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Title: Current meter - direction and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS in support of the Brine Disposal project from 1978-09-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 7900007)
Abstract: Current meter - direction and other data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS from 01 September 1978 to 30 September 1978. Data were collected by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) in support of the Brine Disposal project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F005 - Current Meter Data (Resultants) format.

The F005 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents obtained using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters (manufactured by Aanderaa Instruments Inc.). These data represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed mooring point and measure flow past the sensor. Position, water depth, and sensor depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of current direction and speed at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Other environmental parameters may also be reported. These include: water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and transmissivity; wind direction and speed; and dominant wave direction, height, and period. A text field is available for optional comments.
Date received: 19790102
Start date: 19780901
End date: 19780930
Seanames: Gulf of Mexico
West boundary: -95.32
East boundary: -95.32
North boundary: 28.8
South boundary: 28.79
Observation types: continuous, current measurements, physical, time series
Instrument types: current meter, mooring, thermistor
Datatypes: CONDUCTIVITY, CURRENT METER - DIRECTION, CURRENT METER - SPEED, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter: Beacht, William L.
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center
Contributing projects: BRINE DISPOSAL
Platforms: FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES (317F)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).

Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description.

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Points of contact for this data set include:
Contact info:
Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER
PI: N/A
Address:
address: BLDG. 1100
city: STENNIS SPACE CENTER
state: MS
postal: 39529-6000
country: UNITED STATES
Availability date: 19790102
Metadata version: 9
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:28:16+00
Editdate: 2022-09-25 04:41:59+00