CRED Shallow Water CTDs: Agrihan Island, Marianas Archipelago 2003, Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise OES0307

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Service Center
Publication_Date: 20050805
Title:
CRED Shallow Water CTDs: Agrihan Island, Marianas Archipelago 2003, Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise OES0307
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Service Center
Publication_Date: 20050805
Title:
CRED Marianas Archipelago Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise OES0307
Description:
Abstract:
CRED Shallow Water CTDs sample vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, and turbidity providing indications for water masses and local sea water chemistry changes. They are collected at regularly spaced intervals around all study sites, both around islands or banks and within lagoons. The CTD profiles are part of a suite of oceanographic assessments made concurrently with a large number of biological coral reef assessments. The 15 CTD profiles were collected around Agrihan Island during CRED Marianas Archipelago Coral Reef Assessment Cruise OES0307 from August 26 to September 6, 2003. During this cruise, CTD profiles were collected at Aguijan Island, Agrihan Island, Asuncion Island, Maug Island, Pagan Island, Saipan Island, Sarigan Island, Stingray Shoals, Tinian Island, Uracus Island, Alamagan Island, Anatahan Island, Guam, Guguan Island, and Rota Island. The instrument used to collect the data is a Seabird Instruments 19 plus CTD with a Wetlabs C-Star Transmissometer. Data binning and other processing was performed using Seabird Instruments SeaSoft software. Data format is discreet, tabular CNV (formatted, space delimited ASCII) files for each profile, with a full header as provided by SeaSoft. The header contains latitude, longitude and other location information, as well as all processing steps. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site <http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/oceanography.php>
Purpose:
These data were collected for coral reef ecosystem research. They are collected concurrently with ecological/biological reef assessments.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20030826
Ending_Date: 20030906
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Biennial
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.625762
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.705743
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.823275
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.716814
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Upwelling
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Oceanography
Theme_Keyword: Depth
Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: OES0307
Theme_Keyword: Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD)
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
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Marianas Archipelago
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Contact_Person: Ronald Hoeke
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96814
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-938-3739
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-938-3730
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ronald.hoeke@noaa.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/cred/shallowCTD/OES0307/browse/CRED_shallowCTD_OES0307_Agrihan.png>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: CTD profile distribition around Agrihan Island
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Contact_Person: Michael Parke
Contact_Position: Research Biologist and GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96814
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-3730
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Michael.Parke@noaa.gov
Resource_Description:
15 datafiles of type *.CNV (Delimited ASCII files formated by Seabird Inc. SeacatPlus V 1.5). One file for each CTD cast collected. See file "CTD Cast Log OES0307_shallow.xls" for additional information.
Distribution_Liability:
These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems. Disclaimer - NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ASCII
Format_Version_Date: 20050708
Format_Information_Content: 15 tabular CNV (formatted, space delimited ASCII files)
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
email michael.parke@noaa.gov, ronald.hoeke@noaa.gov, or jamison.gove@noaa.gov for inquiries and data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080829
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Contact_Person: Haiying Wang
Contact_Position: Metadata and Data Management Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96814
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-3730
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Haiying.Wang@noaa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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