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OAS accession Detail for 7900074, meta_version: 4. Current meta_version is: 8
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| Title: | Current meter data from moored current meter casts in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Outer Continental Shelf - South Atlantic (OCS-South Atlantic) project from 02 September 1977 - 02 November 1977 (NODC Accession 7900074) |
| Abstract: | Current meter data were collected using moored current meter casts in the North Atlantic Ocean from September 2, 1977 to November 2, 1977. Data were submitted by Science Applications, INC. - Raleigh NC as part of the Outer Continental Shelf - South Atlantic (OCS-South Atlantic) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F015) format. Full current meter moorings descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html.
The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent 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 comprises 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 and negative directions west and south. 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: | 19790309 |
| Start date: | 19770902 |
| End date: | 19771102 |
| Seanames: | North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -80.3 |
| East boundary: | -80.1 |
| North boundary: | 30.9 |
| South boundary: | 30.9 |
| Observation types: | continuous, current measurements, physical, time series |
| Instrument types: | current meter, mooring, thermistor |
| Datatypes: | CONDUCTIVITY, CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U), CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V), HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, SALINITY, water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
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| Submitting institution: | Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC |
| Collecting institutions: | Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC |
| Contributing projects: | OCS-SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| 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, the NODC reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, INC. - RALEIGH NC PI: N/A Address: address: 4900 WATERS EDGE DRIVE, SUITE 255 city: RALEIGH state: NC postal: 27606 country: UNITED STATES |
| Availability date: | 19790309 |
| Metadata version: | 4 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2013-10-16 21:09:39+00 |