Temperature, salinity, and extracted chlorophyll_a surface data collected at discrete stations during shipboard surveys conducted between January 1998 and August 2012 in South Florida coastal waters.

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD), 20130508, Temperature, salinity, and extracted chlorophyll_a surface data collected at discrete stations during shipboard surveys conducted between January 1998 and August 2012 in South Florida coastal waters..

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.55352

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.84233

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.72000

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.67398

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 29-Jan-1998

   Ending_Date: 09-Aug-2012

   Currentness_Reference: These data are valid for the period collected only.

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
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7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD)
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

These oceanographic data were collected for the purpose of examining water properties of the South Florida coastal ocean, covering the Florida Keys Reef Tract and the southwest Florida Shelf.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:

Anyone interested in use of this data must contact Elizabeth Johns at NOAA/AOML/PhOD

Use_Constraints:

All users will be asked to read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use, acknowledge the Originator when using the data set as a source, share data products developed using the source data set with the Originator.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

   4301 Rickenbacker Causeway

   Miami, Florida
   

   United States of America

   (305) 361-4360 (voice)

   libby.johns@noaa.gov
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Data are made publicly available for general information purposes and scientific interest. NOAA cannot be held liable for use of these data in any other manner.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	R/V FG Walton Smith Survey data 1998-2012 - CTD,TSG XLS DATA in format xls
     Network links:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/oar/20699/AOML_1998_2012_shipboard_survey_Data_File.xls

   • Cost to order the data: None

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 29-Mar-2020

Metadata author:

OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

4301 Rickenbacker Causeway

Miami, Florida

United States of America

(305) 361-4360 (voice)

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)