Compass Port Baseline Marine Surveys: A Time-Series of Hydrographic and Current Data from a Permanent Moored Station Outside Mobile Bay (2004-2006)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Publication_Date:
- Unpublished material
- Title:
- Compass Port Baseline Marine Surveys: A Time-Series of Hydrographic and Current Data from a Permanent Moored Station Outside Mobile Bay (2004-2006)
- Description:
- Abstract:
- In 2004 Compass Port LLC (Compass Port) and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), in consultation with NOAA, developed a research plan to assess the possible ecological impacts of the proposed Compass Port liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in lease block MO910, approximately 18 km south of Dauphin Island. As part of the overall baseline survey, a mooring was established at 30 05.410'N 88 12.694'W to collect time-series hydrographic and current data. Instruments included a vertical array of thermisters, CTDs at surface and bottom, and an ADCP at the bottom. Temperature, salinity, density, depth, and current velocity data were collected at 20-minute intervals from 2004 to 2006. Other parameters, such as dissolved oxygen, are available for portions of the time series beginning 20050215.
- Purpose:
- The study was designed to provide baseline information for the project area prior to construction of the proposed facility, and use the baseline information to develop an operational biological and physical monitoring program to ascertain whether predicted impacts would actually occur.
- Supplemental_Information:
- Compass Port LLC withdrew their proposal and ceased funding the study in 2006. However, the mooring continued to operate and collect data under DISL's FOCAL program, funded by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, from 2006 to 2012. The mooring is still in operation on a shoestring budget.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 20041021
- Ending_Date:
- 20060928
- Currentness_Reference:
- ground condition
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- Irregular
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -88.2116
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -88.2116
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 30.0902
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 30.0902
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- oceans
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Theme_Keyword:
- ADCP
- Theme_Keyword:
- acoustic doppler current profiler
- Theme_Keyword:
- mooring
- Theme_Keyword:
- time-series data
- Theme_Keyword:
- physical oceanography
- Theme_Keyword:
- current velocity
- Theme_Keyword:
- vertical profile
- Theme_Keyword:
- continuous monitoring
- Theme_Keyword:
- temperature
- Theme_Keyword:
- conductivity
- Theme_Keyword:
- salinity
- Theme_Keyword:
- density
- Theme_Keyword:
- depth
- Theme_Keyword:
- pressure
- Theme_Keyword:
- dissolved oxygen
- Theme_Keyword:
- oxygen saturation
- Theme_Keyword:
- specific conductance
- Theme_Keyword:
- turbidity
- Theme_Keyword:
- chlorophyll
- Theme_Keyword:
- TDS
- Theme_Keyword:
- sound velocity
- Theme_Keyword:
- hydrographic data
- Theme_Keyword:
- CTD
- Theme_Keyword:
- water quality
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- DISL
- Place_Keyword:
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab
- Place_Keyword:
- Alabama
- Place_Keyword:
- Mobile Bay
- Place_Keyword:
- northern Gulf of Mexico
- Place_Keyword:
- Lease Block MO910
- Access_Constraints:
- Permission to access these data must be given by Dr. Kyeong Park of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
- Use_Constraints:
- Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) and Conoco Phillips is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
- Point_of_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- Kyeong Park
- Contact_Organization:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Contact_Position:
- Principal Investigator
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 101 Bienville Blvd.
- City:
- Dauphin Island
- State_or_Province:
- Al
- Postal_Code:
- 36528
- Country:
- USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- 251-861-2141 ext. 7563
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- kpark@disl.org
- Hours_of_Service:
- 8-5:00 CST
- Contact_Instructions:
- Please email Dr. Kyeong Park for further information.
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- space-delimited ASCII text files
- Cross_Reference:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Publication_Date:
- Unpublished material
- Title:
- Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL): A Time-Series of Hydrographic and Current Data from a Permanent Moored Station Outside Mobile Bay (2006-2012)
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Time-series data continued to be collected at the mooring from 2006 to 2012 under the FOCAL program.
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- Data_Quality_Information:
- Attribute_Accuracy:
- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- Only the most preliminary QA/QC was performed on the data. Users are responsible for conducting their own QA/QC according to the needs and parameters of their particular study.
