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Title: Current and other data from meters attached to fixed platforms in the Cook Inlet and other locations as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1978-05-27 to 1978-10-18 (NCEI Accession 8000039)
Abstract: Current and other data were collected from meters attached to fixed platforms in the Cook Inlet and other locations by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Data were collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 27 May 1978 to 18 October 1978. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F015 Current Meter Components format. An analog file for this accession is available.

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: 19800313
Start date: 19780527
End date: 19781018
Seanames: Gulf of Alaska
West boundary: -153.322222
East boundary: -152.051389
North boundary: 59.533333
South boundary: 58.766667
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), HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, SALINITY, water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter: Pashinski, Dr. David J.
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Contributing projects: OCSEAP
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.

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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: 19800313
Metadata version: 11
Keydate: 2003-10-24 17:29:15+00
Editdate: 2022-08-07 02:06:39+00