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Meteorological, oceanographic, wave spectra, and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS in support of the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1985-01-01 1985-01-10 (NCEI Accession 8600340, superseded by NCEI Accession 8500299)


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            title:  Meteorological, oceanographic, wave spectra, and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS in support of the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1985-01-01 1985-01-10 (NCEI Accession 8600340, superseded by NCEI Accession 8500299)
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        abstract:  This accession has been superseded by NCEI Accession 8500299. Please use and refer to NCEI Accession 8500299 instead of this accession. Users should only use this accession for special cases, such as reproducing previous studies that used this accession. Refer to the documentation for more information.
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            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  This accession was superseded by NCEI accession 8500299.
                rationale:  This accession has been superseded by NCEI accession 8500299. Please use and refer to NCEI accession 8500299 instead of this accession.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2017-03-05T16:24:09Z
                output:  (LE_Source)
                    sourceCitation:  (CI_Citation)
                        title:  NCEI Accession 8500299
                        date:  (CI_Date)
                            date: (inapplicable)
                            dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
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                            individualName: (inapplicable)
                            contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                                onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                                    linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8500299
                                    protocol:  HTTPS
                                    name:  NCEI Accession 8500299
                                    description:  published 2017-03-05T16:24:09Z
                                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
                            role: (inapplicable)
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        maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency:  (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) asNeeded
        maintenanceNote:  Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness.
        contact:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
            role:  (CI_RoleCode) custodian
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  accelerometer
            type:  accelerometer
            description:  used on moored buoys to derive wave speed instrument used on a moored buoy to measure the 'heave acceleration' used to determine wave speed
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  buoy - moored buoy
            type:  buoy - moored buoy
            description:  buoy - moored buoy
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  inclinometer
            type:  inclinometer
            description:  used on moored buoys to derive wave steepness or height instrument used on moored buoys to measure 'vertical displacement of the buoy hull' to determine wave height, period, etc. May be used in conjunction with the use of a Datawell Hippy sensor to measure vertical heave acceleration along with pitch and roll. Also may be used with a second sensor, a triaxial magnetometer, is used to measure hull azimuth.
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  meteorological sensor
            type:  meteorological sensor
            description:  Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc.
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES
            description:  FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES
            instrument: (missing)