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Office of Fisheries, Physical Data Structure (LOOP)

Entity (ENT)  |  Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8422  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 

Item Identification

Title: Office of Fisheries, Physical Data Structure (LOOP)
Short Name: Physical Data Structure (LOOP)
Status: Completed
Purpose:

The physical data set contains meter measurements (salinity, temperature, and conductivity, etc.) as well as station observations including cloud cover, wind speed and sea state.
Supplemental Information:

This is the physical data structure unique to the LOOP Project (Project 7).

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None conductivity
None physical
None salinity
None temperature
None turbidity
None wind

Physical Location

Organization: Louisiana Department of Wildlife Fisheries
City: Baton Rouge
State/Province: LA
Country: USA

Entity Information

Entity Type: Form: Collection or Entry
Active Version?: Yes
Alias: PHS7_**
Description:

Physical data for Project 7 (LOOP). The symbols (**) in the filename designate a specific two-digit year of data.

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
 AREA numeric Management unit
N/A
 CLOUD numeric Cloud cover, %
N/A
 COND1 numeric Conductivity, top sample
N/A
 COND2 numeric Conductivity, mid sample
N/A
 COND3 numeric Conductivity, bottom sample
N/A
 COND_M numeric Conductivity method
N/A
 COND_R1 numeric Conductivity ratio, top sample
N/A
 COND_R2 numeric Conductivity ratio, mid sample
N/A
 COND_R3 numeric Conductivity ratio, bottom sample
N/A
 COND_RM numeric Conductivity ratio method
N/A
 CURR_D1 numeric Current direction, top (degrees)
N/A
 CURR_D2 numeric Current direction, mid (degrees)
N/A
 CURR_D3 numeric Current direction, bottom (degrees)
N/A
 CURR_M numeric Current method
N/A
 CURR_S1 numeric Current speed, top (knots)
N/A
 CURR_S2 numeric Current speed, mid (knots)
N/A
 CURR_S3 numeric Current speed, bottom (knots)
N/A
 DAY numeric Day of month
N/A
 DEPTH1 numeric Depth of sample, top (meters)
N/A
 DEPTH2 numeric Depth of sample, mid (meters)
N/A
 DEPTH3 numeric Depth of sample, bottom (meters)
N/A
 MONTH numeric Month of year
N/A
 OXYGEN1 numeric Dissolved oxygen, top sample (ppm)
N/A
 OXYGEN2 numeric Dissolved oxygen, mid sample (ppm)
N/A
 OXYGEN3 numeric Dissolved oxygen, bottom sample (ppm)
N/A
 OX_M numeric Dissolved oxygen method
N/A
 PH1 numeric pH, top sample (mV)
N/A
 PH2 numeric pH, mid sample (mV)
N/A
 PH3 numeric pH, bottom sample (mV)
N/A
 PH_M numeric pH method
N/A
 PROJECT numeric Source of data collection
N/A
 REDOX1 numeric Redox potential, top sample (volts)
N/A
 REDOX2 numeric Redox potential, mid sample (volts)
N/A
 REDOX3 numeric Redox potential, bottom sample (volts)
N/A
 SAL1 numeric Salinity, top sample (ppt)
N/A
 SAL2 numeric Salinity, mid sample (ppt)
N/A
 SAL3 numeric Salinity, bottom sample (ppt)
N/A
 SAL_M numeric Salinity method
N/A
 SDEPTH numeric Station depth
N/A
 SEASTA numeric Sea state in meters
N/A
 SPECIAL numeric Subproject
N/A
 STATION numeric Station location
N/A
 TEMP_A numeric Air temperature (degrees C)
N/A
 TEMP_AM numeric Air temperature method
N/A
 TEMP_W1 numeric Water temperature, top sample (degrees C)
N/A
 TEMP_W2 numeric Water temperature, mid sample (degrees C)
N/A
 TEMP_W3 numeric Water temperature, bottom sample (degrees C)
N/A
 TEMP_WM numeric Water temperature method
N/A
 TIDE_H numeric Tide height
N/A
 TIDE_L numeric Tide level
N/A
 TIDE_M numeric Tide method
N/A
 TIDE_R numeric Tide range
N/A
 TIDE_S numeric Tide stage
N/A
 TIME numeric Time, military
N/A
 TURBID1 numeric Secchi reading, meters
N/A
 TURBID_M numeric Secchi method
N/A
 WIND_D numeric Wind direction (compass degrees)
N/A
 WIND_M numeric Wind method
N/A
 WIND_S numeric Wind speed (mph)
N/A
 YEAR numeric Year

Attribute Details

AREA

CC ID: 32390
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Management unit

CLOUD

CC ID: 32391
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cloud cover, %

COND1

CC ID: 32392
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity, top sample

