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Title: Oceanographic data collected during the Sanctuary Quest: Investigating Marine Sanctuaries 2002 on NOAA Ship McArthur in North Pacific Ocean, California coast from 2002-04-24 to 2002-06-20 (NCEI Accession 0072307)
Abstract: The U.S. coast from southern California to Washington state features vast areas of submerged mountain ranges, canyons, plateaus, volcanoes, basins, rocky outcrops, and pinnacles, many of which have never been surveyed or explored adequately. These unique conditions contribute to one of the greatest diversities of marine life in the world, including whales, sea otters, seabirds and hundreds of fish species.

Aboard NOAA Ship McArthur, the Sanctuary Quest Expedition team conducted research, exploration, and monitoring within and adjacent to the national marine sanctuaries in this region. Over the long term, the expedition should help to provide a framework for understanding more about the efficacy and role of the sanctuary system in protecting and conserving marine resources, and to provide the impetus for continued regional research.
Date received: 20110426
Start date: 20020424
End date: 20020620
Seanames: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, North Pacific Ocean, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
West boundary: -123.75167
East boundary: -122.38333
North boundary: 38.27367
South boundary: 37.49467
Observation types: chemical, meteorological, navigational, physical
Instrument types: barometer, compass, conductivity sensor, CTD, GPS, meteorological sensor, temperature sensor, thermosalinograph
Datatypes: AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, CHLOROPHYLL, CONDUCTIVITY, DEPTH - BOTTOM, SALINITY, water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED
Submitter:
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Contributing projects: OER IPT
Platforms: McArthur (31M4)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data.

Expedition produced the following data: Ship Navigation Data (Gyro) and Ship Sensor Raw Data (Bath, CTD, CTD Logs, Event Data, Met, Oceo, Sea Cat).
Availability date:
Metadata version: 7
Keydate: 2011-04-27 14:31:25+00
Editdate: 2016-09-06 16:08:18+00