Gulf of Maine - Water Salinity, Temperature and Sigma t (density) data from 1912 to 1930
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39617 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Gulf of Maine - Water Salinity, Temperature and Sigma t (density) data from 1912 to 1930 |
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Short Name: | water_sal_temp_den_1912_1930 |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2005 |
Abstract: |
This table contains water salinity, temperature and sigma t (density) data from 1912 to 1930 binned at 10 meter depth intervals (from 300 meters up to 0 meters) for the Gulf of Maine. It was acquired from the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Hydrographic database, which covers an area defined by 35 deg - 80 deg N and 42 deg - 100 deg W, and contains over 500,000 temperature-salinity profiles for the Northwest Atlantic from 1910 to the present. The data comes from a variety of sources including hydrographic bottles, CTD casts (either up or down casts), spatially and temporally averaged Batfish tows, and expendable, digital or mechanical bathythermographs. Near real-time data in the form of IGOSS Bathy or Tesac messages are also included. Updates are made monthly. |
Purpose: |
This data was downloaded to calculate seasonal water stratification in the Gulf of Maine, in order to support a biogeographic assessment of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. |
Notes: |
675 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Environmental Monitoring |
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Tides/Currents |
None | water column profile |
None | water density |
None | water salinity |
None | water temperature |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 1912-1930 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Gulf of Maine |
None | Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | Monthly |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Distribution Liability: |
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. |
Data Set Credit: | Bedford Institute of Oceanography and the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Hydrographic (Climate) database: http://www.bio.gc.ca/science/data-donnees/base/index-eng.php. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2005 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2005 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2005 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Costa, Bryan |
Email Address: | bryan.costa@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -72.477168 | |
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E° Bound: | -59.441365 | |
N° Bound: | 46.530855 | |
S° Bound: | 36.667053 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1912 |
End: | 1930 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Vector Representation 1
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
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Point Object Count: | 1314218 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Please contact the Stellwagen Banks NMS Research Coordinator for additional information on data access (david.wiley@noaa.gov); |
Data Access Constraints: |
After acquiring a username, password and the appropriate plug-in, this data may be downloaded from Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Hydrographic (Climate) database: http://www.bio.gc.ca/science/data-donnees/base/index-eng.php. |
Data Use Constraints: |
None. Acknowledgement of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography would be appreciated in products derived from these data. |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/stellwagen_nms/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2013-01-30 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 |
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Data Quality
Completeness Report: |
Unknown |
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Conceptual Consistency: |
Unknown |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Text file downloaded from Bedford Institute of Oceanography and imported into MS Access. MS Access table converted to ArcGIS 9.1 geodatabase table. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2005-12-01 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 39617 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39617 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Tyler Christensen |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-04-05 12:53+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:10+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2017-09-13 |
Owner Org: | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-09-13 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-09-13 |