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Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013)

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The oceanographic community routinely collects time-series data of water current velocity of the marine environment. Such data are essential for establishing baseline characteristics of marine and estuarine ecosystems. This current velocity data from upward looking 600 kHz Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) is from 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 since 2004. The site is in approximately 20 m of water. These data were collected from late summer 2020 to late spring 2021.
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.2116
East: -88.2115
South: 30.0901
North: 30.0902
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • 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.
  • 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). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38.
  • Alabama's Real-Time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS)
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021-09-14
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 objective of this ongoing research is to monitor the physical structure of the coastal ocean. This data is a subset of the regularly maintained FOCAL mooring. 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. The DISL mooring, located at 30°05.410'N, 88°12.694'W, 25 km southwest of Mobile Bay, Alabama. The site is in ~ 20 m of water.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: NOAA Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program (NOAA RESTORE)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Amplitude (Beam1)
  • Amplitude (Beam2)
  • Amplitude (Beam3)
  • Battery Voltage
  • Cell position
  • Direction
  • Heading
  • Pitch
  • Pressure
  • Roll
  • Speed
  • Velocity (Beam1|X|East)
  • Velocity (Beam2|Y|North)
  • Velocity (Beam3|Z|Up)
  • soundspeed
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords Provider Instruments
  • Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC)
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords Provider Project Names
  • Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • F5J04W
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55. Accessed [date].
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  • 2021-09-14T19:27:47Z - NCEI Accession 0241013 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Battery Voltage (measured); Units: volt; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: soundspeed (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Heading (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Pitch (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Roll (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Pressure (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: temperature (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Cell position (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Velocity (Beam1|X|East) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Velocity (Beam2|Y|North) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Velocity (Beam3|Z|Up) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Amplitude (Beam1) (measured); Units: counts; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Amplitude (Beam2) (measured); Units: counts; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Amplitude (Beam3) (measured); Units: counts; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Speed (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
  • Parameter or Variable: Direction (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC).
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