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Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US during January 2015 (NCEI Accession 0129913)

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This dataset contains near-real-time ocean surface velocities, also known as total vector velocities, derived from HF radar stations. The velocities are arranged in a horizontal latitude/longitude grid. Measured velocities are indicative of the upper 0.3 - 2.5 meters of the ocean depending on the operating frequency and the vertical velocity profile of the water column. Data are in netCDF and velocities are reported in the Climate and Forecast (CF) compliant variables, surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity and surface_northward_sea_water_velocity. NDBC, which with SIO assembles data from the IOOS HF Radar Network, submits these data monthly to NCEI as part of NCEI's Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program.

Remote sensing of ocean surface velocity from shore-based HF radar sites bridges the operational observational gap between point samples obtained from in-situ sampling and synoptic scale relatively low resolution data obtained from satellites by providing continuous mesoscale coverage at relatively high resolution near the coast.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Hervey, Rex V.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2015). Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US during January 2015 (NCEI Accession 0129913). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0129913. In Hervey, Rex V.; Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of North Slope Alaska, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-HFRadarRTVector. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0129913

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Distribution Formats	netCDF (Version: netCDF-4 classic model) File Specification: HFRNet_1.0.0, CF-1.1
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	2015-01-01 to 2015-01-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -158.289703 East: -66.211433 South: 18.09995 North: 49.215867
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Associated Resources	Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of North Slope Alaska, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-HFRadarRTVector NCEI Collection Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data): gov.noaa.nodc:NDBC-HFRadarRTVector

