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Water temperature, salinity, currents, and others collected by CTD and ADCP from MV Steller and MV Pelican in LeConte Bay, Alaska from 2016-08-09 to 2018-09-18 (NCEI Accession 0189574)

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This dataset contains water temperature, salinity, currents, and other parameters taken during four field campaigns that occurred in LeConte Bay (near LeConte Glacier) in southeast Alaska in August 2016, May 2017, July 2017, September 2017, and September 2018. Supported by the National Science Foundation Polar Programs through projects LeConte Glacier and LeConte Bay Ice-Ocean Interactions.

During each cruise we collected water column temperature, salinity, and depth data using a CTD. In addition, we collected water velocity data from two pole-mounted ADCP systems situated off the side of the vessel, a 600 kHz to capture upper layer velocities in more detail and a 150 kHz ADCP to reach the bottom and characterize the entire water column flow.

Data were taken from MV Steller (21m fishing vessel) and MV Pelican (7.6m landing craft).

In addition, we collected multibeam sonar data of the seafloor and glacier ice front during both campaigns. We had a RESON multibeam sensor mounted on a pole, with a 15 degree wedge inserted to enable collection of near vertical ice faces. This accession does not include these bathymetry data. They can be found at:

https://github.com/das7105/LeConteMultibeam_2016_2017.

Emily F. Eidam, David A. Sutherland, Dan Duncan, Christian Kienholz, Jason M. Amundson, & Roman Motyka. (2019). LeConte Bay Seafloor Elevation Data (Version 1) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3383318

CHIRP subsurface data available at:

Eidam, Emily, Sutherland, David, Duncan, Dan, Kienholz, Christian, Amundson, Jason, & Motyka, Roman. (2020). LeConte Bay CHIRP Subsurface Data (Version 1) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4008565

The bathymetry data are documented as part of this accession so users know they exist and where to find them.

Data are in netcdf.
  • Cite as: Sutherland, David A.; Jackson, Rebecca H.; Kienholz, Christian; Amundson, Jason M.; Dryer, William P.; Duncan, Dan; Eidam, Emily F.; Motyka, Roman J.; Nash, Jonathan D (2019). Water temperature, salinity, currents, and others collected by CTD and ADCP from MV Steller and MV Pelican in LeConte Bay, Alaska from 2016-08-09 to 2018-09-18 (NCEI Accession 0189574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0189574. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2016-08-09 to 2018-09-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 56.8414
S: 56.7383
E: -132.36
W: -132.513
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-06-27
  • revision: 2020-08-25
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: WL01P3
Submission Package ID: H1CMAX
In this Accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose These data were collected to calculate submarine melt rates at LeConte Glacier from several different methods (ocean observations/flux-gate method, buoyant plume theory, and direct measurements from multibeam).
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Sutherland, David A.; Jackson, Rebecca H.; Kienholz, Christian; Amundson, Jason M.; Dryer, William P.; Duncan, Dan; Eidam, Emily F.; Motyka, Roman J.; Nash, Jonathan D (2019). Water temperature, salinity, currents, and others collected by CTD and ADCP from MV Steller and MV Pelican in LeConte Bay, Alaska from 2016-08-09 to 2018-09-18 (NCEI Accession 0189574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0189574. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Sutherland, David A.
  • Jackson, Rebecca H.
  • Kienholz, Christian
  • Amundson, Jason M.
  • Dryer, William P.
  • Duncan, Dan
  • Eidam, Emily F.
  • Motyka, Roman J.
  • Nash, Jonathan D
Principal Investigators
  • David Sutherland
    University of Oregon (UO)
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Acknowledgments
  • Related Funding Agency: National Science Foundation; Directorate for Geosciences; Polar Programs
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Sutherland, David A.; Jackson, Rebecca H.; Kienholz, Christian; Amundson, Jason M.; Dryer, William P.; Duncan, Dan; Eidam, Emily F.; Motyka, Roman J.; Nash, Jonathan D (2019). Water temperature, salinity, currents, and others collected by CTD and ADCP from MV Steller and MV Pelican in LeConte Bay, Alaska from 2016-08-09 to 2018-09-18 (NCEI Accession 0189574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0189574. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2019-06-27T11:49:02Z - NCEI Accession 0189574 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-10-21T20:58:45Z - NCEI Accession 0189574 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this data set. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2019-11-06T16:46:47Z - NCEI Accession 0189574 was revised and v3.3 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this data set. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2020-08-25T04:22:51Z - NCEI Accession 0189574 was revised and v4.4 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this data set. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - WATER - CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Used Seabird 19+ CTD instrument.; Data Quality Method: Data were quality controlled for outliers and bin averaged to 1-m bins..
  • Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Used Seabird 19+ CTD instrument.; Data Quality Method: Data were quality controlled for outliers and bin averaged to 1-m bins..
  • Parameter or Variable: PRESSURE - WATER [HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Used Seabird 19+ CTD instrument.; Data Quality Method: Data were quality controlled for outliers and bin averaged to 1-m bins..
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT - SPEED - SOUTH COMPONENT [CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V)] (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Ship-mounted ADCP data using both a 600 kHz RDI workhorse ADCP and a 150 kHz ADCP..
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT - SPEED - WEST COMPONENT [CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U)] (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Ship-mounted ADCP data using both a 600 kHz RDI workhorse ADCP and a 150 kHz ADCP..
  • Parameter or Variable: BATHYMETRY (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: multibeam sonar; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Ship-mounted multibeam sonar data of ice face. Used RESON T50-P in May 2017 and a RESON 7111 SeaBat in August 2016.; Data Quality Method: Processed and corrected using in situ sound speed correction and for sea level changes due to tides..
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • ADCP
  • CTD
  • multibeam sonar
Last Modified: 2020-09-03T17:21:01Z
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