marine and estuarine ecosystems. The objective of this ongoing research is to monitor the physical structure of the coastal ocean. The site is the longest running time series of water column data in the Mississippi Bight and is an important asset for assessing long-term changes in the physical state of the region. Hydrographic and current velocity data from this site have been used in multiple physical and interdisciplinary studies of circulation, hydrography, and the biophysical interactions associated with the inner shelf of the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2020). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: NOAA Restore Act Science Program
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Amplitude
  • Cell number
  • Cell poisition
  • Current Direction
  • Current Speed
  • Velocity
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords Provider Platform Keywords
  • DISL mooring
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Provider Instruments
  • Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC)
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Southwest of Mobile Bay, Alabama
Project keywords Provider Project Names
  • Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com for Coastal Alabama Resource Management
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • NBMGJW
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2020). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-07-08T18:58:55Z - NCEI Accession 0211052 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: velocity (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in-situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes. Three velocity values are collected: Velocity (Beam1|X|East),Velocity (Beam2|Y|North), Velocity (Beam3|Z|Up). See file Dump_rep.hdr for detail..
  • Parameter or Variable: amplitude (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in-situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes. Three amplitude values are collected: Amplitude (Beam1),Amplitude (Beam2),Amplitude (Beam3). See file Dump_rep.hdr for detail..
  • Parameter or Variable: Speed (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in-situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes.
  • Parameter or Variable: Direction (measured); Units: degrees; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes.
  • Parameter or Variable: Cell number (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes.
  • Parameter or Variable: cell poisition (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek Acoutic Dopplar Wave and Current profiler (AWAC); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermistors sample once per minute The AWAC does a 5-minute burst sample (5 minute average) every 20 minutes.
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Instrument
  • Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)
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