For the ADCP data, four error flags are provided for each value (see EMCP in the Entity/Attributes section). In addition, pitch and roll flags (how far the ADCP was from a vertical position) are available in a separate document.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- N/A
- Completeness_Report:
- The vertical array consists of a surface CTD (located 4.33 m below surface), 5-10 thermisters (temperature only) spaced at mostly regular intervals through the 20 m water column, a bottom CTD, and an ADCP. A YSI for collecting near-bottom oxygen data was present for portions of the time series, beginning 20050215. Maintenance surveys were conducted at approximately 1-3 month intervals to retrieve and replace deployed instruments. Small data gaps of a few hours duration occurred during maintenance surveys. Longer data gaps occurred for individual instruments due to battery failure or other equipment malfunction, and occasionally for part or all of the array during major storm events.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- Due to the design of the buoy at the mooring, the closest position to the water surface for a deployed instrument is at 4.33 m depth. The "surface" CTD is below the buoy at 4.33 m.
- Lineage:
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- ADCP: Collection of time-series current velocity data began on 20041123 at latitude 30 05.410'N longitude 88 12.694'W. Data were collected with an RDI Workhorse Sentinel ADCP (http://www.rdinstruments.com/sen.aspx). Data are in 20 minute increments, with each value representing an average of continuous measurements over 5 minutes at a sampling frequency of 1 Hz.
Raw data were accessed through WinADCP software and converted to text for custom processing using FORTRAN to create several types of diagnostic figures.
- Process_Date:
- Not complete
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- CTDs, thermisters, YSI: Raw data were converted to space-delimited text using SeaBird SeaTerm or SBE Data Processing software for the CTDs and thermisters, and EcoWatch for the YSI. Data were then processed using either FORTRAN or Matlab to create simple diagnostic figures and to align the measurement times among all instruments.
Data from the YSI were collected at 20 minute increments, with each value representing an average of continuous measurements over 5 minutes. For most of the time series, CTD and thermister data were collected at 1-minute intervals; these were averaged into 20-minute bins to match the time interval of the YSI and ADCP.
- Process_Date:
- Not complete
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- Mooring ADCP Data
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Data tables containing current velocity data from 20041123 to 20060928, at a permanent mooring 25 km southwest of the entrance to Mobile Bay, AL. Data are available by depth bins and averaged over the entire water column. Files are space-delimited ASCII text.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- n
- Attribute_Definition:
- Serial line number. All data with the same n were measured at the same time. All values are integers.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- infinite
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- bin
- Attribute_Definition:
- Depth bin. All data with the same bin number were measured at the same depth. All values are integers.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- y
- Attribute_Definition:
- Year
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2004
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2006
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- m
- Attribute_Definition:
- Month
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 12
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- d
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day of month.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 31
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- h
- Attribute_Definition:
- Hour
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 23
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Hour of the day. 0 is midnight, 23 is 11pm. All times are in U.S. Central Standard Time.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- min
- Attribute_Definition:
- Minute
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2.5
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 42.5
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Minutes past the hour. Measurements were taken at 20 minute intervals as an average over a 5-minute period, so the possible values are 2.5 (for the average from :00 to :05), 22.5, and 42.5.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t_day
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day in U.S. Central Standard Time. Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 Jan 1 of the year that data collection began for a particular table. In cases where the year changed (for example, recording began in December and ended in January), 00:00 Jan 1 continues to increment upward so that if 00:00 Dec. 31 was 364.000000, 00:00 Jan. 1 is 365.000000.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 731
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on Jan 1; 0.50 is 12:00 on Jan 1; 1.00 is 00:00 on Jan 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- tdep
- Attribute_Definition:
- Total depth of the water column in meters. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- dep
- Attribute_Definition:
- Height above bottom in meters for each bin, with a minimum of 2.07 m (the height of the ADCP plus a blanking distance). Data from 20041123 to 20050215 were collected in 2 m depth bins. Data between 20050215 and 20050418 were collected in 1 m bins. All data after 20050418 are in 0.5 m bins. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2.07
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- u
- Attribute_Definition:
- The east-west (u) component of current velocity. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -200
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 200
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- cm/s
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- v
- Attribute_Definition:
- The north-south (v) component of current velocity. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -200
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 200
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- cm/s
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- spd
- Attribute_Definition:
- Current speed. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 200
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- cm/s
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- dir
- Attribute_Definition:
- Current direction. Values of 999.9 or NaN represent missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 360
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- degrees from north, increasing in the clockwise direction
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ECMP
- Attribute_Definition:
- A series of error flags represented by four dots or asterisks.
