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Explorer of the Seas Rain Gauge Data
Entry ID: RSMAS_LW003

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Summary
Abstract: Operation of shipboard instrumentation aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Explorer of the Seas cruise vessel in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean to
gather oceanographic and atmospheric data. The vessel is based in Miami and
makes weekly year-round cruise tracks. It is outfitted with several suites of
ocean monitoring instrumentation. The area of study ranges from the east
coast of Florida to the Florida Straits including three major transport
passages between the Atlantic and Caribbean. To gather and disseminate real
time observational measurements on oceanic rainfall data.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 26.5   S: 17.5   E: -62.5   W: -88.5

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Elizabeth Williams
Dataset Title: Explorer of the Seas Rain Gauge Data
Dataset Release Date: Unpublished material
Online Resource: http://oceanlab.rsmas.miami.edu/cgi-bin/nph-dods/explorer/raingauge/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2001-01-06
Stop Date: 2003-07-05
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Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
RAIN GAUGES Ancillary Description
Quality The attribute values were checked visually against known values none
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
RSMAS
Data Center
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/
Dataset ID: Explorer of the Seas Rain Gauge

Data Center Personnel
Name: ELIZABETH J. WILLIAMS
Phone: 305-361-4070
Contact Address:
Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
University of Miami
City: Miami
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 33149-1098
Country: USA
Distribution
Fees: none
Personnel
ELIZABETH J. WILLIAMS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 305-361-4070
Contact Address:
Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
University of Miami
City: Miami
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 33149-1098
Country: USA
Publications/References
Etheridge, D.M., L.P Steele, R.J. Francey, and
R.L. Langenfields. 1998. Atmospheric methane between 1000 A.D. and
present: Evidence of anthropogenic emissions and climatic
variability. Journal of Geophysical Research 103:15,979-15,993.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-10-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-06-14

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