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OAS accession Detail for 7900293
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| Title: | Current meter - direction and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS in support of the MESA New York Bight (MESA-NYB) project from 1977-12-15 to 1978-03-19 (NCEI Accession 7900293) |
| Abstract: | Current meter - direction and other data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS from 15 December 1977 to 19 March 1978. Data were collected by Dames and Moore, Inc. - Bethesda in support of the MESA New York Bight (MESA-NYB) 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: | 19791004 |
| Start date: | 19771215 |
| End date: | 19780319 |
| Seanames: | Gulf of Mexico |
| West boundary: | -91.8 |
| East boundary: | -91.8 |
| North boundary: | 29.33 |
| South boundary: | 29.32 |
| 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: | Weissberg, George H. |
| Submitting institution: | Dames and Moore, Inc. - Bethesda |
| Collecting institutions: | Dames and Moore, Inc. - Bethesda |
| Contributing projects: | MESA-NYB |
| 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: DAMES AND MOORE, INC. - BETHESDA PI: N/A Address: address: 7101 WISCONSIN AVENUE city: BETHESDA state: MD postal: 20814-4805 country: USA |
| Availability date: | 19791004 |
| Metadata version: | 10 |
| Keydate: | 2003-10-24 17:28:54+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-09-27 22:59:35+00 |