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Title: Current and other data from meters attached to fixed platforms in the North Pacific as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1976-04-20 to 1976-07-24 (NCEI Accession 7800688)
Abstract: Current and other data were collected from meters attached to fixed platforms in the North Pacific by the University of Alaska - Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science (UAK/IMS). Data were collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 20 April 1976 to 24 July 1976. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015 Current Meter Components format. An analog file for this accession is available.

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: 19780908
Start date: 19760420
End date: 19760724
Seanames:
West boundary: -148.338611
East boundary: -148.338611
North boundary: 58.694444
South boundary: 58.694444
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Submitter: Royer, Dr. Thomas C.
Submitting institution: University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science
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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 dataset include:
Contact info:
Agency: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS; INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
PI: N/A
Address:
address: ROOM 111 O'NEAL BUILDING
city: FAIRBANKS
state: AK
postal: 99701
country: UNITED STATES
Availability date: 19780908
Metadata version: 11
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:27:56+00
Editdate: 2022-08-11 22:43:39+00