COND2

CC ID: 32393
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity, mid sample

COND3

CC ID: 32394
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity, bottom sample

COND_M

CC ID: 32395
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity method

COND_R1

CC ID: 32396
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity ratio, top sample

COND_R2

CC ID: 32397
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity ratio, mid sample

COND_R3

CC ID: 32398
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity ratio, bottom sample

COND_RM

CC ID: 32399
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Conductivity ratio method

CURR_D1

CC ID: 32400
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current direction, top (degrees)

CURR_D2

CC ID: 32401
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current direction, mid (degrees)

CURR_D3

CC ID: 32402
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current direction, bottom (degrees)

CURR_M

CC ID: 32403
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current method

CURR_S1

CC ID: 32404
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current speed, top (knots)

CURR_S2

CC ID: 32405
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current speed, mid (knots)

CURR_S3

CC ID: 32406
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current speed, bottom (knots)

DAY

CC ID: 32407
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day of month

DEPTH1

CC ID: 32408
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth of sample, top (meters)

DEPTH2

CC ID: 32409
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth of sample, mid (meters)

DEPTH3

CC ID: 32410
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth of sample, bottom (meters)

MONTH

CC ID: 32411
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month of year

OXYGEN1

CC ID: 32412
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen, top sample (ppm)

OXYGEN2

CC ID: 32413
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen, mid sample (ppm)

OXYGEN3

CC ID: 32414
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen, bottom sample (ppm)

OX_M

CC ID: 32415
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen method

PH1

CC ID: 32416
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH, top sample (mV)

PH2

CC ID: 32417
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH, mid sample (mV)

PH3

CC ID: 32418
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH, bottom sample (mV)

PH_M

CC ID: 32419
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH method

PROJECT

CC ID: 32420
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Source of data collection

REDOX1

CC ID: 32421
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Redox potential, top sample (volts)

REDOX2

CC ID: 32422
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Redox potential, mid sample (volts)

REDOX3

CC ID: 32423
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Redox potential, bottom sample (volts)

SAL1

CC ID: 32424
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity, top sample (ppt)

SAL2

CC ID: 32425
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity, mid sample (ppt)

SAL3

CC ID: 32426
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity, bottom sample (ppt)

SAL_M

CC ID: 32427
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity method

SDEPTH

CC ID: 32428
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station depth

SEASTA

CC ID: 32429
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sea state in meters

SPECIAL

CC ID: 32430
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subproject

STATION

CC ID: 32431
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station location

TEMP_A

CC ID: 32432
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Air temperature (degrees C)

TEMP_AM

CC ID: 32433
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Air temperature method

TEMP_W1

CC ID: 32434
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature, top sample (degrees C)

TEMP_W2

CC ID: 32435
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature, mid sample (degrees C)

TEMP_W3

CC ID: 32436
Seq. Order: 47
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature, bottom sample (degrees C)

TEMP_WM

CC ID: 32437
Seq. Order: 48
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature method

TIDE_H

CC ID: 32438
Seq. Order: 49
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tide height

TIDE_L

CC ID: 32439
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tide level

TIDE_M

CC ID: 32440
Seq. Order: 51
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tide method

TIDE_R

CC ID: 32441
Seq. Order: 52
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tide range

TIDE_S

CC ID: 32442
Seq. Order: 53
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tide stage

TIME

CC ID: 32443
Seq. Order: 54
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time, military

TURBID1

CC ID: 32444
Seq. Order: 55
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secchi reading, meters

TURBID_M

CC ID: 32445
Seq. Order: 56
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secchi method

WIND_D

CC ID: 32446
Seq. Order: 57
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Wind direction (compass degrees)

WIND_M

CC ID: 32447
Seq. Order: 58
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Wind method

WIND_S

CC ID: 32448
Seq. Order: 59
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Wind speed (mph)

YEAR

CC ID: 32449
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year

Support Roles

Author

CC ID: 64965
Date Effective From: 2006-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Harden, Michael
Address: 2000 Quail Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
USA
Email Address: mharden@wlf.la.gov
Fax: (225)765-2624
Business Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm CST

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 32451
Date Effective From: 2006-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Strong, Marsha
Address: 2000 Quail Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Email Address: mstrong@wlf.la.gov
Phone: (225)765-2952
Business Hours: 9 -5

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Data available upon written request to Division Administrator.
Data Access Procedure:

Contact Information:

Division Administrator

La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries

Marine Fisheries Division

P. O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-9000

Telephone: (225) 765-2384

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
Project (PRJ) Cross Reference LOOP Monitoring

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 8422
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8422
Metadata Record Created By: Marsha Strong
Metadata Record Created: 2008-12-02 11:04+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-09-06
Owner Org: GSMFC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-09-06
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-09-06