E stands for error velocity, which is calculated by the ADCP for each transducer, then provided as a standard deviation, according to user-defined parameters prior to deployment (bin size, blanking distance, etc.). Low error velocity is good. Flag threshold is 3.7 cm/s, or five times a standard deviation of 0.74 cm/s.
|
C stands for correlation magnitude data, which give the magnitude of the normalized echo autocorrelation at the lag used for estimating the Doppler phase change. A high correlation is good. Flag threshold is 64 (on a linear scale of 0 to 255).
|
M stands for magnitude of echo intensity. A strong return reflection of the outgoing signal is good. Weak echo intensity might be noise. Flag threshold is 40 decibels.
|
P stands for percent good, or PG. Four types of PG were provided by the ADCP. PG4 is percentage of velocity data that were calculated using all four beams; backscatter echo strength was strong from all beams. PG1 is percentage of velocity data that were calculated using three beams; although one beam did not provide useable data, correlation for the other three beams were still high. A high value for PG1 + PG4 is good. Flag threshold is 80.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- *
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Error value exceeds flag threshold. Current velocity data for that time and depth bin may require extra QA/QC evaluation.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- .
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Current velocity data for that time and depth bin are within acceptable error limits.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- Moored YSI Data
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Space-delimited ASCII text file containing data from a moored YSI instrument collecting temperature, conductivity, pressure, and oxygen data.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- n
- Attribute_Definition:
- Line number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- infinite
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- jday
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day of year. Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T(C)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature in Celsius.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- s(ppt)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Salinity.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- ppt or PSU
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- den
- Attribute_Definition:
- Density in sigma-t.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -10
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- sigma-t
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- dep(m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Depth from surface in meters.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- O2(mg/l)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Dissolved oxygen concentration.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 15
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- mg/L
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- O2s(%%)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Percent saturation dissolved oxygen concentration.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 200
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- percent
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- filename
- Attribute_Definition:
- The name of the file containing the YSI data. This is given in the file header.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Filenames typically include the first and last day of data collection for the deployment period.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ( * .00 m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Water depth below surface. This value is in the header after the filename.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 1)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 2)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 11:00 02/15/2005
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 09:42 07/28/2005
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- HH:MM mm/dd/yyyy. U.S. Central Standard Time.
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- Moored CTD Data
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Space-delimited ASCII text file containing data from a moored CTD collecting temperature, conductivity, and pressure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- n
- Attribute_Definition:
- Line number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- infinite
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- jday
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day of year. Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T(C)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature in Celsius.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- s(ppt)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Salinity.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- ppt or PSU
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- den
- Attribute_Definition:
- Density in sigma-t.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -10
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- sigma-t
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- dep(m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Depth from surface in meters.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- filename
- Attribute_Definition:
- The name of the file containing the data, including: the first and last date of the time-series subset, location of the CTD in the vertical array (surface or bottom), and instrument serial number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Filename format is yyyymmdd_yyyymmdd_ /SURF | BOT/ _ssss. For example: "20110909_20111201_SURF_4291" contains surface CTD data between September 9 and December 1, 2011.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ( * .00 m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Meters below water surface. This value is in the header after the filename.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 1)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 2)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 13:00 10/21/2004
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 08:49 09/28/2006
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- HH:MM mm/dd/yyyy. U.S. Central Standard Time.
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- Moored Thermister Data
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Space-delimited ASCII text file containing data from a moored thermister collecting temperature.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- n
- Attribute_Definition:
- Line number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- infinite
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- jday
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day of year. Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T(C)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature in Celsius.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T01
- Attribute_Definition:
- The last date in the time-series subset. This value is in the header.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- A date in mmddyy format.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ( * .00 m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Meters below water surface. This value is in the header after T01.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 1)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- t0
- Attribute_Definition:
- A day of year value, where Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1, followed by a time and date in parentheses. t0 is the first day and time in the subset of the time-series of the present data file. These values are in the file header. (part 2)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 13:00 10/21/2004
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 09:28 09/28/2006
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- HH:MM mm/dd/yyyy. U.S. Central Standard Time.
