Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological  Laboratory (AOML), Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD)
      Publication_Date: 20110131
      Title: Seawater Temperature and Salinity Moored Time-Series Records, Collected During 2010 and 2011 in Vieques Sound and Virgin Passage
   Description:
    Abstract: Sea-Bird SBE37SM MicroCat Conductivity/Temperature (CT) recorders were deployed between March 2010 and April 2011 on shallow water moorings located in Vieques Sound, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Passage USVI.  The recovered temperature, conductivity, and salinity (derived from temperature and conductivity) time-series data are presented here in an ACII format.
    Purpose: These temperature and salinity data were collected for the purpose of examining flow through Virgin Passage (between Culebra, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, USVI) and into and out of Vieques Sound (between Culebra, Puerto Rico and Vieques, Puerto Rico) in the US Caribbean.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20100303
        Ending_Date: 20110423
     Currentness_Reference: These data are valid for the period collected only.
  Status:
    Progress: Complete 
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: once data are processed to a final state, they are no longer updated.
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.5
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.0
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.5
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.0
  Keywords: 
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
      Theme_Keyword: 014
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Vieques Island
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Thomas
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N066W0002)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N066W0002)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Vieques Island > Vieques Island (18N065W0002)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Vieques > Vieques Island (18N065W0002)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)

  Access_Constraints: Anyone interested in use of this data must contact Ryan Smith at NOAA/AOML/PhOD
  Use_Constraints: All users will be asked to read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use, acknowledge the Originator when using the data set as a source, share data products developed using the source data wet with the Originator.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical
        Address: 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
        City: Miami
        State_or_Province: Florida
        Postal_Code: 33149
        Country: United States of America
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 361-4328
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ryan.smith@noaa.gov
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data 
  Distribution_Liability: Data are made publicly available for general information purposes and scientific interest.  NOAA cannot be held liable for use of these data in any other manner.
  Standard_Order_Process: 
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: asc
        Format_Information_Content: Vieques Sound Mooring VS2 - CT ASCII DATA
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/preliminary_mooring_data/VS/VS2/ct/ascii/CT_VS2_01.asc
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: pdf
        Format_Information_Content: Vieques Sound Mooring VS2 - CT PLOTS
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/preliminary_mooring_data/VS/VS2/ct/plots/CT_VS2_01.pdf
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: asc
        Format_Information_Content: Virgin Passage Mooring VP2 - CT ASCII DATA
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/preliminary_mooring_data/VP/VP2/ct/ascii/CT_VP2_01.asc
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: pdf
        Format_Information_Content: Virgin Passage Mooring VP2 - CT PLOTS
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/preliminary_mooring_data/VP/VP2/ct/plots/CT_VP2_01.pdf
    Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20110131
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical
        Address: 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
        City: Miami
        State_or_Province: Florida
        Postal_Code: 33149
        Country: United States of America
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 361-4328
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

