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OAS accession Detail for 8600234, meta_version: 3. Current meta_version is: 10
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| Title: | Current meter components and other data from FIXED PLATFORMS from the Gulf of Mexico from 17 July 1980 to 01 February 1981 (NODC Accession 8600234) |
| Abstract: | Current meter components data were collected from FIXED PLATFORMS in the Gulf of Mexico from 17 July 1980 to 01 February 1981. Data were collected by Texas A&M University (TAMU). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015 Current Meter Components format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html.
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: | 19860716 |
| Start date: | 19800717 |
| End date: | 19810201 |
| Seanames: | Gulf of Mexico |
| West boundary: | -96.2 |
| East boundary: | -96.1 |
| North boundary: | 27 |
| South boundary: | 26 |
| 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), PRESSURE - WATER, TEMPERATURE - WATER, water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | |
| Submitting institution: | Texas A&M University |
| Collecting institutions: | Texas A&M University |
| Contributing projects: | UNKNOWN - DO NOT USE |
| 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: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: COLLEGE STATION state: TX postal: 77843-3146 country: UNITED STATES |
| Availability date: | 19860716 |
| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2011-09-10 07:23:37+00 |