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Data from freely drifting kelp plants tagged with drifters in the Santa Barbara Channel between November of 2015 and December of 2017 (NCEI Accession 0278179)

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This dataset contains current measurements and physical data collected at lab_UCSB during deployment Dugan_UCSB_2015-2017 in the North Pacific Ocean from 2015-11-30 to 2017-10-13. These data include depth, velocity east, and velocity north. The instruments used to collect these data include unknown. These data were collected by Dr Carter Ohlmann of University of California-Santa Barbara as part of the "Linking nearshore kelp forest dynamics to sandy beach ecosystems (Linking Kelp to Beaches)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2019-06-07.

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  • Cite as: Ohlmann, Carter (2023). Data from freely drifting kelp plants tagged with drifters in the Santa Barbara Channel between November of 2015 and December of 2017 (NCEI Accession 0278179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278179. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-11-30 to 2017-10-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -120.45
East: -119.5
South: 34.163
North: 34.472
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Associated Resources
  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Ohlmann, C. (2018) Data from freely drifting kelp plants tagged with drifters in the Santa Barbara Channel between November of 2015 and December of 2017. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2018-08-03. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.739111.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-05-14
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
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Acquisition Description:
GPS positions were sampled every 10 minutes. Velocities were computed as centered differences in position (first differences at endpoints).

The instruments were deployed by finding kelp plants near the edges of the three study forests that had been detached from the bottom and were freely drifting, and then attaching gps buoys to the plants with 1/4” polypropylene line. The line was generally attached to part of the kelp plant nearest the surface. The instruments were then left to record their position every 10 minutes. The buoys were retrieved when they reached the shoreline or when it appeared they were leaving the Santa Barbara Channel and would thus become unrecoverable.

More information about Microstar drifters (manufactured by Pacific Gyre Corp.) can be found in Ohlmann et al., 2005.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Ohlmann, Carter (2023). Data from freely drifting kelp plants tagged with drifters in the Santa Barbara Channel between November of 2015 and December of 2017 (NCEI Accession 0278179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278179. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Parameter Names
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords BCO-DMO Platform Names Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Instrument keywords BCO-DMO Standard Instruments Originator Instrument Names
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
Project keywords BCO-DMO Standard Projects Provider Deployment IDs Provider Funding Award Information
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Ohlmann, Carter (2023). Data from freely drifting kelp plants tagged with drifters in the Santa Barbara Channel between November of 2015 and December of 2017 (NCEI Accession 0278179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278179. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-05-14T04:26:33Z - NCEI Accession 0278179 v1.1 was published.
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Last Modified: 2024-06-26T18:45:28Z
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