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- CTD Cast during maintenance surveys
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Space-delimited ASCII text file containing data from a vertical profile done during mooring maintenance. Data from the cast correlate with the end of the time-series of the rest of the data subset (with data from the instruments being retrieved, not deployed). Data collected include temperature, conductivity, pressure, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- i
- Attribute_Definition:
- Line number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 45
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- d(m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Depth in meters. Raw data values are averaged into 1 m or 0.5 m bins.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0.5
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S(psu)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Salinity in PSU.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- PSU
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T(C)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature in Celsius.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- sigma-t
- Attribute_Definition:
- Density, given as sigma-t.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -10
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- sigma-t
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- p(db)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Pressure in decibars.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 50
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- decibars (db)
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- cd
- Attribute_Definition:
- Conductivity
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 60
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- sc(10**4 uS/cm)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Specific conductance
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 60
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- 10^4 uS/cm
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DO(mg/l)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Dissolved oxygen
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 15
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- mg/L
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DOS(.)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Dissolved oxygen saturation
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 200
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- percent
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- pH
- Attribute_Definition:
- pH
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 14
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- FL(mg/m3)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Fluorescence. Usually chlorophyll.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 100
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- mg/m^3
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PAR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Photosynthetically active radiation
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 3000
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- micro enstein per square meter per second (uE/m^2/s)
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- CDOM(mg/m3)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 100
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- mg/m^3
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- All Temperature
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- A compilation of temperature data from all instruments deployed and retrieved at the same time, for a particular subset of the time-series.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- n
- Attribute_Definition:
- Line number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- infinite
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- yr
- Attribute_Definition:
- Year
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2004
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2006
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- m
- Attribute_Definition:
- Month
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 12
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- d
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 31
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- h
- Attribute_Definition:
- Hour
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 23
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- mn
- Attribute_Definition:
- Minute
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 59
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- s
- Attribute_Definition:
- Second
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 59
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- jday
- Attribute_Definition:
- Day of year. Day 0.0000000 is 00:00 January 1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 365
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Each integer is one full day. Decimals represent fraction of a day. Examples: 0.00 is 00:00 on January 1, 0.50 is 12:00 on January 1, and 1.00 is 00:00 on January 2.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- dep(m)
- Attribute_Definition:
- Depth in the water column where the instrument was deployed. Depth is measured from the water surface.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 22
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- meter
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- sur
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature data from the surface CTD. Values of -999 or NaN indicate missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- T
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature data from one of the thermisters. The number following "T" indicates which one. There may be up to ten thermisters in a given subset of the dataset. Values of -999 or NaN indicate missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- 3ma
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature data from a YSI sonde deployed three meters above the bottom. Values of -999 or NaN indicate missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- bot
- Attribute_Definition:
- Temperature data from the bottom CTD. Values of -999 or NaN indicate missing data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- DISL: Park Lab
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 40
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Celsius
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- Data tables containing hydrographic and current data from 20041021 to 20060928, at a permanent mooring 25 km southwest of the entrance to Mobile Bay, AL. Data are averaged at 20-minute intervals. Files are space-delimited ASCII text.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- The full time-series of hydrographic and current data is from October 2004 to the present, though the portion funded by Compass Port, LLC is from 2004 to September 2006. Files containing the data are in 1-3 month subsets, with beginning and ending times based on when mooring maintenance occurred. A separate space-delimited text file exists for each deployed instrument, and a typical subset includes one file for the ADCP, one file for the surface CTD, one file for the bottom CTD, one file for each thermister (between 5 and 10), one file for a YSI if there was one, and one file containing temperature data from all instruments. Additionally, there is a file for a CTD vertical profile done at the time of maintenance.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20140501
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab
- Contact_Position:
- Data Management Specialist
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 101 Bienville Blvd.
- City:
- Dauphin Island
- State_or_Province:
- Al
- Postal_Code:
- 36528
- Country:
- USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- 251-861-2141
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- metadata@disl.org
- Hours_of_Service:
- 8-5:00 CST
- Contact_Instructions:
- Please email the metadata specialist for further information.
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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