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

Metadata:

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

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, April 2000 - May 2000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Other_Citation_Details: None

Online_Linkage: <http://www.cormp.org/raw/Moorings/OB27/ADCP/2000-04_2000-05/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

Part of Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (cormp.org)

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 data are sampled over one minute periods every 5 minutes, so the sample interval is 5 minutes. 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. Data have not been quality controlled in any way. This metadata record describes the &quot;raw&quot; file downloaded directly from the instrument.

Purpose:

Coastal Ocean monitoring of the southeastern US continental shelf.

Supplemental_Information: Sensor name: RDI Workhorse Sentinel, 600 kHz, serial# 1185

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000420

Ending_Date: 20000501

Currentness_Reference: Observed

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned

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

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.

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:

No tests for valid values performed. File contains raw data downloaded directly from the instrument.

Completeness_Report: Dataset Complete

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.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Data downloaded from instrument. Date and time are in UTC.

Process_Date: 20000501

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 (evel; mm/s). North velocity (nvel; mm/s).

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: RD Instruments Raw Data

Format_Version_Number: ?

Transfer_Size: 2MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.cormp.org/raw/Moorings/OB27/ADCP/2000-04_2000-05/>

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050526

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