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OAS accession Detail for 8900056
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| Title: | Salinity data from moored current meter casts in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska from 1984-10-03 to 1988-05-01 (NCEI Accession 8900056) |
| Abstract: | Salinity data were collected using moored current meter casts in the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska from October 3, 1984 to May 1, 1988. Data were submitted by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) as part of the Arctic Polynya EXperiment (APEX) and Fisheries-Oceanography Cooperative Investigation (FOCI) project. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015- Current Meter Data and F017- Pressure Gauge Data formats. 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. The F017 format contains time series measurements of seawater pressure from anchored or bottom-mounted sensors. Measurements of variations at depth of seawater pressure provide information on tidal and storm flows, ocean circulation, and other phenomena that cause changes in sea surface elevation or slope and that can be detected from their pressure signature. Position, bottom depth, and gauge depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of total pressure at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at time intervals of 10-15 minutes. Seawater temperature may also be reported. Comments may be reported in a text record. |
| Date received: | 19890320 |
| Start date: | 19841003 |
| End date: | 19880501 |
| Seanames: | Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean |
| West boundary: | -172.15 |
| East boundary: | -155.06 |
| North boundary: | 66.12 |
| South boundary: | 55.35 |
| Observation types: | continuous, current measurements, physical, time series |
| Instrument types: | current meter, mooring, pressure gauge, thermistor |
| Datatypes: | SALINITY |
| Submitter: | |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| Contributing projects: | APEX, FOCI |
| 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 dataset include: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY PI: N/A Address: address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY NE, BLDG 32 city: SEATTLE state: WA postal: 98115-0070 country: UNITED STATES |
| Availability date: | 19890320 |
| Metadata version: | 11 |
| Keydate: | 2003-10-24 17:40:05+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-02-13 21:27:12+00 |