SeaCAT data profiles

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Janet Duffy-Anderson

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title: SeaCAT data profiles

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

Seacat data (salinity, temperature, depth) profiles were taken at selected locations to provide basic oceanographic information over geographic area sampled. The unit was an SBE 19 SeaCat and provided real-time information at the time of cast. The unit was mounted above a series of bongo nets, in line between the terminus and the net. Recordings are made throughout the cast, but data from the upcast are the most appropriate.

Purpose:

Measurements of water properties (temperature, salinity) provide necessary information for describing hydrography this area, for examining the potential for connectivity between the slope and the shelf, and as background for observing anomolous events as they occur.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 200805

Ending_Date: 201005

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Microcat (Seacat) data were collected concurrently with net tows at selected sites over the eastern Bering Sea shelf and slope.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -173

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.00000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 53

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: oceanography

Theme_Keyword: CTD

Theme_Keyword: temperature

Theme_Keyword: salinity

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Bering Sea

Place_Keyword: Unimak Island

Place_Keyword: Alaska Peninsula

Place_Keyword: Bering Canyon

Place_Keyword: continental shelf

Place_Keyword: continental slope

Place_Keyword: Pribilof Canyon

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: mixed layer depth

Stratum_Keyword: surface layer

Stratum_Keyword: bottom layer

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2008

Temporal_Keyword: 2009

Temporal_Keyword: 2010

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: project_number:Bxx

Theme_Keyword: data_url:<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=245.B53-004>

Theme_Keyword: archive_url:<http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/bsierp>

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Users of data are asked to give credit to the Principal Investigators, and data-gathering and funding agencies

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Janet Duffy-Anderson

Contact_Organization: NOAA NMFS EcoFOCI

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98115

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-526-6465

Data_Set_Credit:

EcoFOCI project (NOAA/PMEL) North Pacific Research Board BSIERP Project 53

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: none

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: none

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: NONE

Tool_Access_Information:

Tool_Access_Instructions: Unspecified

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Temperature data are accurate to within 0.0001 degrees. Salinity data rae accurate to within 0.001 psu. Depth data is accurate to within 1 m.

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable

Completeness_Report:

Time series instruments listed by manufacturer. Data are processed using software provided by the manufacturers of the instruments along with a recent calibration file if appropriate.
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.,[ SBE39 temperature recorder temp,conid.,pres <http://www.seabird.com/>

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Latitudinal data are accurate to within 0.1 min Latitude. Longitudinal data are accurate to within 0.1 min longitude. The minimum difference between two adjacent latitude values are expressed in Geographic Coordinate units of measure

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Instruments are attached in line between the net terminus and the wire. Instrument is continuously monitored during deployment to monitor net depth. Measurements are made continuously every second for the entire duration of the tow. Files are processed on board. Upcast data only are used.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Unknown

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: Unspecified

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: Unknown

Ending_Date: Unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: Unspecified

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unspecified

Source_Contribution: see description under "completeness report"

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data are processed to merge header files information with logged cast information.

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0

Longitude_Resolution: 0

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data are measured at point locations current with net tow. Measurements were made between 2006-2009 in winter, spring, and fall (though not all seasons in all years). Measured variable are depth, temperature, and salinity.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Duffy-Anderson, unpublished

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NCAR and NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu>

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120412

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Janet Duffy-Anderson

Contact_Organization: NOAA NMFS EcoFOCI

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98115

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-526-6465

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: unclassified

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: data are not classified