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ESD_NCRMP_DS_2022_MARIAN_TCM_DataDictionary

Entity (ENT) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:73311 | Updated: March 11, 2025 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	ESD_NCRMP_DS_2022_MARIAN_TCM_DataDictionary
Short Name:	ESD_NCRMP_DS_2022_MARIAN_TCM_DataDictionary
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Tilt current meter entities and attributes for diel surveys.

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	Tilt current meter entity for diel surveys.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	DSUITEID	NUMERIC	Unique identifier for each Diel Suite deployed.
100	EXPOCODE	TEXT	Defined as the Ship ICES code + departure date formatted as YYYYMMDD.
100	CRUISE_ID	TEXT	A single designation that applies to all the rounds associated with a given mission/cruise.
100	MISSION_CODE	TEXT	More descriptive name of cruise/mission.
100	ASSOC_REA_SITE	TEXT	An identifier for the ecological site at the island or atoll (LOCATION) associated with the diel survey. Combines a 3-letter island code (derived from LOCATIONCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.
100	OCC_SITEID	TEXT	A 3-dimensional identifier for the fixed site location (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) and depth. Includes "OCC" prefix, a 3-letter location code (derived from LOCATION), and a 3-digit site number.
100	REGION	TEXT	The name of the region where the diel survey was conducted in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
100	REGIONCODE	TEXT	Code for the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa (SAMOA), Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), Mariana Archipelago (MARIAN), main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).
100	LOCATION	TEXT	Name of island or atoll where the sample was collected in the Pacific Islands region (REGION).
100	LOCATIONCODE	TEXT	3-Letter unique code for LOCATION.
100	LATITUDE	NUMERIC	Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.
100	LONGITUDE	NUMERIC	Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.
100	SITE_DEPTH_M	NUMERIC	Depth of sensor deployment site in meters.
100	YEAR	NUMERIC	Year of the mission.
100	UTCDATETIME	DATE	UTC date and time of observation (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss).
100	TCM_SAMPLEINTERVAL_SEC	NUMERIC	Sample interval in seconds.
100	SPEED_CM_S	NUMERIC	Current magnitude (speed), measured in centimeters per second. Calculated as the square root of the sum of the squared u and v velocities.
100	DIRECTION_DEG	NUMERIC	Current direction, measured in degrees (0-360).
100	VELOCITY_N_CM_S	NUMERIC	Water velocity towards north (v) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving south to north.
100	VELOCITY_E_CM_S	NUMERIC	Water velocity towards east (u) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving west to east.

Name

Type

Description

100

DSUITEID

NUMERIC

Unique identifier for each Diel Suite deployed.

100

EXPOCODE

TEXT

Defined as the Ship ICES code + departure date formatted as YYYYMMDD.

100

CRUISE_ID

TEXT

A single designation that applies to all the rounds associated with a given mission/cruise.

100

MISSION_CODE

TEXT

More descriptive name of cruise/mission.

100

ASSOC_REA_SITE

TEXT

An identifier for the ecological site at the island or atoll (LOCATION) associated with the diel survey. Combines a 3-letter island code (derived from LOCATIONCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.

100

OCC_SITEID

TEXT

A 3-dimensional identifier for the fixed site location (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) and depth. Includes "OCC" prefix, a 3-letter location code (derived from LOCATION), and a 3-digit site number.

100

REGION

TEXT

The name of the region where the diel survey was conducted in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

100

REGIONCODE

TEXT

Code for the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa (SAMOA), Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), Mariana Archipelago (MARIAN), main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).

100

LOCATION

TEXT

Name of island or atoll where the sample was collected in the Pacific Islands region (REGION).

100

LOCATIONCODE

TEXT

3-Letter unique code for LOCATION.

100

LATITUDE

NUMERIC

Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.

100

LONGITUDE

NUMERIC

Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.

100

SITE_DEPTH_M

NUMERIC

Depth of sensor deployment site in meters.

100

YEAR

NUMERIC

Year of the mission.

100

UTCDATETIME

DATE

UTC date and time of observation (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss).

100

TCM_SAMPLEINTERVAL_SEC

NUMERIC

Sample interval in seconds.

100

SPEED_CM_S

NUMERIC

Current magnitude (speed), measured in centimeters per second. Calculated as the square root of the sum of the squared u and v velocities.

100

DIRECTION_DEG

NUMERIC

Current direction, measured in degrees (0-360).

100

VELOCITY_N_CM_S

NUMERIC

Water velocity towards north (v) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving south to north.

100

VELOCITY_E_CM_S

NUMERIC

Water velocity towards east (u) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving west to east.

Attribute Details

DSUITEID

CC ID: 1345164

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique identifier for each Diel Suite deployed.

EXPOCODE

CC ID: 1345165

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Defined as the Ship ICES code + departure date formatted as YYYYMMDD.

CRUISE_ID

CC ID: 1345160

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A single designation that applies to all the rounds associated with a given mission/cruise.

MISSION_CODE

CC ID: 1345170

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	More descriptive name of cruise/mission.

ASSOC_REA_SITE

CC ID: 1345158

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An identifier for the ecological site at the island or atoll (LOCATION) associated with the diel survey. Combines a 3-letter island code (derived from LOCATIONCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.

OCC_SITEID

CC ID: 1345171

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A 3-dimensional identifier for the fixed site location (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) and depth. Includes "OCC" prefix, a 3-letter location code (derived from LOCATION), and a 3-digit site number.

REGION

CC ID: 1345173

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The name of the region where the diel survey was conducted in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

REGIONCODE

CC ID: 1345174

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code for the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa (SAMOA), Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), Mariana Archipelago (MARIAN), main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).

LOCATION

CC ID: 1345167

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Name of island or atoll where the sample was collected in the Pacific Islands region (REGION).

LOCATIONCODE

CC ID: 1345168

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	3-Letter unique code for LOCATION.

LATITUDE

CC ID: 1345166

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 1345169

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given site.

SITE_DEPTH_M

CC ID: 1345163

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Depth of sensor deployment site in meters.

YEAR

CC ID: 1345178

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year of the mission.

UTCDATETIME

CC ID: 1345177

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	DATE
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	UTC date and time of observation (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss).

TCM_SAMPLEINTERVAL_SEC

CC ID: 1345161

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sample interval in seconds.

SPEED_CM_S

CC ID: 1345172

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Current magnitude (speed), measured in centimeters per second. Calculated as the square root of the sum of the squared u and v velocities.

DIRECTION_DEG

CC ID: 1345176

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Current direction, measured in degrees (0-360).

VELOCITY_N_CM_S

CC ID: 1345175

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Water velocity towards north (v) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving south to north.

VELOCITY_E_CM_S

CC ID: 1345162

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Water velocity towards east (u) in centimeters per second. Positive values indicate that water is moving west to east.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	73311
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:73311
Metadata Record Created By:	Hannah C Barkley
Metadata Record Created:	2024-08-22 01:21+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2025-03-11 17:14+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2025-03-11
Owner Org:	PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2021-08-06
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2022-08-06