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Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989 (NCEI Accession 9100033)

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The primary objective of the STACS program are to increase our understanding of the dynamics of the North Atlantic circulation and the role of the ocean circulation in global climate, to develop the capability to monitor the climatically important processes, and to provide data needed in the development of the coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models to be used for global climate prediction. In particular, the mechanisms by which the ocean transports heat to balance the net radiation deficit at northerly latitudes are being studied.

Data from STACS cruises conducted on NOAA Ship ALBATROSS IV and NOAA Ship MALCOLM BALDRIGE during two cruises - February and August 1989 - are contained in this report. Table 1 shows the type of data collected on each cruise. Techniques used in this cruises are Pegasus, CTD, and XBT data.

Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard High-Resolution CTD/STD (F022) format.

The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Wilburn, Anne-Marie; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2002). Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989 (NCEI Accession 9100033). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9100033. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:9100033

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Distribution Formats	F022 File Specification: High-Resolution CTD/STD Output Format (F022)
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	1989-01-24 to 1989-09-22
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -76.84 East: -42.5 South: .14 North: 26.6
Spatial Coverage Map

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Associated Resources

US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890
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Wilburn, Anne Marie; Johns, Elizabeth; Bushnell, Mark. Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989. NOAA data report ERL AOML 18. 1990
- https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/11270
  NOAA Central Library: Technical Report

Publication Dates	publication: 2002-11-19 revision: 2023-02-14
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	The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library: Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean : subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989. Miami, Fla. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, [1990]. These data files are in NODC F022 format. The NOAA Central Library catalogs publications associated with this accession. Call number: QC802.U6 A5 no.18 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: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE PI: N/A Address: address: 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY city: MIAMI state: FL postal: 33149 country: UNITED STATES 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	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Wilburn, Anne-Marie; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2002). Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989 (NCEI Accession 9100033). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9100033. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Wilburn, Anne-Marie US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Contributors	US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Resource Providers	Anne-Marie Wilburn US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SALINITY SEA STATE SIGMA-T SOUND VELOCITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS physical profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SEA STATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Albatross IV NOAA Ship Malcolm Baldrige Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes ALBATROSS IV (ICES code: 31A4) Malcolm Baldrige (ICES code: 33MW)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - XBT CTD meteorological sensors Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea North Atlantic Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC CLIMATE STUDY (STACS) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords STACS
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 9100033

Use Constraints	Cite as: Wilburn, Anne-Marie; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2002). Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989 (NCEI Accession 9100033). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9100033. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 was revised and v2.2 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. 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. 2023-02-14T15:37:25Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 was revised and v2.3 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ 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.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1 NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1 (download) published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.2 NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.2 (download) published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.3 NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.3 (download) published 2023-02-14T15:37:25Z

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1 was published.
2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. 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.
2023-02-14T15:37:25Z - NCEI Accession 9100033 was revised and v2.3 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ 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.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 9100033 v1.1 (download)
  published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z

NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.2
- NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.2 (download)
  published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z

NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.3
- NCEI Accession 9100033 v2.3 (download)
  published 2023-02-14T15:37:25Z

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Lineage information for: repository

Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bathythermograph - XBT CTD meteorological sensors
Platform	NOAA Ship Albatross IV NOAA Ship Malcolm Baldrige

Last Modified: 2023-02-17T02:06:48Z
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Current velocity and hydrographic observations in the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean: Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS), 1989 (NCEI Accession 9100033)

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