Publication Dates	publication: 2015-08-14
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
Supplemental Information	Documents about processing HF radar data and other related information are archived in NCEI accession 0126755.
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Hervey, Rex V.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2015). Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US during January 2015 (NCEI Accession 0129913). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0129913. In Hervey, Rex V.; Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of North Slope Alaska, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-HFRadarRTVector. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Hervey, Rex V. US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) NOAA National Data Buoy Center
Contributors	University of South Carolina (USC) University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) University of Delaware University of South Florida (USF) University of Connecticut (UConn) University of Miami (UM) The University of Rhode Island (URI) The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) University of Victoria - British Columbia; School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (SEOS) Oregon State University (OSU) California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School CODAR Ocean Sensors, Ltd. University of Southern California (USC) University of Puerto Rico; Department of Marine Sciences - Mayaguez Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) Autonomous University of Baja California University of Maine (UMO) University of California - Davis; Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) Old Dominion University (ODU) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO)
Resource Providers	Rex V. Hervey US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS current measurements - surface currents physical time series WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Names latitude longitude surface_eastward_sea_water_velocity surface_northward_sea_water_velocity time
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Autonomous University of Baja California California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo CODAR Ocean Sensors, Ltd. Old Dominion University Oregon State University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Stevens Institute of Technology The University of Rhode Island The University of Southern Mississippi University of California - Davis; Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California - Santa Barbara University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Hawai'i at Mānoa University of Maine University of Miami University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Puerto Rico; Department of Marine Sciences - Mayaguez University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Victoria - British Columbia; School of Earth and Ocean Sciences US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS > Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NWS/NDBC > National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOD/USNAVY/NPS > Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense UGA/SkIO > Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia UMAINE > University of Maine WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS radar - high frequency oceanographic Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords OSCR > OCEAN SURFACE CURRENT RADAR
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN HF Radar Site Code and Name AGL1 - Pt. Arguello, CA ANGL - Angel Island, CA ARG1 - Pt. Arguello, CA ASSA - Assateague, MD BIGC - Big Creek BISL - Block Island, RI BLCK - Block Island BML1 - Bodega Marine Laboratory, CA BMLR - Bodega Marine Laboratory Long Range BRIG - Brigantine, NJ BRMR - Brigantine, NJ CAT - St. Catherine's, GA CBL1 - Cape Blanco, OR CDDO - Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico CDN - Crandon, FL CEDR - Cedar Island, VA CMPT - Cape May Point, NJ COMM - Commonweal Center, Bolinas, CA COP1 - Coal Oil Pt. CORE - Core Banks, NC CPHN - Cape Henry, VA, USA CRIS - Crissy Field, CA CSTM - Cape St. Mary, NS, CA CSW - Fort Caswell, NC DCLR - Diablo Canyon Long Range, CA DUCK - Duck, NC ESTR - Point Estero, CA EXPL - The Exploratorium Museum, CA FBK1 - FallBack22, Pt. Sal, CA FDS - Ft. De Soto, FL FURA - Anasco, Puerto Rico GCAP - Great Captain Island, CT GCYN - Granite Canyon, CA GMNB - Grand Manan, NB, CA GRNI - Green's Island, Maine, USA GTN - Georgetown, SC HATY - Cape Hatteras, NC HBSP - Henderson Beach State Park, FL HEMP - Hempstead, NY HLPN - Cape Henlopen, DE JEK - Jekyll Island, GA, USA KAK - Kaka'ako, HI KAL - Kalaeloa, HI KNA - Kaena, HI KOK - Koko Head, HI LEND - Land's End, CA LISL - Little Island Park, VA LOVE - Loveladies LPWR - Long Point Wildlife Refuge, MA LUIS - Point San Luis, CA MAN1 - Manhattan Beach, OR METS - MVCO Meteorological Mast, MA MGS1 - Mandalay Generating Station MISQ - Misquamicut, RI MLML - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, CA MNTK - Montauk, NY MONT - Montara Sanitary District, Montara, CA MRCH - Moriches, NY MVCO - Martha's Vineyard, MA NANT - Nantucket Island, MA NAPL - Naples, FL NIC1 - Nicholas Canyon, CA NPGS - Naval Postgraduate School OBSP - Orange Beach State Park, AL PAFS - Point Arena Field Station PBON - Point Bonita, CA PESC - Pescadero, CA PILR - Pillar Point Air Force Station, CA, USA PORT - Port Monmouth, NJ PREY - Point Reyes, CA PSG1 - Point St. George, CA PSLR - Point Sur Long Range, CA PTC1 - Point Conception, CA QTA - Quinta, Mexico RAGG - Ragged Point, CA RATH - Strathmere, NJ RDSR - Reddington, FL RFG1 - Refugio State Beach RTC1 - Romberg Tiburon Center, CA SAUS - Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District, CA, USA SCCI - Catalina Island, CA SCDB - Dan Blocker, CA SCDH - Dockweiler Headquarters, CA SCI1 - Santa Cruz Island, CA SCNB - Newport Beach, CA SCPF - Point Fermin, CA SCRZ - Santa Cruz SCTB - Torrance Beach, CA SDBP - San Diego, Border Park SDCI - San Diego, Coronado Islands SDDP - Dana Point, CA SDPL - San Diego, Point Loma SDSC - San Clemente Is, CA SDSE - San Elijo State Beach, CA SDUT - Upper Trestles, San Diego, CA SDWW - Point Loma Waste Water Treatment Plant, CA SEA1 - Seaside, OR SHEL - Shelter Cove, CA SILD - Staten Island, NY SLID - Slide Ranch, CA SPRK - Seaside Park, NJ SQUB - Squibnocket Farms, MA SSD1 - Summerland Sanitary District STF - Dania Beach, FL STLI - Stehli Beach, NY STV2 - Fort Stevens, OR SUNS - Sunset Beach Resort, Cape Charles, VA TRIN - Trinidad, CA VCOL - Westshore Coal Terminal, Tsawwassen VEN - Venice, FL VENI - Venice, FL VIEW - Ocean View Beach, VA VIL - Villarino, Mexico VION - Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vancouver VIR - Virginia Key, FL WILD - Wildwood WLD2 - Waldport, OR WOOD - North Wildwood, NJ WSH1 - Washburne, OR YHL1 - Yaquina Head Long, OR YHS2 - Yaquina Head South, OR
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers Data Stewardship Program Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0129913

Use Constraints	Cite as: Hervey, Rex V.; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2015). Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US during January 2015 (NCEI Accession 0129913). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0129913. In Hervey, Rex V.; Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of North Slope Alaska, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-HFRadarRTVector. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2015-08-14T13:56:56Z - NCEI Accession 0129913 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0129913 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0129913 v1.1 (download) published 2015-08-14T13:56:56Z

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Instrument	radar - high frequency oceanographic

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Near-real-time surface ocean velocities derived from HF radar stations located along coastal waters of Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and western US during January 2015 (NCEI Accession 0129913)

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