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RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65549  |  Updated: February 21, 2023  |  Published / External 
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Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Access Info
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Summary

RESTORE Science Program

Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65549.
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Abstract

This project will improve and expand an observing network and website that provides accurate real-time weather and water quality data to Alabama environmental managers and the public.

Distribution Information

  • Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2021. Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55

  • Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2020. Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38

  • Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2019. CTD data collected from a Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) transect on 2019-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0201339). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/mxa4-0n10

  • Coogan, J., B. Dzwonkowski, K. Park, and G. Lockridge. 2019. West End CP Mooring thermistor, CTD, and ADCP Data near Mobile Bay, Alabama from 2004-10-20 to 2018-12-12 (NCEI Accession 0203749). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06

  • Dauphin Island Sea Lab. 2018. Alabama Near Coastal Meteorological & Hydrographic Continuous Data Sampling from 2003 to present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/3edp-9d76

    Dauphin Island Station

    Middlebay Light House Station

    Meaher Park

    Cedar Point Station

    Katrina Cut Station

    Perdido Pass Station

    Bon Secour Station

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, HUMIDITY, OCEAN CURRENTS, OCEAN TEMPERATURE, SALINITY/DENSITY, SOLAR RADIATION, WATER QUALITY

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-98° W, -82° E, 31° N, 18° S

RESTORE Program

Geographic Area 2

-88.213° W, -87.56° E, 30.66713° N, 30.09° S

ARCOS

Geographic Area 3

-88.2507° W, -88.02309° E, 30.15128° N, 29.47976° S

FOCAL transect 2019

Geographic Area 4

-88.21156° W, -88.21155° E, 30.09023° N, 30.09023° S

West End CP Mooring

Geographic Area 5

-88.2117° W, -88.2116° E, 30.0902° N, 30.0902° S

FOCAL ADCP 2018-2021

Time Frame 1
2017-06 - 2021-05

Project

Item Identification

Title: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management
Short Name: Project: Dzwonkowski, Mobile Bay Tool
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2017
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

This project will improve and expand an observing network and website that provides accurate real-time weather and water quality data to Alabama environmental managers and the public.
Purpose:

Effective management of coastal estuaries requires real-time and historical knowledge of water quality such as salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and water clarity. Resource managers and stakeholders can use web-based tools that integrate this water quality data to inform decision-making in coastal waters such as when to close oyster harvesting areas due to poor water quality. Unfortunately, many Gulf of Mexico coastal regions lack web-based tools that effectively integrate available real-time and historical water quality data. However, decision-makers in Alabama have access to the Alabama Real-time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS) which provides high-quality, system wide, continuous real-time water and weather observations in a user-friendly web-based portal (https://arcos.disl.org/).

This project will lead to improvements to ARCOS and its web portal, https://arcos.disl.org/, which receives over 7000 visitors per month who use its data to inform coastal decision-making including living resource management and recreational activities. This project will expand www.mymobilebay.com to include water clarity and offshore water quality data, improving the quality and quantity of information available to support coastal management, fisheries, and recreational use in Mobile Bay. This work will also support the use of ARCOS by recreational and commercial users who rely on the data it provides for safe and efficient boating, fishing, and shipping.

This project is led by the University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, in partnership with Mississippi State University.

This project is funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program under award NA17NOS4510101 to the University of South Alabama.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > GASES > DISSOLVED OXYGEN
UNCONTROLLED
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
UNCONTROLLED
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
RAIN GAUGES > RAIN GAUGES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
MOORINGS

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1088979
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 1088983
Date Effective From: 2018
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

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1088980
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1088981
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Brian Dzwonkowski (Lead Investigator, University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab)

Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1088994
W° Bound: -98
E° Bound: -82
N° Bound: 31
S° Bound: 18
Description

RESTORE Program

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 1089010
W° Bound: -88.213
E° Bound: -87.56
N° Bound: 30.66713
S° Bound: 30.09
Description

ARCOS

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 3

CC ID: 1089011
W° Bound: -88.2507
E° Bound: -88.02309
N° Bound: 30.15128
S° Bound: 29.47976
Description

FOCAL transect 2019

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 4

CC ID: 1089012
W° Bound: -88.21156
E° Bound: -88.21155
N° Bound: 30.09023
S° Bound: 30.09023
Description

West End CP Mooring

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 5

CC ID: 1089013
W° Bound: -88.2117
E° Bound: -88.2116
N° Bound: 30.0902
S° Bound: 30.0902
Description

FOCAL ADCP 2018-2021

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1088993
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2017-06
End: 2021-05
Description:

Project

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Download from website
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1089018
Start Date: 2021
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2018 - Present)
File Name: FOCAL ADCP 2020-2021
Description:

Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2021. Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1089017
Start Date: 2020
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2018 - Present)
File Name: FOCAL ADCP 2018-2019
Description:

Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2020. Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession

Distribution 3

CC ID: 1089015
Start Date: 2019
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/mxa4-0n10
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2018 - Present)
File Name: FOCAL transect 2019
Description:

Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2019. CTD data collected from a Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) transect on 2019-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0201339). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/mxa4-0n10
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession

Distribution 4

CC ID: 1089016
Start Date: 2019
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2018 - Present)
File Name: West End CP Mooring
Description:

Coogan, J., B. Dzwonkowski, K. Park, and G. Lockridge. 2019. West End CP Mooring thermistor, CTD, and ADCP Data near Mobile Bay, Alabama from 2004-10-20 to 2018-12-12 (NCEI Accession 0203749). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession

Distribution 5

CC ID: 1089014
Start Date: 2018
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/3edp-9d76
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2018 - Present)
File Name: ARCOS data
Description:

Dauphin Island Sea Lab. 2018. Alabama Near Coastal Meteorological & Hydrographic Continuous Data Sampling from 2003 to present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/3edp-9d76

Dauphin Island Station

Middlebay Light House Station

Meaher Park

Cedar Point Station

Katrina Cut Station

Perdido Pass Station

Bon Secour Station
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Data Collection

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1088987
URL: https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png
Name: RESTORE Science Program
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
RESTORE Science Program
Description:

RESTORE Science Program Logo

URL 2

CC ID: 1088988
URL: https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/mobile-bay-tool
Name: Mobile Bay Tool
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management

URL 3

CC ID: 1089019
URL: https://arcos.disl.org/
Name: ARCOS
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Alabama's Real-Time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS)

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

For details, see Distribution Information.
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 2 years
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: Other
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 2 years
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

NCCOS IT Policy

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The work conducted will extend the spatial and temporal coverage for ARCOS and add more measures of water quality. This will enhance the usefulness of ARCOS for resource managers by providing them with additional information critical to making decisions about living coastal and marine resources in coastal Alabama. Specifically, the improvements to the ARCOS network will include upgrading four older observing stations to enhance reliability and provide real-time water clarity data, and adding offshore real-time measurements of salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen by upgrading an existing data collection site.

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Platforms

Platform Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 65549
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65549
Metadata Record Created By: Jessica Morgan
Metadata Record Created: 2021-09-30 12:16+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-02-21 18:40+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-09-30
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-09-30
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-09-30