ADCP Data from OB27, Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, 2000-2003

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Publication_Date: unknown
Title:
ADCP Data from OB27, Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, 2000-2003
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: <http://>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Part of CORMP Program
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown
Description:
Abstract:
An upward looking ADCP was moored on the bottom at station OB27 in Onslow Bay, North Carolina at 27 m depth on the continental shelf. The instrument has been deployed since April 20, 2000 with occasional gaps for recovery and calibration. The data are sampled over one minute periods every 5 minutes, so the sample interval is 5 minutes. The data file pointed to above is further averaged in one hour intevals using a 13 point Hanning filter. Depth bins are one meter. The first bin is centered at 24.5 m depth and subsequent bins are spaced at one meter intervals above that. The last couple of bins are &quot;above the surface&quot;, and so are not useful.

Processing was done by Frederick M. Bingham, a professor of phyics at UNC Wilmington. Raw ADCP files were extracted from the instrument, exported to MATLAB and different deployments concatenated. Data have only been minimally quality controlled.

This metadata record describes a cleaned up version. Raw data downloaded directly from the instrument are available in the same directory either as MATLAB .mat files, or as even more unprocessed *.000 RD Instruments raw binary files.

Purpose:
Coastal Ocean monitoring of the southeastern US continental shelf.
Supplemental_Information: Sensor name: RDI Workhorse Sentinel, 600 kHz.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000420
Ending_Date: 20030611
Currentness_Reference: Observed
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Onslow Bay, North Carolina, South Atlantic Bight, east coast United States
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.353
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.353
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.993
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.993
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword:
velocity, ADCP, acoustic Doppler current profiler, coastal, continental shelf, monitoring
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword:
North Carolina, United States, USA, US, U.S., US East Coast, Carolina Capes, Cape Fear, Onslow Bay, South Atlantic Bight, Cape Lookout, Wilmington NC
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Upper water column from 0 to 25 m
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Access_Constraints:
Data freely available. Investigator requests that anyone looking to use the data contact him.
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address:
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
City: Wilmington
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28409
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-2383
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com
Data_Set_Credit: Funding provided by NOAA under contract #NA9RP0259.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: MATLAB 5.2.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
Simultaneous temperature, conductivity and pressure data were recorded.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Velocity standard deviation from RDI Plan program is 0.4 cm/s.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Values greater than +-200 cm/s were discarded.
Completeness_Report:
Certain dates are missing becuase the instrument was not deployed.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: ~10 m
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: ~1 m
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
20 pings for one minute averaged into ensembles. 4 minute pause. Repeat. This resuts in a 5 minute sampling period.
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Lab
Methodology_Description: Data averaged hourly using a 13 point Hanning filter.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data downloaded from instrument. Used RDI WINADCP program to convert to .MAT file. Combined .MAT files from different deployments. Date and time are in UTC, stored in &quot;idate&quot; variable. Units are Julian days relative to Jan. 1, 0000.
Process_Date: 20030625
Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
North Carolina, United States, USA, US, U.S., US East Coast, Carolina Capes, Cape Fear, Onslow Bay, South Atlantic Bight, Cape Lookout, Wilmington NC
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
East velocity (evelf; cm/s). North velocity (nvelf; cm/s). evelf and nvelf are both NX25 arrays. N is thenumber of 1 hour samples, 25 is the number of depth cells, starting from 24.5 m going upward in one meter intervals. Date (idate; Julian days relative to Jan. 1, 0000)
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Definitions are self-explanatory.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address:
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
City: Wilmington
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28409
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-2383
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com
Resource_Description: OB27 ADCP data
Distribution_Liability:
No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: MATLAB Binary File (MAT)
Format_Version_Number: 5.2
Transfer_Size: 11MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<ftp://rover.phy.uncwil.edu/Pub/COMP/OB27frameadcp/ob27hourly.mat>
Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030635
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address:
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
City: Wilmington
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28409
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-2383
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com
Metadata_Standard_Name:
Content Standards for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Created using the Automated Cast-net Metadata Entry Tool Generated by mp version 2.8.0 on Wed Jun 25 10:30:49 2003