California Coastal Marine Time Series Data Held by the USGS

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: California Coastal Marine Time Series Data Held by the USGS

Description:

Abstract:

Time-series oceanographic data for the coast of California collected by the USGS or used in conjunction with USGS projects. These data are stored as NetCDF files using conventions developed by NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) lab to be compatible with their EPIC system. The hourly data is available online through the USGS Coastal Marine Time Series Browser "http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/". Variables include current, temperature, pressure, conductivity, light transmission (beam attenuation) and others. Available data sets for California: * California Area Monitoring Program (CAMP) (May-Jun 1987, Dec 1988 - Feb 1989) * Farallones (May 1989 - Aug 1990; Nov 1997 -Nov 1998) * Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (May 1985 - Aug 1998) * Monterey Canyon (Aug 1993 - May 1995) * Orange County, CA (Jun 2001 - Jan 2003) * Palos Verdes Shelf (May 1992 - Mar 1993) * Southern California (Nov 1997 - Mar 2000) * Sediment Transport on Shelves and Slopes (STRESS) (Dec 1988 - May 1989; Nov 1990 - Mar 1991)

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

Not Available

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.9

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.61

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.51

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.02

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

Theme_Keyword: ANEMOMETERS

Theme_Keyword: BAROMETERS

Theme_Keyword: CONDUCTIVITY METERS

Theme_Keyword: CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH

Theme_Keyword: CURRENT METERS

Theme_Keyword: INCLINOMETERS

Theme_Keyword: PRESSURE GAUGES

Theme_Keyword: PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS

Theme_Keyword: STD > SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH

Theme_Keyword: THERMISTORS

Theme_Keyword: THERMOMETERS

Theme_Keyword: WIND VANES

Theme_Keyword: TRANSMISSOMETERS

Theme_Keyword: DODS > DISTRIBUTED OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: OPENDAP > OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT FOR A NETWORK DATA ACCESS PROTOCOL

Theme_Keyword: Air Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Average Burst Pressure

Theme_Keyword: Beam Attenuation

Theme_Keyword: Current Direction (t)

Theme_Keyword: Current Speed

Theme_Keyword: Oxygen

Theme_Keyword: Salinity

Theme_Keyword: Sea Surface Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Sigma T

Theme_Keyword: Sigma Theta

Theme_Keyword: Stand. Dev. (press)

Theme_Keyword: Temperature (c)

Theme_Keyword: Vertical Velocity

Theme_Keyword: Wave Height Period

Theme_Keyword: Wind

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > CALIFORNIA COAST

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Temporal_Keyword: 60.00 Minutes

Temporal_Keyword: Hourly - < Daily

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ELLYN T. MONTGOMERY

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Science Center

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2356

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emontgomery@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/graphics/cal.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Map showing mooring locations for California

Browse_Graphic_File_Type:

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOI/USGS/CMG/WHSC > Woods Hole Science Center, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact_Person: ELLYN T. MONTGOMERY

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Science Center

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2356

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emontgomery@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS_WHFC_SUPERDIF7

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/

Access_Instructions:

USGS Coastal Marine Time Series Browser

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/nph-dods/DAT...

Access_Instructions:

Access Data through DODS/OpeNDAP

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/index....

Access_Instructions:

Network Common Data Form (Netcdf) information page.

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110929

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time