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Title: | Current meter and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS from the Gulf of Mexico and other locations as part of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and other projects from 1964-10-24 to 1977-11-01 (NCEI Accession 7800586) |
Abstract: | Current meter data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS from the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida. Data were submitted by the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) as part of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and other projects from 24 October 1964 to 01 November 1977. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015 Current Meter Components format. The F015 format contains time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record includes values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10 - 15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. |
Date received: | 19780728 |
Start date: | 19641024 |
End date: | 19771101 |
Seanames: | Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, New York Bight, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean |
West boundary: | -177.44 |
East boundary: | -9.72 |
North boundary: | 41.48 |
South boundary: | 5.22 |
Observation types: | continuous, current measurements, physical, profile, time series |
Instrument types: | current meter, current meter - PCM, mooring, thermistor |
Datatypes: | CONDUCTIVITY, CURRENT DIRECTION, CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U), CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V), CURRENT SPEED, DEPTH - SENSOR, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, SALINITY, water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
Submitter: | Molinari, Dr. Robert L. |
Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
Collecting institutions: | University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
Contributing projects: | OTEC |
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. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC METEROLOGICAL LABORATORY - MIAMI FL PI: N/A Address: address: 4301 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY city: MIAMI state: FL postal: 33149-1026 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE Address: address: 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY city: MIAMI state: FL postal: 33149 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Address: address: 2525 CORREA ROAD, HIG331 city: HONOLULU state: HI postal: 96822 country: UNITED STATES In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
Availability date: | 19880824 |
Metadata version: | 11 |
Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
Editdate: | 2022-09-12 22:40:52+00 |