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| Title: | Current meter and temperature profile data from current meter and buoy casts in the North Pacific Ocean from 01 October 1997 to 31 August 1998 (NODC Accession 9800144) |
| Abstract: | Current meter and temperature profile data were collected using current meter and buoy casts in the North Pacific Ocean from 01 October 1997 to 31 August 1998. Data were submitted by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory with support from the Vents Program (VENTS). Full format and format code descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-datafmts.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: | 19990601 |
| Start date: | 19971001 |
| End date: | 19980831 |
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| West boundary: | -130.4 |
| East boundary: | -125.8 |
| North boundary: | 45.9 |
| South boundary: | 44.7 |
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| Submitter: | Pashinski, Dr. David J. |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
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| Supplementary information: | These data files are in NODC F015 format. This format is described at
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.html and the codes used in this format are listed at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f015.txt. 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: US DOC; NOAA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY PI: Pashinski, Dr. David Address: address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY NE, BLDG 32 city: SEATTLE state: WA postal: 98115-0070 country: UNITED STATES |
| Availability date: | 19990601 |
| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2008-07-07 18:37:36+00 |