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Summary

Abstract

File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station.

It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that.

The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself.

The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file.

Description

Lists Stations, gears cast at the station and the station's geographic location

Entity Information

Entity Type
Other

Data Attribute / Type Description
Station Number
Character
Station Number
Station Name
Character
Station Name
Casts Conducted (First Gear)
Character
First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)
Casts Conducted (Second Gear)
Character
Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)
Casts Conducted (Third Gear)
Character
Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)
Shelf Break
Character
Is the Station at a Shelf Break
Depth (m)
Character
Optional Textual comment on the gear in question
LAT DEG
Numeric
Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON
LATMIN
Numeric
Latitude Minutes
LONDEG
Numeric
Longitude Degrees
LON MIN
Numeric
Longitude Minutes
DECIMAL LAT
Numeric
Latitude Measurement as a decimal
DECIMAL LON
Numeric
Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Distribution Information

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Distributor
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

Item Identification

Title: NF0705_final_station_list.txt
Abstract:

File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station.

It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that.

The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself.

The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Other
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Lists Stations, gears cast at the station and the station's geographic location

Data Attributes

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
Station Number Character Station Number
N/A
Station Name Character Station Name
N/A
Casts Conducted (First Gear) Character First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)
N/A
Casts Conducted (Second Gear) Character Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)
N/A
Casts Conducted (Third Gear) Character Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)
N/A
Shelf Break Character Is the Station at a Shelf Break
N/A
Depth (m) Character Optional Textual comment on the gear in question
N/A
LAT DEG Numeric Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON
N/A
LATMIN Numeric Latitude Minutes
N/A
LONDEG Numeric Longitude Degrees
N/A
LON MIN Numeric Longitude Minutes
N/A
DECIMAL LAT Numeric Latitude Measurement as a decimal
N/A
DECIMAL LON Numeric Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Attribute Details

Station Number

CC ID: 869005
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station Number

Station Name

CC ID: 869006
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 6
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station Name

Casts Conducted (First Gear)

CC ID: 869007
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)

Casts Conducted (Second Gear)

CC ID: 1190556
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)

Display Example: LADCP
Null Value Meaning:

There was not a second Gear Cast

Casts Conducted (Third Gear)

CC ID: 1190557
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)

Display Example: MOC
Null Value Meaning:

There was not a third gear cast

Shelf Break

CC ID: 1190582
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 14
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Is the Station at a Shelf Break

Display Example: (shelf break)
Null Value Meaning:

Not at a shelf break

Allowed Values: (shelf break) blanks

Depth (m)

CC ID: 869009
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 80
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Optional Textual comment on the gear in question

Unit of Measure: Meters

LAT DEG

CC ID: 869008
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON

LATMIN

CC ID: 1185971
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude Minutes

LONDEG

CC ID: 1185972
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude Degrees

LON MIN

CC ID: 1185973
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude Minutes

DECIMAL LAT

CC ID: 1185974
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude Measurement as a decimal

DECIMAL LON

CC ID: 1187378
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1190554
Date Effective From: 2022
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1190555
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF0705_State_Dept_CD/NF0705_final_station_list.txt
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2022 - Present)
File Name: NF0705_final_station_list.txt
File Date/Time: 2022-11-14 12:58:00
File Type (Deprecated): txt
Distribution Format: Text (Unstructured)
File Size: 11K

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 57255
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57255
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2019-08-21 19:09+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-01-12
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-27