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Chesapeake Bay Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) from NOAA/NOS Oceanographic Products and Services Division

Entry ID: NOAA_NOS_OPSD_PORTS_CHESBAY

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Summary

Abstract: The Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) is a program of
the National Ocean Service (NOS) that supports safe and cost-efficient
navigation by providing ship masters and pilots with accurate
real-time information required to avoid groundings and collisions.

PORTS is in response to mariner's observations that NOAA's published
water level and current predictions often do not reflect ...

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Description: Physical Oceanography Real-Time System (PORTS) webpage

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Description: Chesapeake Bay PORTS webpage at NOAA/OPSD

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: 36.0

E: -75.0

W: -77.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA Central Library

Dataset Title: Historical Meteorological and Climatological Data for Jamaica [1504-1966]

Dataset Series Name: Climate Data Imaging Project

Dataset Release Place: Silver Spring, MD

Dataset Publisher: NOAA Central Library

Online Resource: http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/data_rescue_jamaica.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1504-01-01

Stop Date: 1966-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > JAMAICA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CDIP > Climate Data Imaging Project

Ancillary Keywords

Earthquakes

Atmospheric temperature

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA

Data Center

Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124 Fax: (301) 713-4598 Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Central Library 1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3 City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online

Distribution Format: pdf, tiff

Fees: none

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-08-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-11

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