Coral Research Data from NOAA's Undersea Research Center, Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico, NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP)

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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP),National Undersea Research Center for the Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico, 1994, Coral Research Data from NOAA's Undersea Research Center, Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico, NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP).

   Online Links:

   • <http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/SEGM.htm>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1986

   Ending_Date: present

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP),National Undersea Research Center for the Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Southeast U.S.and Gulf of Mexico Center at UNC-W, Center for Marine Science
   Attn: Tom Potts
   Director
   Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico Center at UNC-W,
   Center for Marine Science
   5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
   Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
   USA
   

   (910) 962-2442 (voice)
   pottst@uncw.edu
   

Why was the data set created?

The research program's mission includes providing undersea technology to scientists, to address regional and national science needs and concerns, enhancing public awareness of the problems and solutions facing our coastal oceans,and to establish partnerships with NOAA, academia, and other ocean-related agencies and programs.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   Tom Potts
   Director
   Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico Center at UNC-W,
   Center for Marine Science
   5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
   Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
   USA
   

   (910) 962-2442 (voice)
   pottst@uncw.edu
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Clearinghouses

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	MOV or MP4, Spreadsheet
     Network links:	<http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/SEGM.htm>

   • Cost to order the data: None

   • Special instructions:

     Email Tom Potts pottst@uncw.edu

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 31-Dec-2012

Metadata author:

Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico Center at UNC-W, Center for Marine Science
Attn: Tom Potts
Director
Southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico Center at UNC-W,
Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
USA

(910) 962-2442 (voice)
pottst@uncw.edu

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)